It's a fair measure of ourselves as adults — of our empathy, at least — that we try to achieve a view of our parents' lives more as they viewed them, and less in the ruthless, tunneled vision of childhood (not that our parents' view would necessarily be clearer).
There is no question that it was Hall's single-minded and even ruthless pursuit of his vision that brought the RSC into being in 1960 and enabled it to survive.
People felt cynical about American politics, and House of Cards's dark vision of ruthless Machiavellian power players forming elaborate schemes between joyless sexual affairs comforted us by saying, "Hey, at least things aren't this crazy".
It did not help that Giuliani admitted no dissent from his vision, and that ruthless reprisal often seemed his first resort when anyone disagreed.
I suggested to Mr Bezos that some thought him ruthless in his pursuit of his vision of the future of books.
You can't have it both ways: the Dems cannot simultaneously be ruthlessly political, amoral, poll-driven political animals and ruthless ideologues committed to a revolutionary vision of global immolation.
The grand visions of Yongle – the ruthless usurper – dominate.
He remains an enigmatic figure in English history: ambitious, greedy for power and wealth, ruthless, and sometimes dishonest, but with a vision of benevolent authoritarian government and efficient administration to which he often gave persuasive expression.
It's a spectacular book, proceeding by visions, as Rash portrays the ruthless urge of the Pembertons to cut down every tree in the world, beginning in North Carolina.
The senator, a canny and ruthless 30-year veteran of Congress, offered a nuanced vision of the next two years.
