But that part of our nature is something that leaders may be best to downplay.
He tended to downplay his role in public forums and that just didn't serve him well.
Certainly this is a huge success, and in no way do I want to downplay that.
President Bush sought to downplay the significance of anything done by departing Clinton staffers.
This may require EU leadership to downplay its foreign policy aspirations for its economic realism.
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During a conference call on Friday, Mantega tried his best to downplay the lackluster performance.
Instead, it is striving to downplay, if not conceal, the gravity of the situation.
Mr Barak does not downplay Israel's long-term concern or the risk in what he is proposing.
The GOP presidential rivals say they believe McCain is trying to downplay his role in Iowa.
It then went on to downplay the risks to adults, pregnant women and unborn children.
Its members downplay Mr Paisley's agreement with Mr Blair's government and deny any with Sinn Fein.
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Her campaign also sought to downplay low expectations for Clinton in the remaining Democratic contests this month.
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Some, such as Pfizer, have repeatedly embraced the concept and others, such as GlaxoSmithKline, downplay its utility.
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Executives at North American carriers downplay any dispute, but acknowledge competing visions between phone makers and carriers.
After publication, the cabinet hoped to downplay the report, but was no match for its self-publicising author.
Belatedly, the government has decided that it is wiser to defend the mission than to downplay it.
Mr Gale tried to downplay his departure, insisting he had been itching to go for some years.
Other officials have tried to downplay concerns about the agency and stated that it could handle reforms internally.
The agency has also been criticised for accepting poor data from member countries which may downplay bad news.
"Bless her heart, " Lisa Wells chimed in with a laugh, offering the Southern tagline to downplay any insult.
Diplomats on both sides downplay differences, ascribing recent bitterness to the kind of sharp words exchanged between friends.
End-of-term school records also downplay individualism: all students can get good grades as long as they try hard.
And again, I'm not here to downplay the overall seriousness of information that, again, is classified for a reason.
But while Oppenheimer may try to downplay financial expectations, he can't help but tip off investors to new products.
The White House has been careful to downplay such talk and to stress the need for a farsighted commitment.
Because of the blowout, Pacers coach Frank Vogel tried to downplay it afterward.
That said, they will want to downplay LightSquared to make it as hard as possible for them to raise capital.
While his talking points are clearly aimed at countering Chavez's influence in Latin America, his aides are trying to downplay this.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Levy was keen to downplay the significance of the Egypt-Israel peace to the overall regional peace process.
However, after a select group of people saw the phone at Mobile World Congress, there are still rumors that downplay expectations.
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