The Art of being Real!!
My impression of Obama is that he would like to believe that you can sweep the world by the power of ideas . . . So when speaks, he often sounds as if he were in the world of ideas alone. When he acts, he is very conscious of reality. - Henry Kissinger talking about Obama to Fareed Zakaria ( The quote starts at around 37:00 of the interview) I was fascinated by the quote and the train of thought that emerged can perhaps be described as a conflict between " The power of ideas " Vs " Getting it done ". I mean being called a man of ideas would be a great compliment. However the way Kissinger made the quote, he sorta implied that such a guy is somewhat disconnected with reality. And then he goes to say that Obama is real. Now I am the kind of guy who usually does get carried away by concepts and ideas. But my discipline to execute wasn't very strong. And then thanks to the good fortune of having meet some amazing individuals I became more sensitive for the nee...