Sentences with phrase «important than self»

In Pagan traditions, fasting is not a reflection of suffering, nor is it meant to remind us of anything more important than self, it is a means of preparation of self, usually for some ritual.

These emerging trends and attitudes among Millennial entrepreneurs globally point to the dawning of a new age of entrepreneurship, where social networks are as important and potentially more important than self - reliance.

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When you're self - employed, it's more important than ever to carve out the time for strategic planning, both for yourself and for your business.

The competitive pressures were so great to develop self - driving cars in 2015 that the then Chief Executive of ride - hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc, Trevor Kalanick, decided that «winning was more important than obeying the law,» Verhoeven said.

Look, having self - confidence is important but as your business grows, you have to bring in people more talented than you at what they do.

Backers of the lifelogging movement hold that our personal data are more important than our physical selves.

Activation of this system when discussing the self suggests that self - disclosure, like other more traditionally recognized stimuli, may be inherently pleasurable — and that people may be motivated to talk about themselves more than other topics (no matter how interesting or important these non-self topics may be).

It is also important to state that this industry is made up of self - employed individuals who work as independent contractors or small operators with fewer than three employees.

With American corporations eliminating more than 84,000 pension plans since 1985, and with the stock market experiencing over a decade of unprecedented volatility, Cheryl was acutely aware of how important this decision had become for what is the first generation in history required to self - fund their retirement.

A pedestrian killed by a self - driving Uber in Tempe shows that the legal implications of autonomous cars are as important, if not more so, than the technology.

I'd rather be a «filthy aetheist» than a deluded, self important, self - righteous person (as obviously demonstrated by your posts) as yourself.

Ignoring the origins of the Bible doesn't do service to anyone, except feed the vanity of a bunch of self - important smug, holier - than thou people who want to believe that they are superior to others based solely on them having the «right» Bible and the «right» interpretation of the Bible.

That narrow, selfish intent makes the constant referencing feel self - aggrandizing and self - important, rather than externally valuable.

OK, no comparisons to Sheldon, how about Hamlet (without the pre-Freudian issues), a totally self - involved person, whose own ideas are more important to him than simple humanity.

We have become very self centered as the individual becomes more important than the whole.

If a mild coronary or other physical illness forces them to slow down for awhile, and if this gives them the occasion to take stock in themselves and they realize that they have been forsaking the important things in life for the unimportant, then any physical pain and any damage done to their career would be more than offset by their recovery of a proper sense of values, by their recovery of their self.

More important and more basic than that, it is because God's own purpose of self - expression does not there expect and provide for such adequacy as was achieved by him once for all in human regard, when by his prevenient preparation, his concomitant grace, and his effectual action he was «made flesh» in the person of Jesus Christ.

As I understand it, the relevant features of a «proposition» are these: A «proposition» is a «concrete possibility; it is abstracted from some objective event in the actual world; it is proposed as a possibility that an entity may want to consider for itself in a future moment in its process of self - creation; it is apprehended by the entity in «feeling» and so is preconceptual and largely preconsciously apprehended; it stands in a complex of relationships with other «propositions,» and the set of propositions presupposes a systematic universe; its «interest» (as «lure») is more important than its «truth.»

In truth, you're an arrogant, self - important, puffed up worthless jerk who thinks he knows it all and who would do more harm than good with your arrogant assertions that basically say, «yall listen to me because I'm the greatest... I was there when the world was created so bow down to me!!!»

To name just a few, Mark writes about how nothing is sacred (p. 107), how feelings have become more important than faith (p. 114), and how society worship idols of self - satisfaction and consumerism (p. 203).

The relationship to Judaism is more important than that to other religious communities because of its central role in the self - definition of Christianity and the long history of Christian persecution of Jews.

However, some claim for the ontological transcendent even greater and more important benefits than for self - transcendence alone.

When I examine my own feelings of self - worth and self - acceptance I attribute them to a variety of factors: family and friends, times of success, times of suffering (which have probably been more important than times of success in this regard), introspection, and simply living through a certain number of years and experiences.

I'd say you're all nothing more than self - important, egotistical trash so full of yourselves that you will completely ignore all logic in order to realize your own selfish desires.

The affirming human potentials approach to premarriage work is never more salutary or important than when it is used with couples who feel self - criticism and guilt, or expect rejection by the minister.

All the demands for unneeded preference in admissions and hiring, all the absurd litigation, all the efforts at speech control and thought control, and most important, all the programs to manage and «improve» the behavior of the men in her life, whether husband, boss, roommate, or date, have left her more disaffected and more mentally self - indulgent than before.

