R. L. Arkell wrote "by her acumen and geniality, [Caroline] ensured the dynasty's rooting itself in England", and W. H. Wilkins said her "gracious and dignified personality, her lofty ideals and pure life did much to counteract the unpopularity of her husband and father-in-law, and redeem the early Georgian era from utter grossness".
This being France, which loves lofty language and fame, personalities have a lot to say on the subject.
For a special President's Day edition of Monday Insta Illustrator, we present the people who have chosen to make their bodies the canvases for the lofty ideals and legendary personalities of our nation's leaders.
Beethoven's lofty humanitarian yearnings notwithstanding, his tormented, complex personality was never well adapted to the needs and vulnerabilities of a young person.
This book, however, depicts them all as wonderfully distinct individuals — real people whose eclectic interests, messy love lives and oddball personalities square ill with the lofty philosophical abstractions "the Enlightenment" so often calls to mind.
But all those lofty intentions don't make the abrasive, self-obsessed personality that flames across the screen any less insufferable.
The events of April 30th also shed light on the personality of Strauss, a supremely wily character who maintained a lofty position in German music through the Kaiserreich, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi regime, and beyond.
An expert at judging personalities, you enjoy watching it all go down from your lofty post.
From on-the-job stress to feeling heady about being promoted to a lofty position, job influences can have a powerful impact on even the most unflappable personality.
