The stories of people are inherently more
interesting than stories of products and services.
A story about «traditional» dating gone wrong is far less
interesting than a story of internet dating gone wrong (even though one is no more dangerous than the other).
The unseen events bookending Easy Rawlins» (Denzel Washington) transition from disaffected war veteran to private investigator - namely his former criminal escapades with a trigger - happy associate in Texas (Don Cheadle) versus his further adventures as a fully - fledged gumshoe - unfortunately sound a lot more
interesting than the story we are being told, making this feel like a sequel to, or a two - hour trailer for, an even better film.
How Lynne Ramsay tells the story of a PTSD - scarred private eye (Joaquin Phoenix) tends to be more
interesting than the story itself
Later, Henry wonders if there is «anything more
interesting than the story of a man and a woman coming together out of nowhere» [p. 38].
My approach goes beyond straightforward talk therapy because I believe the storyteller is sometimes more
interesting than the story.
Not exact matches
They're much more
interested in speaking with a founder
than a PR firm, because they want to hear your
story just as much as they want to hear about your actual startup.
But, as is often the case, my interview with Sam Yagan, OkCupid's co-founder and CEO, had more
interesting tidbits
than I could fit into the
story.
As behavioral psychologist Susan Weinschenk explained on her blog recently (via a great personal
story, of course), by putting us in their protagonists» shoes,
stories manage to engage more of the brain
than straight recitations of facts or dry arguments, leading to more arousal and
interest.
This is simply no different
than curating on Pinterest, tweeting
interesting stories, editing on Wikipedia or blogging.
PR can generate
interest primarily because of the medium: News
stories by their very nature are more credible
than advertisements.
those bringing in less
than $ 5m a year in new bookings and those bringing in more an
interesting story emerged:
Our recoveries have become more L - shaped
than V - shaped, an
interesting change that's a
story for another day.
I think gossip are more true
than the traditional news you get, because the
story that really happened and the
story behind the
story are more
interesting than the official version.
Thus my assertion at the top, that the
story of how Microsoft came to accept the reality of Windows» decline is more
interesting than the fact of Windows» decline; this is how CEO Satya Nadella convinced the company to accept the obvious.
Why: Facebook wants to make its
Stories more
interesting than Snapchat's.
Long
story short; banks are faster to increase
interest rates on mortgages rather
than paying higher yield on deposits.
It doesn't take more
than a passing glance at a business publication or televised market update to know that one of the top business
stories is the current low
interest rate regime.
The
story behind Noah is threatening to become more
interesting than the movie itself, as Darren Aronofksy's $ 125 million epic seems to be baffling test audiences.
And yet Peggy's preamble to her Burger Chef pitch contained this admission against
interest, in reference to the moon landing broadcast: «I certainly can't tell a better
story than the one we saw [on television] last night.
Far more
interesting, to me,
than scripture's historicity (or lack thereof) is the way we interact with scripture devotionally, and what our continued attachment to this
story can teach us.
Few things are more fundamental to societal
interest and parental desire
than the hope for children and grandchildren, for successor generations that will carry on our communal
stories.
Stories have come out recently about young girls who rebel and seek approval from someone other
than their parents, only to be duped into believing an older man is
interested in them.
Other
than the Air India case, there hasn't been a large - scale attack on Canada so the media moves on to a better «
story» to get ratings and the public loses
interest Canada is very different as well
than the US.
Sermons that move inductively sustaining
interest and engaging the listener, do not have points any more
than a narrative, a
story, a parable, or even a joke has points.
Whatever experiences led to his impressive knowledge of Scripture and human nature are no doubt
interesting, but Thomas comes to us as one with a message infinitely more important
than his own
story.
is far more
interesting in its own context
than as a standalone
story.
Or perhaps the prevalence of these
stories attests to Milton's conviction that sin is more
interesting than virtue.
We tend to concur in the wise comment that «if the author had an ulterior motive, he concealed it more successfully
than is common to
story - tellers who write with a purpose»; and, from another source, that the writer «set out to tell an
interesting tale of long ago, and he carried out his purpose with notable success.»
Certainly few
stories are more calculated to hold the
interest of boys and girls
than those of this Hebrew strong man who, though singularly lacking in desirable moral and spiritual qualities, is a most excellent example of what not to be — selfish, wilful, lustful, proud, lacking in loyalty, weak in self - control.
We know «The Most
Interesting Man in the World» will continue to endure and grow, as the character's
story is bigger
than one individual,» said Andrew Katz, VP of Marketing for Dos Equis.
I am liking these Lacazette
stories, though I believe that more
than anything else, it is just another media hoax - considering the fact that no «credible source» has been reporting on our supposed
interest in the player so far.
«Snake probably kept me from getting a B rather
than a C a few times because it was a lot more
interesting to listen to his
stories than study,» Morgan, who today is the chief executive officer of the Mississippi Department of Revenue, said.
So, these
stories of bids and rejections and improved bids are unlikely to be true — it is more
than likely a club has to register an
interest in a player they want to buy, and wait to see if his club makes its mind up to sell — and letting the other clubs and the player's agent know, and then sit back and await the club who are prepared to match their transfer valuation and meet the player's personal terms, while they go through the same process to recruit a replacement.
I'd like to hear more
stories about different versions of success
than work for YOUR teens and young adults with THEIR own unique
interests, learning styles, and strengths.
Or maybe most news outlets are more
interested in getting a «
story»
than getting a real
story.
I'm really happy to share your
story here, and in doing a little research it was
interesting to find that more people
than you'd think have varying degrees of food aversions and phobias.
If your baby seems more
interested in chewing on the felt pieces
than in listening to your
story, save the board for another time.
Chartock had asked Cuomo to respond to a recent Times
story that more
than half of the estimated $ 7.1 million his campaign has accepted from PACs, LLCs, associations and other entities has come from big - moneyed special
interests in Albany, including the health care industry, labor and real estate developers.
The
interesting thing is, I've become more intrigued by the
stories themselves
than by their...
I suspect that people who are particularly attuned to this kind of
story, or who think of women as a special
interest group with their own «issues», are less likely to be open to a party that prefers to think of people as individuals rather
than in categories.
However, in order to be taken as a serious government - in - waiting, politics has to come first and I was somewhat concerned recently to hear the following
story about a member of the shadow cabinet: he had apparently already told David Cameron that he didn't want a higher profile post
than that which he currently holds in advance of the general election, because he didn't want to give up other
interests on account of time commitments or potential conflicts of
interest involved in a different post.
It's easier, in some ways,
than Albany where you're dealing with a lot of different
interests,» Klein said in between bites of his chicken Caesar hero at the Italian restaurant just around the corner from his two -
story, brick house in the Italian - dominated neighborhood of Morris Park.
There's nothing more scientifically
interesting about the house smashers
than any other pieces of meteorite, but their value rises when there's a good
story attached.
The latest molecular analyses and fossil finds suggest that the
story of human evolution is far more complex — and more
interesting —
than anyone imagined
Although they represent the advertiser's
interests, they're displayed as actual
stories or videos rather
than splashy ads, so they pass through ad blockers.
Since the theory was first suggested more
than 55 years ago, huge advances have been made in the study of human evolution and our
story is much more
interesting and complicated
than suggested by the catch - all aquatic ape hypothesis.
But they all start somewhere, and in some cases, the origin
stories are even more
interesting than the legends themselves.
But here's where things get really
interesting: Those
stories aren't necessarily the truth, and those emotions are often nothing more
than habit.
I'm a little more
than a year late in reporting on this paper, but I just stumbled across it while researching another
story, and thought it was
interesting.