Sentences with phrase «earnestness as»

If the recent retrospective at MoMA helped us realise that de Kooning was in on the joke of painting all along (he was neither «abstract» nor «expressionist», and mindful of earnestness as the enemy of painting), then Pensato's survey should be seen as a successful presentation of why that joke still matters.

Besides the sex, the book abounds with discussions of enlightenment, spiritual philosophy and ponderings on the nature of life and karma — much is tongue - in - cheek, making fun of «touchy - feely» interpersonal self - discovery groups, people who follow gurus, and those seeking a brand of convenient enlightenment, but there is an element of earnestness as well, including philosophical discussions on the topic of love and forgiveness.

Yet busyness places its most weighty emphasis upon the frills, the capacity to please, and looks upon earnestness as nothing at all.

But if it is moved any closer to him, so close that it is presented in dead earnestness as a demand upon him, then the self - preservation instinct of the natural life is aroused to such an extent that it becomes a regular fury, as happens through drinking, or as they say, a furor uterinus.

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As Professor Alfred Whitehead puts it: «The result was that with passionate earnestness they gave free rein to their absolute ethical intuitions respecting ideal possibilities without a thought of the preservation of society.»

The classic American theme of self - improvement stands out prominently, as does faith in education, and an evangelical streak of earnestness that runs throughout the American saga....

If the new verbalizations of earnestness are causing a stylistic rupture, as I think they are, that may be because the Mad Men writers» room is highly practiced at making these characters go in circles regressively or statically — rather than, as here, progressively.

Buttressed by such a phalanx of support Leo XIII ended his encyclical with a ringing exhortation, «We exhort you, Venerable Brethren, in all earnestness to restore the golden wisdom of St. Thomas, and to spread it far and wide for the defence and beauty of the Catholic faith, for the good of society, and for the advantage of all the sciences» [6] It was an exhortation that was welcomed and followed by many in the Church so that it has been written «We are accustomed to consider Saint Thomas, Thomism, and Aristotelianism as the predominant points of orientation and the most favourable to the Church.»

On the contrary, he looks upon this easiness as a temptation and a snare and he learns earnestness in order as an individual to be concerned about his eternal responsibility.

Laura Bozzone's Celia is a little heavy handed on the earnestness early in the play, but her portrayal mellows alongside her character into a spirited warmth and charm as the story progresses.

The addresses revealed the depth of earnestness in the hearts of the delegates as they sat through the sessions from the beginning to the close.

That paraphrase, perhaps inadvertent, of what the Bible prescribes as the devotion due to God alone suggests an earnestness about ideas that might seem to preclude the intellectual highjinks, pervasive gossip, and boozy fun that, Podhoretz leaves no doubt, was also very much part of the life of The Family.

But, in the various dicasteries — as the congregations and other offices are called — the atmosphere is one of earnestness of purpose in serving the pope.

Even as Paul compared the earnestness of the Corinthians with that of the Macedonians, he ultimately was comparing their love with that of the Master.

Nussbaum is not at all afraid of speaking in the classic terms of liberal earnestness: she celebrates «the value of humanity as an end in itself,» she encourages empathy and understanding, broad - mindedness, toleration.

This is what my friend [Ebby Thacher] suggested I do: Turn my face to God as I understand Him [italics added] and say to Him with earnestness - complete honesty and abandon - that I henceforth place my life at His disposal and Direction forever (Bill Wilson's Original Story, a thirty - four page document I found at Bill's home at Stepping Stones, p. 30, lines 989 - 992).

But, as you all know, these events have been characterized by a certain soberness and a moral earnestness that has left little room for some other important gestures of faith: I speak of joy and wonder.

With an entirely straight face, indeed with moral earnestness, Frank Rich continues in that idealistic vein for which Anna Quindlen was so admired by herself: «Perhaps these drawbacks are still troublesome today, but they are nothing next to such alternatives as unwanted babies or disease.

He knew by his cleverness exactly what his frivolous people needed, in order that they should not simply take the earnestness of the Good in vain, and thereby be led to pay the wise man a good deal of money as a reward for having deceived them.

A humble herdsman of Tekoa, he appeared one day at the royal shrine of Bethel and, with a religious earnestness that moves us even yet as we read it, began to denounce the spiritual shallowness, the exploitation of the poor by the rich, the bribery, sexual indulgence, and general moral laxity which he saw all about him.

I mean what in its lower form is mere irascibility, susceptibility to wrath, the fighting temper; and what in subtler ways manifests itself as impatience, grimness, earnestness, severity of character.

One who has earnestness and inner spiritual resources can let his soul be lifted by such beauty as is present, get along without what is absent, and avoid confusing aesthetic pleasure with the beauty of holiness.

There's a less - clouded goodness in the young fellows, an earnestness, radiant confidence and quiet competency, as well.

First, as part of «earnestness,» Walden recommends that students study the form of each pose in B.K.S. Iyengar's book Light on Yoga and then compare it with similar poses.

