Sentences with phrase «about attitudes rather»

So for me this is about attitudes rather than any stand on belief or religion.

Not exact matches

I've posted more than once about the Obama Administration's often rather weak and sometimes contradictory attitude toward religious freedom.

I am more referring to the need to present a self image that is «holy», as if holiness was all about appearances rather than right attitudes and treatment of others.

In her study of Protestant and Catholic attitudes about «the Christian home» between 1840 and 1900, Colleen McDannell shows how Protestants came to rely on the mother, rather than the father, as the priest in the home.

But even if such parables are taken to be revealed (rather than treated as useful fictions), can the recommended attitudes be sustained in total isolation from specifiable beliefs about the object of the attitudes?

If my child came home and whimpered about not having a special letter so you went on the attack I would be looking at my parenting and my attitude rather than trying to cut the head off of every tall poppy.

Rather, AP is about the attitude that a parent comes with into the parent - child relationship.

«These results suggest that the rich and poor do not simply have different attitudes about how wealth should be distributed across society; rather, they subjectively experience living in different societies,» adds psychological scientist Rael Dawtry at the University of Kent, the study's lead author.

Americans» attitudes about environmental issues aren't simply polarized into pro- and anti-environment, but rather are spread across a diverse spectrum.

Rather, we sought to learn about the character of existing public attitudes and to see what underlying concerns might shape the encounter of the American public with emerging biotechnologies in the years to come.

In the absence of that premise, the goal of activists and interested parties to the bioethics debates should be to learn how best to educate the public, rather than to wield essentially meaningless statistics about existing attitudes.

Like you said, I'm not the expert on the health aspect of things, but what I am the expert at, I guess what I am known for is how to think about our challenges and how to find joy despite pain and how that leads us, how the way we think about things and our attitude, I firmly believe that my attitude about that was a huge factor in the healing process because it allowed me to remain positive rather than getting sucked in to the depression and negative thinking, which has such a massive impact.

As in young age dating, most of decisions are based on how the person looks but when you cross 50 then o one is going to care about this thing rather you will be respected only with your real personality and attitude.

If at times its attitude towards mental illness is a little too close to laughing «at» rather than «with», then there's still something heartfelt about the love that blossoms in this most unlikely of communities.

Wiseau seems genuine in a way that makes you curious about why he hates women, rather than just irritated (or even bored) by his attitudes.

A precursor to action, this attitude is not a strategy or tactic, but rather a heightened sense of awareness about implementation.

A precursor to action, this attitude is not a strategy or tactic but rather a heightened sense of awareness about implementation, and it is necessary for all ILT and PLC members.

While in the past the big publishing houses were often rather sniffy about self - published writers, these days, attitudes have changed.

I no longer follow any authors; I'd rather stick with their work and not know about their personal beliefs and attitudes.

For years I had the sort of laser focus that Meghan had, and I have some of her rather cynical attitudes about the affluent around her.

The authors suggest that it is more about people's attitude towards the digital media than the actual reading experience: «The present findings thereby suggest that the scepticism towards digital reading media... may reflect a general cultural attitude towards reading in this manner rather than measurable cognitive effort during reading.»

I hate MS, generally speaking, but such comments - and that continued attitude - would go a long way towards me (and others, I presume) actually accepting their about face as genuine, rather than expecting that they'll go back to their old ways at the first chance.

United by attitude rather than medium or method, Christian Holstad's work probes received ideas about class, culture, sexuality and society.

Linked by attitude rather than medium or method, American artist Christian Holstad's practice, which encompasses sculpture, installation, performance, photography, collage and textiles, probes received ideas about class, culture, sexuality and society.

Radical Simplicity is not really a guide to living a life where less is more, rather, one man's story about evolving a lifestyle which reflects this attitude.

I was about to list a number of rather dull press releases that I've seen in the last few weeks to illustrate the «plus ça change» attitude of the bigger end of town, but actually why spoil all the positiveness above with the sort of record I've played to you year in and year out.

Though Obama's speech opens with a line from the Constitution, it wasn't about the law at all, but rather how our own personal attitudes about race frustrate progress towards a united society.

Price says our attitudes about tech addiction need adjusting — rather than taking a «tech detox,» the goal should be to use our phones in ways that are useful and enjoyable, and using them less when they make us sad or distracted.

Sarah explains, «When talking about provocative clothing, it's not the wearer's definition of provocative that matters; rather, it's the viewer's definition that will affect his or her behavior and attitude toward you.»

So it is more about selling talents and your attitude rather than narrow experience within an insurance sales industry.

A child can be seen as successful in school when she or he: (a) develops positive attitudes and feelings about school and learning, (b) establishes supportive social ties with teachers and classmates, (c) feels comfortable and relatively happy in the classroom rather than anxious, lonely or upset, (d) is interested and motivated to learn and take part in classroom activities (participation, engagement), and (e) achieves and progresses academically each school year.

In Theraplay sessions, children are actively engaged in a friendly setting and encouraged to focus on the present rather than the past, while therapists and parents work to maintain a strongly positive attitude about the child's present and future prospects.

The idea was not intended to enhance a lifestyle, but rather to perhaps share what an environmental change in the atmosphere could do to help change the attitude of those living there, for the betterment of all, and perhaps aid in getting them to think about getting out of there, and for the local neighbourhoods who complain about the areas, to have something nicer to look at in their viewfinders.

The success of anyone in the real estate business, as individuals or as a corporate entity has nothing to do with size, but rather mostly about attitude, enhanced with that all important [personal] follow up and follow through that is referred to in the current article.