that's a wrap

 

on philandering

"He's a hard dog to keep on the porch."
- Attributed by Bill Maher [born 1956] to Hillary Clinton [born 1947]

worthy of consideration

"I can be proud of my heritage without dismissing yours."
- Bill Clinton [born 1946]

rambunctious

"My mom called me 'Toaster' because I popped up every three minutes."
- James Carville

"... humiliation (is) a more intensely felt emotion than either happiness or even anger."
- Monica Lewinsky

sleep

"The biggest mistakes I made were when I was tired."
- Bill Clinton

"The more user friendly it is, the more likely it'll be used."
- Bill Clinton

"The day I walked out of the White House I was more idealistic than the day I first walked in."
- Bill Clinton

"He loves to be needed as much as he needs to be loved."
- John Heilemann regarding Bill Clinton

"But I believe that to be forgiven, more than sorrow is required - at least two more things. First, genuine repentance - a determination to change and to repair breaches of my own making. I have repented. Second, what my bible calls a ''broken spirit''; an understanding that I must have God's help to be the person that I want to be; a willingness to give the very forgiveness I seek; a renunciation of the pride and the anger which cloud judgment, lead people to excuse and compare and to blame and complain."

- Bill Clinton's entire speech here.

success, sinner, comeback

Q: How many second chances does anyone deserve?

A: Isn't history loaded with people who have fallen and gotten up, fallen and gotten up, fallen and gotten up? As many chances as anyone is willing to take.

geotic

"90% of life is how you respond to what's happened; not what's happened."
- Bill Clinton

fears sounding frivolous

"When you know better, you do better."

- Maya Angelou [born 1928] who at one time earned a living as the Madame of a whore house.

A previous reference to Bill Clinton on this blog here.

Why Smart People Do Dumb Things

Psychologist Robert Sternberg [born 1949] concludes that smart people do stupid things whenever four fallacies are committed:

1. Narcissistic Fallacy

They've been so rewarded in their lives, they become very focused and centered around themselves, and they stop caring about outcomes for other people.

2. Omniscience Fallacy

They surround themselves with sycophants. They start to think that they know everything; part of wisdom is knowing what you don't know.

3. Omnipotence Fallacy

They begin to think that they are all powerful. They start acting as though they can do anything they want.

4. Invulnerability Fallacy

They start to think that they are Superman.

When collectively committed, very smart people can start to do incredibly stupid things.

Sternberg, formerly President of the American Psychological Association, developed his insights through, for example, examining "The Smartest Guys in the Room" at Enron and President Bill Clinton's association with Monica Lewinsky.

bill clinton hates barack obama

As Chris Rock points out on Letterman.