The notion that Ewing was a polar region unto himself -- a human Arctic cap surrounded by ice in his little corner of the Knicks' locker room -- dispels a more real perception about him: he was a good and loyal teammate.
People don't have much of a perception about him, so we had a pretty free rein.
In my limited thinking, the major failure of Steve Ballmer was not managing media perception about him and not having personal relationships with tech PR folks.
Not only do I think it would be terribly unjust if inaccurate perceptions about Larry Summers' beliefs held him back from having greater influence in our country, but based on my personal experience, it would be all of our loss.
Mr. Regier said perceptions about the department's effectiveness had made it difficult for him to continue.
Harry is a hero for our times: all promise and not much fulfillment yet, secretly suspecting that he is superior to his enemies but unwilling to unleash his aggression toward them fully, capable of courageous impulses yet ceaselessly worried about others' perceptions of him.
But the heavyweight maintains he has no concerns about negative perceptions of him in the sport.
According to him "Scenarios are tools for ordering one's perceptions about alternative future environments in which today's decisions might be played out".
