Sentences with phrase «like stoic»

Artists run the gamut from the painfully subtle, like the stoic head portraits of German photographer Thomas Ruff, to the playful and polymorphously perverse, such as the drawings of L.A. ex-punker (and now Bucksbaum - winner) Raymond Pettibon, who culls from sources as wide - ranging as pulp fiction and Gumby.

The monumental site with its towering pyramids looms out of the thick jungle canopy like stoic sentinels of ancient mysteries.

Delicately adapted from Willy Vlautin's 2010 novel, it follows classical narrative arcs of both the coming - of - age story and the great American road movie, yet with precious little of the romanticism and sentimentality that tends to accompany them: Haigh, rather like his stoic protagonist, keeps his eye quietly and pragmatically on the destination.

the Augustinian God turns out to be remarkably like the Stoic sage: devoid of passions, unfamiliar with longing, foreign to suffering, dwelling in steady bliss, exhibiting to others only benevolence.

We would then have no more fear; without fear and without hope we would be invulnerable like the Stoics.

Not exact matches

If, as Stoics like Aunt Emily believe, he has simply been reabsorbed into the circumambient nothingness, why is human life not absurd and worthless?

Occasionally, it is true, the Stoic rises to something like a Christian warmth of sentiment, as in the often quoted passage of Marcus Aurelius: --

The anima mundi, to whose disposal of his own personal destiny the Stoic consents, is there to be respected and submitted to, but the Christian God is there to be loved and the difference of emotional atmosphere is like that between an arctic climate and the tropics, though the outcome in the way of accepting actual conditions uncomplainingly may seem in abstract terms to be much the same.

Doesn't seem like there's much stoic logic in it if it only comments on half of a concept.

Forsythe reviews the thought on the classical virtue of prudence, «against the backdrop of the thought of Greek, Roman, and Stoic philosophers like Aristotle, Seneca, Cicero, Augustine, and Thomas Aquinas.»

Today it's about custom light fixtures, like the lobster trap — inspired ones at Denver seafood spot Stoic & Genuine, a Collins glass chandelier at Dallas's Remedy, and tree branches from nearby Hampton Park at Charleston's The Park Cafe.

Like Robinson, Doby combined the physical skills and the strong, stoic personality that Veeck thought was needed to break the color barrier.

What bothers me is the picture I painted of Kawhi in my head of this stoic, unwavering Tim Duncan - like figure, that picture is a little blurry.

Please remain calm and stoic at all times like your leader;)

«vegan» sounds like a self - abnegating Jain who won't swat a mosquito that is biting him — I am not that stoic.

Silent, stoic and just looking for love like everyone's favourite quidditch player.

Studi, a great actor who has a long career playing fearsome warriors in films like Dances With Wolves and The Last of the Mohicans, is equally stoic but is given even less character shading.

As the stoic Christian Grey, Jamie Dornan seems a little more life - like this go - round, being directed to loosen up somewhat, but he is still all abs and no substance, as the script has given up on trying to make sense of him or enlighten the viewer on his psychological issues.

Although the stoic nature of her character effectively mutes any need for ostentatious displays of emotions, Carano's imposing physical build, looks, and dynamic fighting style does make up for the lack of nuance in her character, such that it creates that certain mystique that many quiet - but - deadly action stars like Clint Eastwood benefit from.

Released: December 25 Cast: Daniel Day - Lewis, Vicky Krieps, Lesley Manville Director: Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) Why it's great: Like a living Vermeer painting, Anderson's look at the entanglement of art and eroticism sits stoic as two forces of desire clash against opulent 1950s production design.

It's a narrative turn that suggests he, like so many before him, is one of D. H. Lawrence's essential American souls: «hard, isolate, stoic and a killer.»

Without all those moronic flashbacks, an obnoxious teenage girl, a passionless romantic subplot and all those half - witted villains, Elektra could have been a terrific lone, stoic assassin, quietly searching — like Alain Delon — for meaning in an empty universe.

While the rest of the British film industry was (much like Hollywood) turning out paeans to patriotism and stoic resilience in the face of hardship, shortages, and sacrifice, these Gainsborough melodramas offered audiences an escape with bad behavior, wicked schemes, and villains who betray friends and lovers out of greed, arrogance, or mere thrill seeking.

