Sentences with phrase «change than his mind»

There is nothing that an intellectual less likes to change than his mind, or a politician his policy.

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The new regime at the money - losing retailer, backed by a hedge fund, may have had more in mind than just changing the optics around a brand best known for its sexually provocative — some would say sleazy — advertising.

Being open minded, and embracing these innovative new business platforms and models, smaller companies adopt change quicker than large corporations.

So it's more than fair to ask, What changed Buffett's mind?

Designing with the mobile market in mind changes more than just aesthetics.

It also allows the 31 - year - old budding philanthropist to change his mind about what he wants to fund and how much he wants to give over his lifetime, making the $ 45 billion number more like a pledge than a gift.

By Malcolm Gladwell Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing our Minds for the Better.

But I changed my mind after the enthusiasts in my course performed better than the career servers.»

Keep in mind that airlines will often charge you more than $ 100 to change your flight, so you do want to make sure your trip is set before buying tickets.

The concessions failed to change many minds, however, so when nine weeks later Graham announced the deal's death — ostensibly because Hydro - Quebec's due diligence revealed maintenance costs and civil liabilities that were riskier than it cared to assume — plenty of observers wondered whether New Brunswick politics, with a September provincial election looming, ultimately killed the sale.

Keep in mind that some choices, like changing schools and majors, taking longer than prescribed to complete your program, or studying abroad, could increase your costs of school.

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom foChange your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom fochange your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

If you were ever inclined to think that criminal computer hackers were more nuisance than mortal threat to companies and the careers of their senior executives, the events of the past week should quickly change your mind.

If you want to change more than the template you select allows, you'll need to hire help (or be a whiz at programming), so keep that in mind, too.

Long - term yields and the sterling have been climbing recently, moving in the opposite direction the BoE had hoped and raising questions about whether investors believe the bank will change its mind and hike rates sooner than it promised.

I'm always looking for valid reasons to change my mind, but I'm proud to have been advocating index funds for more than 20 years.

And, also newly introduced, users can choose to accept more or less risk that their transaction could be delayed due to a sudden influx of transactions.Replace - by - fee in User InterfaceEven with improved fee estimation, it is possible that users will still need to wait longer than they want for their transactions to confirm, perhaps because there is a sudden rush of transactions on the network, or maybe because a user changed his mind and prefers to have a transaction confirm faster than originally paid for, or for other reasons.For these cases, some wallets let users add a «replace - by - fee» tag to their transactions.

In most circumstances, today's seller has followed the situation longer and more closely than we have, has previously been a buyer, and has now changed his mind to become a seller.

If the talking snake and invisible guy in the sky who can make people out of magical ribs didn't change your mind than nothing will.

But I try not to be a snooty holier than thou Christian and I have a lot of close people surrounding me daily that I would call among my best friends that are non believers, Someday I hope I can help change their minds, but I'm not going to be pushy about it.

It is easier to tear down a building than it is to change someones mind.

The meaning of change is linked to the meaning of time though change appears to be more fundamental because time is generated by change, i.e., an absence of change is an absence of time, and time more than change is mind - dependent.

His method of evangelism varied from person to person and generally involved a dramatic change of lifestyle rather than a simple change of mind.

Now, this formulation was significant and meaningful for the medieval mind for whom the immutable and unchanging were of a higher value than the mutable and changing.

If you're arguing for the sake of changing another person's mind, it's going to put you on the offensive and will most likely close doors rather than opening them.

distrbnce Changing the world is far simpler, like making the oceans more acidic, than changing the minds on the likes of Vic aChanging the world is far simpler, like making the oceans more acidic, than changing the minds on the likes of Vic achanging the minds on the likes of Vic and Theo.

But when it came time to change his mind and lift the curse he put on all mankind because two people wanted knowledge, he required a human sacrifice, no less than his own son.

I pray that my reply inspires you to explore your own consciousness, and find belief that you have a chance to exist forever surrounded by love that is greater than yourself — and you still have a chance to change your mind.

Convince me, or have your imaginary buddy convince me, that The Babble is anything more than a steaming pile of bad fiction and I might change my mind, but until then...

I know this will upset the legalists who have posted here, but I think God (I use this English word which comes from the German word Gott — rather than Yahweh since I am writing to English readers as opposed to Israelis) is not going to damn any believer who knowingly sins and later regrets doing so and repents (changes their mind / heart).

