He was, all things considered, very gracious and never lashed out at those closest to him".
Among the hosts are Hitler (who considered himself gracious and attentive), Gertrude Stein and Roman emperors (poisoning dinner guests was a common amusement).
They were impressed by Prime Minister Ehud Barak, an official said -- by what they considered the gracious and uplifting speech he gave at the Holocaust memorial and by the way his government turned the other cheek to Palestinian provocations.
(Andy Webster) ★ 'Harrison, TX: Three Plays by Horton Foote Threee short, piquant plays by Horton Foote that enjoyably consider the gracious art and limitations of Southern conversation.
Consider them gracious and empathetic compared with the denizens of "Gilded New York: Design, Fashion and Society" (The Monacelli Press) during two decades of excess from 1885 to 1905.
If he had left it in, the criticism would have been the only contentious moment of an address that was widely considered conciliatory and even gracious.
They are usually considered social butterflies, polite, gracious, pleasantly mannered, idealistic, attractive, and peaceful.
So, if you live in Sydney and consider yourself a gracious and exciting host, write to us at [email protected] and tell us how you would entertain the guys from Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt and if it sounds good, you win the date.
Yet so often we are driven by greed and by the arrogance of dominion, possession, manipulation and exploitation; we do not preserve nature; nor do we respect it or consider it a gracious gift which we must care for and set at the service of our brothers and sisters, including future generations".
She was always kind and gracious, but she considered herself a reporter, not a "personality".