Finally for all the film's ridiculousness — enshrined in that cheesy - as - cheddar prologue spoken by Mako — Milius resists the temptation to play the silliness self - consciously (as say Stephen Sommers would), but revels in the earnestness of Conan's personal quest for revenge against Thulsa Doom.

In the meantime, Cam digs himself further and further into a hole as Marty's earnestness and eagerness starts to win fans.

It's either self - deprecating snark or earnestness masquerading as self - deprecating snark.

Its blaring earnestness and thin characters (all of whom practically wear badges identifying them as good or evil) fail to add nuance to a story that keeps making the same point in virtually every predictable scene.

Stacy Keach provides a bit of relief from all the oppressive earnestness in his brief appearance as Mia's grandfather, evoking a depth of feeling otherwise missing here.

Bark Your Head Off, Dog continues the Hop Along tradition insofar as it is sharp, well - produced indie rock accompanying Quinlan's bold lyrical earnestness.

Realism and earnestness are discarded at every point in the film, as Fargeat fashions a cartoon of leering carnage, reveling in her willingness to do whatever she damn well pleases.

Williams» doe - eyed earnestness also won over a cadre of fans when she was cast as the female lead in the Edward Zwick / Marshall Herskovitz series Relativity in 1996, but the critically acclaimed show lasted only one season.

Although he tries to be stoic with great earnestness, his performance doesn't come off as effortlessly.

Hayek's Beatriz is quiet and watchful while John Lithgow's performance as the developer is powerful and brash, as both bring an undercurrent of earnestness that avoids tipping into caricature.

Romance between working - class Kim and princely employer Jonny (Ed Westwick) is — despite his engagement to Chloe (Sophia Bush) and the disapproval of his mother (Brooke Shields)-- as predictable as the many training - to - triumph montages and the climactic snowboarding competition, all of it formulaic pap treated with enervating earnestness.

Walking the thin line between earnestness and ridicule can not be easy, yet Hawke is mesmerising in a part that gives him a real opportunity to display his understated and underrated talent as an actor.

It's hard to question Crowe's earnestness, but it's easy to point at the alien remove of this picture and speculate as to whether the mom - dependent Crowe (has anyone checked to see if he's still attached to her umbilically?)

The actors alternate between heavy earnestness and jokey familiarity, but they exist mainly for the same reason as the tricked - out cars: as bodies to be put into motion.

Madison Wolfe is great as the young girl at the center of the haunting, but the film wouldn't work without Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, who play the real - life ghost hunters with such earnestness that it lends credibility to the material.

So when another regular collaborator, Todd Haynes, asked him to score the earnest and decidedly un-ironic «Wonderstruck,» Burwell wrote something that, «in terms of things like earnestness, just raw emotional sincerity, it is probably as far as I've gone,» he said, «because that's just not the genre that I'm typically asked to assay.

If someone deliberately made a film like The Room without earnestness and sincerity it wouldn't continue to find audiences for as long as Tommy's film has and it wouldn't be nearly as much fun.

Bong suspends any disbelief with a mixture of B - movie earnestness and black comedy, as well as constant nods to today's political climate (notice how Swinton enunciates «occupy») and classic films of years past (from Soylent Green to The Shining).

Both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield were great as the superhero character, but Tom Holland brings a naivety and earnestness that ironically grounds Peter in a way we really haven't seen before.

Coco is all blustery earnestness, and Tom Amandes, as Lincoln, doesn't fully capture the in - his - bones weariness Lincoln feels from the weight of the war, instead relying on actorly mannerisms and tricks.

As Jerry on NBC's «Parks & Recreation,» Jim O'Heir was the butt of every joke, a lumpen Midwesterner who absorbed ridicule with a genial earnestness that only invited more of it.

«Matt Damon is a constant churn of gee - whiz earnestness, righteous indignation, nervous exasperation and self - aggrandizing swagger as Whitacre,» I wrote.

Matt Damon is a constant churn of gee - whiz earnestness, righteous indignation, nervous exasperation and self - aggrandizing swagger as Whitacre, a wannabe hero with a lovingly loyal wife, Ginger (Melanie Lynskey as the epitome of sixties sitcom housewife and mother), a magnificent house and a blazingly successful career that could all be put at risk by his cooperation with the Feds.

There's no reason Chris Pratt shouldn't be a movie star, and I'm happy to see his charm and earnestness on full display as Star - Lord.

Speaking as a believer who has often pondered that and other dispiriting questions about why evangelical Christianity has been so readily co-opted by conservative politics, I'll confess that the heaviness of Schrader's moral inquiry and the earnestness of his provocations were right up my alley.

Whereas the early going boasts at least a bit of lighthearted drollness, the film and its copious eccentricities become less charming the further the material veers into serious betrayal - and - forgiveness crises, with verve flagging and Oliver's oddball earnestness and desperation coming across as wan affectations.