Charisma becomes the undoing of leaders. It makes them inflexible, convinced of their own infallibility, unable to change
Barack Obama is way smarter than Bush - so way, way smarter than me. Obama is way more charismatic than me.
In high school I had B's and C's, not too many A's, but I must have done well on that medical school test, and I must have had some charisma in the interview, so I ended up in medicine. Being a general practitioner was all I aspired to.
I have a history with charismatic, attractive men who just wear me out,
with such wit, perception, insight, charm, cleverness and charisma
He was a bloke with such an incredible sense of fun and there was that charisma whenever you were associated with him. We'll all miss him greatly.
He was able to project charisma and give people a sense of security and stability at a very difficult time.
Charisma is the gift from above where a leader knows from inside himself what to do.
You can be revered for all sorts of qualities, but to be truly charismatic is rare. Elizabeth Taylor was, for me, one of those rarities.
Truly charismatic people, in my experience, dont come along very often.