Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, … - David Brooks

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Women should not have to adopt masculine traits in order to succeed. You should be able to stay as a woman, and in tune with your femininity, and still be equal.

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Putin's an egomaniac, so there are two ways he can process his ego mania. He can say, "Oh, I stood up to the U. S. ," or, "Hey, I'm essential to the world order. "

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I do not believe that anything like what Donald Trump just proposed is going to get through Congress. Those deductions have a lot of defenders. The idea that they're going to completely explode the deficit is just a party killer for the Republican parties.

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It is especially painful when narcissists suffer memory loss because they are losing parts of the person they love most.

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