Kingsley was always more inclined to traffic in sharp insights than in grand statements.
But once tomorrow night's game begins, he will be pressured to deliver more insights than he ever has before.
For Mr. Shattuck, "Search" is about memory but is vastly richer in themes and insights than that.
Convincing marketers that Reputation.com's vault has more valuable information and consumer insights than an ordinary data broker is another challenge.
However perverse Bataille seems, he argues, there is a systematic philosophy behind the work, although he was better at sudden insights than sustained argument.
I doubt that the few notes Dick scrawled in his copy of the Bible are more useful in their insights than his own books, especially that last one.
But books that have been authorized do not necessarily provide truer portraits or more original insights than books written without the full cooperation and approval of literary estates.
Now, both have written best-selling books presenting their inspirations and influences — books that, while not fully revelatory, offer far deeper insights than have ever been available before.
The episodic structure and bluntly drawn characters of "Pericles" play to the strengths of Mr. O'Brien, whose inventive productions are usually stronger in conceptual clarity and insights than in individual portraiture.
Perhaps his early experiences photographing weddings, christenings and communions caused him to resist the stiff, prevailing fashions, and he believed that spontaneity offered greater insights than the scrutiny of a subject frozen in time.
The show's appeal derived less from its film snippets and critical insights than from the banter between the cheery, chubby Roger Ebert and the diffident Gene Siskel, a dour presence with the silhouette of a roll-on deodorant.
