He loved the editorial work, loved conducting interviews with everyone from Fidel Castro to George Wallace, loved the variety and eccentricity of American politics.
His ideas and eccentricity were also a big draw, analysts say.
Whether the hat he pulled low over his face protects his eyes from stage lights or merely adds to his aura of mystery and eccentricity is anybody's guess.
The Anglican ethos rests on an unspoken consensus, a tacit understanding that all manner of crankiness and eccentricity can be tolerated as long as the family somehow stays intact.
Gonjasufi may sound at first like a rambling hip-hop crackpot, but there's more to the California rapper and singer than mere eccentricity: What appears messy and thrown together is anything but.
He enjoyed its eccentricity and air of English amateurism, and he served bravely in Libya and Sicily.
Authenticity cannot be faked, they say, and a little eccentricity won't hurt either.
Though Jackson's image eventually became sullied by the molestation allegations and stories of eccentricity, there was never any doubt about his entertainment legacy.
The issue seemed to be their eccentricity and general over-the-topness.
But elsewhere the dominating trend is eccentricity and innovation.
Mass media conditioning has made nonconformity or eccentricity more glaring and thus less likely to flourish or take root in the first place.
Emma's aid-worker friends, who smiled away her defiance and flamboyant clothes in the name of English eccentricity, were becoming increasingly concerned that she had crossed the line between idealism and partisanship.
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It had exactly the right combination of elements to appeal to my interests: eccentricity, high idealism and a clear determination to bring about positive change.
Rolland's influence is denounced as pernicious by self-styled champions of wine's eccentricity, who think Rolland and Parker are engaged in what amounts to a campaign to homogenize flavor.
In keeping with his consistent brand of eccentricity, many said it added to his profile and his reputation.
What I came up with, after a morning spent eating, shopping and people-watching with my family in Venice and Santa Monica, where we were staying, was focused eccentricity.
Eccentricity is supposed to be a symptom of genius, and the pioneers of quantum mechanics had their share.
They can entertain with eccentricity or anecdotes, vex with their stubbornness, seduce with hospitality and amaze with feats of strength.
But at least, in this one instance, the dancing men were spared not only inane attempts at eccentricity but moves that betrayed an ignorance of ballet's inherent finesse and expressivity.
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