Sentences with phrase «in noble pursuits»

Using Cervantes» Don Quixote as their muse, this winery explores the difference between appearance and reality and engages in the noble pursuits of a knight errant.

Similarly, I quite clearly said that those who provide jobs and necessary goods are involved in a noble pursuit.

Not exact matches

But what if your company isn't involved in saving the planet or other noble pursuits?

The pursuit is noble and could have a tremendous impact globally by helping curb the evolving appetites of the growing middle class in developing countries towards fewer animal based products.

Their pursuit of humility was noble — if at times counterproductive (there is a danger in being so focussed on attaining humility that one becomes rather proud of their pursuit).

There are more people who believe in peace, unity and the pursuit of truth and slog daily to make a difference in this crazy world, without recognition or praise... writing a book doesn't make him credible or noble..

The solution, as Faludi seems to realize, is certainly not a return to the doctrine of separate spheres, with women relegated to economically dependent domesticity while men bond with each other in male - defined manufacturing jobs and noble military and athletic pursuits.

That is, freedom is the human capacity that unifies all our other capacities into an orderly whole, and directs our actions toward the pursuit of happiness and goodness understood in the noblest sense: the union of the human person with the absolute good, who is God.

and the advice to let peace reign and let no persons drag and distract the concentration of the Honourable Minister from more noble pursuits», Edoreh said in a recent statement.

It is easy to see why the pursuit of science was a goal to be cherished and emphasized in this mix of motivations: there were many reasons to be skittish of the potential for conflict and colonialism, but little could be more noble than knowledge.

Spielberg's Lincoln is a man of undeniably noble intentions, but one not afraid of getting his hands dirty in pursuit of those goals.

The way the story evolves, as Calvin changes shape and finds ever more creative ways to destroy the humans, is a masterclass in narrative escalation, and the way celebration and the noble pursuit of discovery quickly turns to revulsion and survival is really well handled.

I learned the need to be forthright and honest, and to welcome the heat while not seeking the limelight; to be both bold and humble, and wary of experts who profess a lock on the answers; and to engage wholeheartedly in principled politics in the pursuit of noble ends.

The WIKI allows us a school - wide venue to post samples that celebrate our students» pursuit in living a noble life.

Lotus's noble pursuit of low weight resulted in a sub-2000-pound car with perfect dynamic manners.

All the pride his father invested in the family name, Michelangelo hoped to recoup through his immortal fame, demonstrating that art could be a noble pursuit proudly pursued by noble men.

I have become convinced that there is no more noble pursuit we can engage in than to seek to insure that policy is informed by an objective assessment of scientific evidence.

It was not in the measuring, calculating and experimenting that the moral codes of science were violated, it was in the politicising of scientific actions, as historical scientific disinterestedness was sacrificed in what was intended by some, perhaps many, climate scientists as the pursuit of a noble, ethical cause.

While reducing paper and «going green» are noble pursuits, sometimes giving clients something tangible and concrete to look at can aid in their understanding of the work you are performing for them.

Even in pursuit of a noble goal — catching individuals creating and trading child pornography — this is still troubling because it is a warrantless intrusion into someone's computer.

Valor's Compass model has four dimensions, seeking to guide each student to develop a Sharp Mind (the pursuit of knowledge and skills) and a Big Heart (compassion for oneself and others) and to follow a Noble Purpose (one's deepest values) through Aligned Actions (in part by being engaged and supportive of one's community).