Sentences with phrase «life as things»

SOUND DESIGN: A fascinating documentary narrated by sound designer Gary Rydstrom, who reveals the secrets of the sound effects in A Bug's Life as things as diverse as raw crab crackling, fingernails on a chalkboard, flapping 35 mm ends on reels, kazoos, blowing on playing cards, and on and on.

DeWitt's work here also fits the autumnal mood of the film, its low tenors slowing down to a crawl at times as things get ugly between the characters, only to jump back to life as things pick up and seem hopeful, even happy (only insomuch as Philip would be capable of such a genuine feeling, of course).

Consequently, he sees the realities which he directly meets in his daily life as things which not God but another human being has made by his own deliberate planning.

Not exact matches

«Life is all about overcoming obstacles,» Will says, «and quite often you as an individual who has to get over those obstacles... but the truth is, you don't do most things in life on your Life is all about overcoming obstacles,» Will says, «and quite often you as an individual who has to get over those obstacles... but the truth is, you don't do most things in life on your life on your own.

As a result of social media, participants also admitted to neglecting their loved ones, driving recklessly, being humiliated while snapping selfies in public, and posting things that they would never otherwise say in real life.

Not only does it make my life easier, but teaching her to take care of herself and her things will — we hope — help her be more independent and self - sufficient as she grows up.

I suggest you consider the terms «introversion» and «extroversion» as detrimental to your personal development, keeping you from doing things like Cain did: to succeed at parts of life that an unscientific model shown to be at best poorly valid and poorly reliable claimed you couldn't do.

Maintaining high standards for how people treat each other is a wonderful thing as we live in a world that's rife with animosity and discrimination.

As with many things in life and business, using outlets like Facebook and Twitter is a balancing act.

«The best way to make some progress on this... wasn't to go out and hire a consultant, as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day,» says Toronto Mayor John Tory.

Talking about these strategies is one thing, but witnessing these tips in real - life scenarios can be quite beneficial as well.

One thing I have to note: This toothpaste is widely available online and has a shelf life of many years, but as of now the brand is not producing new product.

Here are a few things I learned at the J.P. Morgan Health Conference this week: (1) Vice-presidential motorcades tie up as much traffic as presidential ones; (2) San Francisco hotels have no compunction about charging pharma - sphere prices, especially when the city is overrun by pharma executives; (3) no one will ever know if you brought more than one blue blazer to a four - day meeting; and (4) in my next life I want to come back as Bryan Roberts.

So you learn very quickly that there is no such thing as a person you can't live without.

His departure from Avid Life represents a tacit acknowledgment that things went very badly under his watch, and that as CEO, he bears ultimate responsibility for it.

Steve Buckley figured that out and thought the best way to make some progress on this, and I think he's right, wasn't to go out and hire a consultant as we often would have done, but rather get some of these people in from the DMZ and so on who are spending their lives developing these things that will hopefully be a big score for them one day.

Everyone thinks of these things as discontinuous jumps, as leaps — we're living in caves and then we're taking starships.

Cleveland may not seem like a destination city, but as more millennials struggle to afford big - city life, they are heading to the next best thing.

While many companies place ads along the sides of bracket pages or live - stream pages, they might be looking to switch things up as other companies begin to dabble in a variety of creative VR marketing campaigns.

As Dave Hackenburg, who runs an industrial pollination services company in Pennsylvania, says, «If you start shortening lives of bees, just by a few days, young bees have to go to the field earlier, and the whole thing gets messed up.»

He was willing to sacrifice so many things in his life in order to, as he would say, put a dent in the universe,» Sculley remembers.

Patricia G. Greene, a professor of entrepreneurship at Babson College, points out that «retirement» may not mean the same thing to small business owners as it does to people who have spent their lives working for other people.

I needed to bring important things in my life as well as the things that enabled me to make a living.

Just as smartphones forever changed our lives, 57 percent of consumers say that they believe the Internet of Things will be revolutionary, with another 47 percent saying that companies that aren't trying to connect their products to the Internet are missing a big opportunity, according to a study conducted by marketing tech company Affinnova which was recently acquired by consumer and media insights compmany Nielsen.

«I see everything in my life as cohesive, and affecting all the other things.

Often as we get older we get a little clearer about what we don't want in our life, perhaps more clear than we are about the things we do want.

Living and traveling abroad has allowed me to develop friendships around the world, and I really appreciate this, as it is one of the most rewarding things in my life.

But as technology becomes more advanced and more integrated into our lives via the internet of things, we will become more connected and social than ever before.

If you understand this fact, then suddenly, you can have a better attitude toward the change in your life while continuing to attempt to control the outcomes as much as possible — but not letting the things that are out of control upset you.

«That's the thing that people don't realize is today, as an entrepreneur, you can build a company that can impact a billion lives,» Diamandis said in the webcast that will be later featured on the Robbins» podcast.

A moment from life captured to provide inspiration to others as well as share some of the things I might be doing in my free time.

As an entrepreneur, one of the most important things you can do for your success is establish an effective life - business balance.

«You get affected by things that happen around the world or whatever, a lot more I think as a father, just because you realize how precious life is, and it puts it all in perspective, you know, the idea of not being around to see your children grow up,» he added.

«This is worth it,» I told myself as I looked around at all the things I wouldn't have to do that week — the countertops I didn't have to polish, the floors I wouldn't need to sweep or mop, and the bathrooms that I might never have to clean again in my life.

But I don't want to just list these things, I want to equip you with them: Think of the following as six practical tools to help you chisel away at a more elegant work - life balance.

The simplest way to think about it is, as consumers, each of us accesses things we need for our personal lives through the internet.

It has often been said that «nothing good in life comes easy», and it's the sculpted attitude of the hero - entrepreneur alone that knows there's no such thing as a reward without a risk.

As science suggests, those memories are bound to make you happier than you expect, but Rubin also notes that «we tend to write down the happier things,» which also focuses the mind on the positive aspects of life, boosting joy with very little effort.

As with most things in life, however, the easiest way to get a leg up with TechStars is to know somebody.

Just as there are things in life you will be good at, so too will there be areas in which you struggle.

Pressed by Tapper about Trump's repeated falsehoods, with the CNN anchor asking whether they distracted from what Conway said were «the many things that he says that are true that are making a difference in people's lives,» she said they served as distractions only «if they're covered.»

Employers have done a lot to ensure workers are maintaining a work - life balance by offering things such as flexible hours.

Sears grew dramatically, as did consumerism, because it did one thing above all else, it simplified people's lives at a time of increasing socioeconomic complexity by eliminating the friction in a transaction and replacing it with a trusted experience.

«I pray every day that God will put all the right things, all the right people and the right projects in my life and to take all the wrong things and the wrong people out, and I really pray and believe that he does so I have to swallow my pride and take those things as answers,» she added.

What we're naturally inclined to do with that personal control, in professional and entrepreneurial settings as well as in private life, is to get things done.

Work - life as a part of living is making sure that I spend time on things I want to do, and I'm passionate about.

Sumerian life at the time was built as most polytheistic cultures are — pet gods, responsible for things like the health of a harvest, the phases of the moon or fertility.

Not everything is critical at this very moment; not all things are urgent or important in the scheme of our lives; and in a lot of cases if we're offered a reasonable choice and some (financial) incentives, we're perfectly willing to wait for stuff as long as (a) the choice is ours and (b) the choice isn't irrevocable.

«The environment we live in, where the threat vectors are everywhere, one foundational thing we have to do as — I think of us as first responders — is to build products that are more secure,» Nadella said.»

And few things in life are as thrilling as securing those first investment dollars for an idea.