Sentences with phrase «greatest living figures»

Carlos Cruz - Diez is a world - renowned artist and one of the greatest living figures in kinetic and op art.

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If she had done nothing with her life but invent Chanel No. 5 perfume, she would still be one of the fashion industry's greatest figures.

Once Ruth figured out that she could «live well spending less,» her methods of keeping house and saving money reached the masses with great impact.

Not only must the professor / protagonist / authority figure be cut down to size; the great John Donne, to whose work Vivian has devoted her life, must be cut down as well.

The great words of the letter, life, light, love, figure importantly in the Fourth Gospel also, and in its meditative and yet epigrammatic style the letter resembles the Gospel.

Here specific moments in Christ's suffering and death are seen foreshadowed in the lives of great figures in the Old Testament.

In addition, the literal interpretation of the «joy of life» ignores the irony of Zola's title, since the hero in Joie de Vivre, Pauline, perseveres through great suffering (and little joy) as a kind of Christ - figure, much like the hero in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, Jean Valjean.

Martin Luther King, Jr., whatever problems people may have with his personal life or philosophy, is deservedly lifted up as a figure who helped remedy a great wrong in our national experience.

It takes great care to list generations of biblical figures supposedly all the way from Adam, and even if you account for individuals living for hundreds of years and God's «day» being like a 1000 years, you're still only up to about 13,000 years, at most.

Political philosophers for whom Tocqueville is «an old friend» will be able to see beyond the dubious connections between Tocqueville's life and his ideas and learn a great deal about a figure who it now appears will guide us well into the twenty - first century.

As Pope Benedict XVI has consistently reminded us, a renewal of priestly life and ministry is necessary in our own time if contemporary society is to be reclaimed for Christ: these great figures of the past can light us on our way today as well.

When I was younger I would figure that you just were not living with enough faith and your life should be a steady climb to new heights of glory and you obey God and he blesses you more and more and life just becomes more «hunkey dorey» Great stuff — being «under the weather» must bring out even more inspiration — hope you are feeling better David.

The Buddha - Carita of Asvaghosa is the great Buddhist epic, «an actual epic created by a real poet, who, filled with intense love and reverence for the exalted figure of the Buddha, and deeply imbued with the truth of the Buddha doctrine, was able to present the life and doctrine of the Master in noble and artistic, but not artificial language.

You are a great inspiration for anyone and somebody who really has figured out how being healthy and fits work — no stupid crash diets or cutting out food groups, just simply healthy dishes that you incorporate in your daily life and a healthy, supportive dose of exercise.

Commission a sculptor to produce life - sized figures of the greats of sport for teams to showcase outside their stadiums?

But the greater, and much more important point, is figuring out how to support families so parents can share work / life / parenting duties more easily, and be more free in our choices vs being pushed into one corner or another.

Great for you to reach out; this is a big issue in your new life, and if your fiancé figures it out, you will be eternally grateful; let him know.

Added bonus: these tips apply to all adult relationships in your life and also offer a great opportunity to practice boundary setting and giving kids the chance to figure things out.

A key part of my parenting / life game is figuring out how to get great mileage out of products and logistical planning — be it a brilliant multitasking item or a crazy efficient carpool system — so I can THINK LESS (because, well, LIMITED BANDWIDTH!).

It's great to try it out at home, figure out your «techniques» and then live, there's no reason that nursing should make you feel like you can't go about your normal day and hopefully the BabyBond ™ can help you achieve that for you and your baby.

Providing individuals with the requisite understanding of their place in our contemporary, globalized world and giving them the autonomy to have greater control over their own lives should figure high on our list of enshrined social and political rights.

«Teddy Roosevelt lived here, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Al Smith — many great, historic figures.

Join us as we explore his life, work and greatest achievements and learn more about this fascinating figure in 20th century science.

At Al Shaqab in Doha, Qatar, science is bringing a new life to the ancient bloodlines of Arabian horses — the breed that carried historical figures such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and George Washington.

The situation is even clearer for children, who are at greater risk than adults from a given dose of radiation (Figure 4), both because they are inherently more radiosensitive and because they have more remaining years of life during which a radiation - induced cancer could develop.

The goal was to figure out how similar the giraffes living in different parts of Africa were to each other, and to make greater conservation efforts for them.

The mean eosinophil scores for the lung infiltrations were lower for the S protein vaccine groups [SV vs. DIV p < 0.001; SV vs. BPV, p < 0.001, Tukey HSD]; however, they were clearly greater than seen in those given PBS or live virus earlier (p < 0.001, Tukey HSD)(figure 4B).