Only Cornish, dutifully working the stoic - but - sexy thing as she fires guns, runs after assassins, and drives through a lightning storm, looks like she's thinking of emerging from the ashes of a stupid movie, hopefully with a sizzle reel for her own blonde - badass flick.

And more importantly, it reminds you that it's easy to take a talent like Elliott for granted, until someone hands him the sort of role that lets this stoic pillar of hypermasculinity play the scales.

Oddly enough, it's Chris Pratt that feels like the weak link with an ultra-dry, stoic turn that's missing the energy he usually brings to the screen.

Yet, thanks to the restrained performance from lead actor Lior Ashkenazi, who lets discomfort crackle across his stoic features like breaking glass, we can feel the endless conflict playing out within his soul, and across the rest of this desolate landscape.

What's interesting about it is that his performance as the stoic Hugh Glass is so vastly different from the ones he's made his name on throughout his career: charismatic, fast - talkers like Jack Dawson in «Titanic,» Frank Abagnale in «Catch Me If You Can» and Jordan Belfort in «The Wolf of Wall Street.»

Using the T of STOIC, good teachers will develop and teach lessons on behavior directly and explicitly in their classrooms — just like a coach teaches basketball.

Like its namesake, the 2015 Lamborghini Huracán looks to be solid, stoic, and fearsome.

The 2015 Escalade has a stoic and business - like air, much more - so than the previous generation.

With a mix of icky brutality and stoic, deadpan humor, Hale welcomes readers to Friendship, Wisconsin, where homecoming queen Ruth has just been found dead in a cornfield, stuffed like a scarecrow.

Not serious and stoic like some sporting breeds, the Irish Setter likes to goof around.

Vets comment that animals like this are «stoic» about pain.

Like other ailments our dogs may suffer with, they can be extremely stoic.

Some stoic dogs with fast growing tumors will not show signs of pain, like limping, and will be normally active until a fall or slip causes the weakened bone to snap.

Austin, TX — July 30, 2015 — A trio of like - minded independent companies, video game developer Stoic, miniatures board game creator MegaCon Games, and video game publisher Versus Evil today announced The Banner Saga: Warbands, a miniatures board game based on the successful and critically acclaimed video game franchise The Banner Saga.

Those who like their RPGs to deliver an epic - scale world - saving power fantasy would probably be served better by something other than Stoic's debut effort, which has no particular interest in making its player feel good about the decisions and scenarios they're being presented with.

Stoic wasn't willing to confirm any specific time frames, but it seems like they're going through the submission process with Nintendo right now.

Inspired by Stoic Studios Banner Saga, Ash of Gods follows in the same vein of interactive story telling who's stylistic and design routes can be found within the classic «laserdisc» games like Dragon's Lair.

A kind of stoic acquiescence, an acceptance of economic collapse drifted between desks like phantasmic tumbleweeds.

Aside from the relief that comes with knowing that we'll be able to keep working at Stoic for a long time to come, what has been really rewarding is the individuals who write to us saying things like «No game has ever been more worthy of the title «Saga».

While Stoic had no involvement with the video and it's not anything official from us we would love to see more fan created videos like this or more awesome artwork for our banner contest that is ongoing at www.creatingthebanner.com.

We'd have liked more voiceover work during dialogue scenes — this is another area where budget or time issues seem to have hamstrung Stoic's vision, because there are fully animated and acted scenes early on and these quickly drop off in favour of written dialogue and basic animation.

Seems like FemShep is more expressive, while BroShep's more stoic.

Simple objects, each with their own complex texture or detail, scatter the exhibition space, enhancing the party - like atmosphere with a tinge of stoic discontent that overshadows the speculative festivities that might have taken place.

In the 1970s she was known for her room - sized installations and later, influenced by the equally vanguard John Cage and Agnes Martin, she struck upon a method of poured painting, where she dripped paint onto paint, creating waterfall - like giant canvases which were stoic and imposing, suspended in time.

The man is, in my view, a right - thinking stoic, and the engaging sort of person I'd very much like to treat to a drink (beer for me, wine for him).

In Synapse you can make the mouse wheel, Razer logo, and edge lighting strip as fanciful or as stoic as you like, choosing between a handful of effects or creating your own in the Chroma section.