Sentences with phrase «cult figures like»

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Tony Hsieh, a cult - like figure and the CEO of Zappos, is reportedly stepping down as leader of his $ 350 million project to transform Downtown Las Vegas into a city built entirely for entrepreneurs.

You are right that even Atheist figures like Hitler and Stalin became cults in and of themselves; I guess maybe this shows us how easily Materialism and Religion can blend, and how dangerous that combination can be?

All religions are cults (definition alert: a cult is; «a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object») does this definition sound like your religion?

Although I've found it very cathartic to speak, vent and end occasionally rant about all things Arsenal, we need to act carefully and intelligently right now or we're going to get played by this club even worse than at present... the pro-Wengerites and the suits, who represent a considerable proportion of the season ticket holders, don't want to believe that there is no plan and that Wenger has mailed it in for several years now or that things are going to get much worse before they get better... why would they... many have spent a considerable sum buying some of the highest priced tickets in the World... they want to have a front row seat to see something special and to be seen doing so, which simply provides ample justification for the expense and the time invested... to many of them, Wenger is the sun in their soccer universe... his awkward disposition, misplaced arrogance and his utter lack of balls makes him a rather unusual cult figure, but the cerebral narrative seemed to embolden those who already felt pretty highly of themselves... many might not even of really liked football that much before his arrival and rarely games they weren't attending... as such, they desperately believe that Wenger, and only Wenger, can supply them with their required fix... if he goes, they were wrong and that's a tough pill to swallow... they would have to admit that they were duped... they will definitely resent whoever made them feel this way, but of course it will be too late by then... so when we go overboard with ridiculous comments bordering of anarchy, it scares the shit out of them and they shift their blame towards us rather than at those who really perpetrated this act of treason... we aren't the enemy... we simply woke much earlier and the reason our comments have gotten more vile in recent years is out of utter frustration... in order for any real change to occur at this club we need to bring as many supporters as possible with us or the big money interests will fade and our ultimate objective will be lost... so it's time to focus on the head instead of the heart for now

Players like Arnie, who some are beginning to be compared to Paolo, and Arthur, are almost becoming cult figures in a short space of time.

The rise of cult - fave clothing label Reformation brought with it a cult - like obsession for vintage florals in figure - flattering silhouettes (promoted by devoted fan Emily Ratajkowski).

Q+A Highlights: Thirty minutes of footage from a post-screening Q+A with Moore and from the 2014 Telluride Film Festival finds the screenwriter discussing his life long obsession with Turing, having wanted to write about the man since he was about fourteen or fifteen years of age, discussing the cult - like status a figure like Turing has amongs the computer crowd.

As cloaked, cult - like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane.

Moskowitz seems to be this cult - like figure to parents and they adore her.

Dalio is a bit of a controversial figure and some accuse him of running his hedge fund like a cult.

• Tony Smith (1912 — 1980), sculptor who bridged AbEx and minimalism (dad of Kiki) Mel Kendrick (b. 1949), formalist process - based sculptor Chris Wilmarth (1943 — 1987), sculptor of steel, bronze, and etched glass Joel Shapiro (b. 1941), minimalist sculptor who flirts with figuration Christopher Wool (b. 1955), Neo-AbExer with a taste for graffiti and repetition Alex Hubbard (b. 1975), rising master of painterly materials and abstract coloration Josh Smith (b. 1976), Factory - like painter of great expressive volume Jacob Kassay (b. 1984), mirrored - painting - wunderkind - turned - sackcloth artist • Andy Warhol (1928 — 1987), Pop maestro and appropriationist world - changer David Robbins (b. 1957), artist and «Concrete Comedy» theorist David LaChapelle (b. 1963), lush photographer of celebrity decadence Ronnie Cutrone (1948 — 2013), Factory personality and East Village cult figure George Condo (b. 1957), Neo-Picassian painter of the grotesque Mark Dagley (b. 1957), Op abstractionist • Richard Serra (b. 1939), grand master of process art and the post-industrial sublime Grégoire Müller (b. 1947), painter of current - event appropriations Philip Glass (b. 1937), «Einstein on the Beach» composer Lawrence Chandler (b. 1951), composer, musician, and sound artist • Sol LeWitt (1928 — 2007), father of conceptual art, multitasking artistic outsourcer Adrian Piper (b. 1948), performance art innovator Mark Williams (b. 1950), monochromatic minimalist painter

David Hammons, the notoriously elusive, much admired, cult - like figure whose work can hit you in the...

The octonegerian, 88 this year, is a major figure in the art world who enjoys a cult - like following for her infinity nets, dots and phallic artworks.

Some of the best known, like Jack Smith, relished their role as cult figures.

In Some Concerns About the Candidate, an anonymous campaign worker details the questionable tactics of a cult - like figure's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives.

You all have been had by an age - old cult - like adhearance to accepted authority figures / institutions, who / which in YOUR reality are YOUR employees (paid with YOUR money at their behest) to either control or fire en masse.