Seay and colleagues created an IL - 15 superagonist with a 25-fold greater activity and 35-fold longer half - life than the native IL - 15:: IL - 15Rα complex (see figure).

Great tips, still struggling with my immune system but not giving up as my antibodies are half of what they were and its been 2 years cleaning, I am 55 and I figured through rescuing dogs that for every year of poor lifestyle it is 1 month of clean living, so 55 years is 55 months, I am about 1/2 way there.

It tastes great but I can't for the life of me figure out why it ended up like it did.

And so, just trying to, just figure out, just, if you have any recommendations on like how we can stack the deck in my favor and my son's favor just as we navigate just the health care system and just how to live a long and healthy life as we fight this elevated cholesterol levels that has not faired too well for my uncles, and great uncles and just look into, just trying to figure out how to just live a long, healthy life, and avoid those nasty Statin drugs.

Besides being a bit of a spaz and trying to get my life together (including trying to figure out my taxes — adulting is hard y ’ all), it has been a great week!

i'm not sure i've figured out my life mantra yet, but my greatest piece of advice is to truly appreciate beautiful moments.

It is a great place where you can get the chance to meet your life soul mate with no need for you to feel ashamed about your size much less your appearance because if anything, your figure might actually be your edge here.

I cherish the great outdoors, love the environment, and think that with the intelligent minds and forethoughts of our generation and the next that we will be able to figure out how to live in harmony with nature.

When we meet him, in 1992, he's still living with his brusque, semi-bohemian mother, played by Canada's great Arsinée Khanjian, and trying to figure out what to do next.

A throughly researched and extremely informative survey of the life and work of one of the great figures of world cinema, Richard Schickel's Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin is a must for lovers of cinlife and work of one of the great figures of world cinema, Richard Schickel's Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin is a must for lovers of cinLife and Art of Charles Chaplin is a must for lovers of cinema.

«Alexander,» Oliver Stone's sweeping historical saga that charts the life and legend of one of the greatest figures in world history.

The Aviator is based on the life of one of the great pioneers of aviation in the 20th Century, Howard Hughes, who made quite a fortune, and a good share of fame, as one of the most prominent American figures in the 20s through the 40s, which is where John Logan's (The Last Samurai, Sinbad) script dedicates its focus on.

Loosely inspired by real events, the plot follows businessman Jack Harris (Wilson) who figured he had the perfect life — a great family and an enviable career as a corporate fixer.

A bunch of kids with their own problems, none of whom are in the same social strata, all cooped up in a single location and figuring out their lives in a day, and all set to a great soundtrack.

Already an esteemed figure on the London stage during the 1980s — his 1986 performance as the seductive schemer Valmont in Christopher Hampton's Les Liaisons Dangereuses was hailed as an all - time West End and Broadway great — Rickman achieved global success as a film actor relatively late in life, following his memorable turn as terrorist Hans Gruber in 1988's Die Hard opposite Bruce Willis.

Others cite the overbearing religious symbolism, starting with his disinterest in church as a lad to his ultimately becoming a bit of a Christ figure of sorts (perhaps not a coincidence that the film found a Christmas Day release), as being a bit too overbearing, but I find it one of the more fascinating artistic flourishes, and it brings great relevance to Zamporini's life and dedication to his religious pursuits beyond the scope of the film.

An entertaining and charming film, «The Battle of the Sexes» is just the backdrop in a look at the life of one of sport's greatest figures.

The main lineup may be lighter on films that could figure into the Oscar race than in some recent years; it won't likely have as much of a U.S. awards presence as it did in 2011, when Best Picture nominees «The Tree of Life,» «The Artist» and «Midnight in Paris» all screened in Cannes, or last year, when «Nebraska,» «Inside Llewyn Davis,» «The Great Beauty,» «Fruitvale Station,» «All Is Lost» and «The Great Gatsby» were part of the program.

He's become one of history's «great men,» a figure who looms larger than life and whose many flaws are often shuffled to the background to preserve a more inspiring image.

Katharine Graham, the great and respected owner of the Washington Post, was already a towering figure over the course of her life and career.

I use this as an introduction session to life drawing as it is a great confidence booster in figure drawing, but I've also found it really useful as part of any project to do with the figure.

Timelines are a great way to put the life of a famous historic figure in perspective.

My great - grandfather definitely had to be creative when the slow boat from Donegal dropped him off in Baltimore and he had to figure out a way to make a living.