It can effectively controlled with nothing more than changing your mind.

But other than that, the vast majority of humanity believes in a higher power, so it seems to me the burden of proof would be on the side that is the VAST minority... but once again, the side that is asking the other to change their mind have to prove their point within reason.

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

The deterioration of neighborhoods in our inner cities, the decline of elemental safety — never mind education — in many of our schools, the burgeoning of jail populations (to the point that we have the highest percentage of incarcerated citizens of any country in the industrial world), the great strains on the family, the general slackening of discipline, which a consumerist and media - driven society relentlessly encourages, and a huge transfer of wealth In the 1980s and «90s (during this period, the upper 1 percent of Americans more than doubled its wealth, while the lowest 20 percent suffered an actual decline)-- all these changes signal a community at risk.

In the recent book, Why I Changed My Mind about Women in Leadership, which is a collection of essays from prominent scholars, theologians and pastors, more than one writer concluded that the same logic used to defend the «separate but equal» status of slaves, is still in use today.

If, for example, we have been in the habit of thinking of God's total creation of the world as occurring in six days of twenty - four hours each and we learn that the creation stories in Genesis are a prescientific attempt to present great religious truth rather than accurate geology or biology, we fail to hear God speak if we refuse to change our minds.

while breifly going thru this artical it was makeing my stomach turn, this is just what the devil wants is for doubt and confusion, christianity is growing stronger than ever, souls are being saved and lives are changing every day, and do nt for one minute think any different, or try tp put christians down, why would we loose faith, god answers our prayers everyday, think what you want and do what you do, but do nt try to put things in other people's opinion or minds, jesus died for our sins, so that we can have better lives and be forgiven for our sins here on earth and move on to a beter place, becouse souls do nt die «read the bible, if you do nt understand it, find a church that can help you learn a better way of life, I pray for everyone out there that does nt know jesus christ as ther savior to accept what he has to offer to you «love forgiveness and ever lasting life «Christians» stay strong and [ass the word of god on and share all your tedtimonies in life» god bless everyone»»

Yet so prone are we to care most about what is near at hand, the fear of atomic destruction is probably less keen in most minds than is the energy crisis which means less oil and gasoline available, less fuel for heating, and an abrupt change in American life - styles.

Contracts fall apart when people change their minds, but a covenant remains because it's a commitment to something greater than oneself.

On a Monday when we're all waking up to a country where the president and NFL players have become sworn enemies in less than a week, one thing that can be said for certain is that very few minds have been changed over this exchange.

Another decade's round of the «How My Mind Has Changed» series found the Europeans less remote than before from American concerns, and the Americans more alert to the critical theology of Europe.

On the other hand, Kevern and Freese's findings indicate that the pro-life movement's success in changing minds (as opposed to making new ones) may be more limited than some had hoped.

What if His call to repentance and to change our minds about something how more to do with how we think about God Himself than how we think about «sin»?

In a TED talk a few years ago, political scientist Erica Chenoweth talked about her research comparing nonviolent and violent campaigns, and she said that while she used to believe that violent resistance was more successful than nonviolent resistance, the data she collected blew her away and changed her mind forever.

Rather than speculate about what lies ahead, however, I would prefer to focus now on my perceptions of my context and my work, as these have been influenced by my change of mind.

If I were to get the proof, I would change my mind... but I need much more proof than a musty 2000 year old book written by men.

And I have come to the realization that there is nothing that will ever change a believer's mind, or even make them admit that they have nothing, other than faith, to back up their claims of a god.

Our information technology is facilitating networking between people with open inquiring minds even more effective than the invention of the printing press and we know the 16th century cultural changes — for both good and ill — that technological development produced.

The keepers of those myths that you probably have the most issue with, somewhat successfully changed the meaning of the word myth to the word lie... to make their own myths (which they called parables and which were presented more in allegorical than historical form), to in their minds be perceived more as truth... and in God's own poetic justice, now have their cherished tales of perceived morality thrown into the same category by those who make the same efforts at understnding the meanings.

does «biblical christianity» still require us to stone to death those who work on the sabbath, commit adultery, curse their parents, worship gods other than yahweh, etc etc or did jesus change his mind about those things after his «virgin birth»?