If it is objected that production in and for small communities would be less efficient than large - scale centralized production, it could be answered, first, that when the true costs of transportation are calculated, this may not be true, and second, that efficiency in that sense is less important than a good life in a self - reliant community that has some control over its own destiny.

We just have to show that being absolute about Christ is what's important rather than science, sociological theories, politics, pleasure, our own self, or any of the other temptations of our age.

Elitism — This T - shirt was no one's doing but the CEO's Materialism — This shirt is more important than the man Transhumanism — Shirts get worn while we do nothing Posthumanism — Shirts are now part of our multiple selves Perfectionism — Expert shirt wearing leaves no crease

I'm guessing the Mormon faith along with other religious faiths will be around and remembered much longer than the self important ramblings of the anonymous prophet DWN and his / her religious bigotry have died and return to dust.

I wonder what he would think about MySpace, where our online profiles have become more important to many of us than our real selves.

We make it occasional or half - hearted, thereby ascribing it lesser worth than our very important and self - devised Six Steps for Successful Living.

• the fortitude of not going with the crowd; 7 • the fortitude of knowing that caring for the world is a nobler task than that of mastering it; • the fortitude of knowing that a successful woman is not the same as a successful man; • the fortitude of realising that money is less important than character; that you are worth more than your salary is worth; • the fortitude of preparing yourself for a worthwhile commitment and sticking by it (self - worth is empty without self - commitment); • the fortitude of being proud to aim at being a woman of character, and to resist the pathetic envy we are all capable of towards a man or woman with more power but with a weak character.

I believe it's more important to focus on the quality of the food you eat, rather than a self - imposed calorie or macronutrient limit.

It seems reasonable to suggest that rather than simply maintaining a high work rate until the RPE does rise to reach near - maximal levels, the exercising athlete would instead reduce the work rate under conditions of elevated body temperature8 — 10 or depleted muscle glycogen concentrations, 13 giving rise to the possibility that the regulation of self - paced exercise may utilise the RPE as an important mediator of pacing strategy.

Some kids truly are naturally larger than others, but self - esteem is important.

It is also more important for me to meet my physiological and safety and security needs than it is to meet my child's esteem or self - actualization needs.

The child is practicing self - discipline only when he has a goal — for instance, two marshmallows soon (or maybe his mother's approval)-- which is more important to him than his immediate desire — for instance, one marshmallow immediately (or maybe to knock his little sister down.)

Cathy Warwick epitomizes that self - serving blatherer that characterizes contemporary British midwifery: the biological essentialist who believes that «natural» birth is more important than safe birth, the anti-rationalist who invokes «quantum theory» to explain why scientific evidence should be ignored in favor of midwives» opinions, the self - absorbed, self - referential, selfish woman who pretends that the needs of midwives are the same as the needs of women.

It is important for our kids to learn to choose the best way to self - soothe rather than us dictating what they should do.

Emotional intelligence or emotional quotient (E.Q.)-- defined as being able to understand one's own feelings and the feelings of others as well as being able to control one's own emotions and exercise self control — is thought to be more important for success in life than I.Q., or intelligence quotient.

My husband being out of the house means that the pretty intensive practice of attachment parenting just got a lot more intense, so the need for self - care is more important than ever.

There are a variety of reasons but one of the most important is the philosophy of «normal birth,» the self - serving idea promoted by midwives that the process of birth is somehow equally or more important than the outcome.

On the other hand, letting a woman know that adequate sleep for her is important to the baby, rather than being «self indulgence», «laziness» or «incompetence» is important.

Other than this I worked hard to minimize the help I gave them to get to sleep and tried to promote self - soothing as I think it is an important skill and as someone who doesn't sleep easily I would like my children to be better at it than me.

But we also love fostering self esteem in children, and teaching them that being thoughtful and creative and smart, and relying on their intellect to succeed is more important than what they are wearing or what their body looks like or how stylish their clothes are.

Grit, self - control, zest, conscientiousness, and optimism, to name some of the most important qualities, are more apt to deliver happy futures than mere brains.

As far as I know, they do have one, sort of, and it's especially important to recruit fighters from Western Europe but civil wars easily become self - sustaining and are just as much about survival, power and resources than about any cause (cf. the wars in the east of Congo for example).

While rules prohibit the newsletters, which update constituents about bills their legislators have passed and feature photos of the lawmakers at community events or important bill signings, from being distributed less than 30 days before an election, Lerner said the literature is more about self - aggrandizement and evoking «warm and fuzzy feelings» than providing constituent service.

So what Cameron calls this «divisive and shamelessly self - serving» speech is actually far less important to the political game than the chancellor's pre-budget report — which comes along in a couple of weeks.