The manager later e-mailed the owner asking him to ban Tamerlan Tsarnaev, saying he's arrogant, selfish and never helps anyone else.

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Family-controlled, secretive even by the standards of the drug industry, and with a reputation for arrogant management, Roche was never an attractive marriage partner.

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But he never managed to brush off his image as a heartless, arrogant technocrat.

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Xinhua news agency, China Daily, Global Times and other state mouthpieces see Apple boss Tim Cook's apology for any misunderstandings that had led to the perception that Apple's attitude was arrogant in its dealings with Chinese consumers as better late than never and call for an end to "double standards" and privileges for foreign companies in China.

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Of course you can't get so arrogant and pig-headed that you stop listening to others and heeding their advice, but you should never get so overwhelmed by doubters that you stop.

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