1.   But the Oracle chairman, who addressed the Montgomery crowd after lunch, came as close to penitence yesterday as his personality would allow.

2.   So Bonds knows what his accomplishments mean even if his icy personality will not allow him to publicly embrace them.

3.   That personality has allowed Jackson to step back when it comes to control, in much the opposite way that Riley craves power.

4.   They are giving performances as true and as big as their talents and stage personalities allow.