Sentences with phrase «live up to the ideals of»

Yet Najib will struggle to live up to the ideal of racial harmony and the legacy of his father, who brought Malaysians together after race riots in 1969 nearly tore the nation apart.

In short, Jesus fails spectacularly to live up to the ideals of «biblical manhood.»

To refuse baptism to the children of people who somehow fail to live up to our ideal of what it

Having only just arrived at the World Meeting of Families, here we were at Panera, already impatient with our children, overwhelmed by the crowds, and angry with ourselves for failing to live up to the ideal of Catholic family life.

And when Francis embraced a man who had been shunned much of his life because of facial tumors, CNN commented that the Pope «was living up to the ideals of his namesake, Francis of Assisi, a preeminent figure who considered himself a servant to the poor and destitute.»

Any humanist remedy which relies upon calling man to reform himself, and to live up to the ideal of love, may not be wholly without success, but it still leaves man struggling in the chains of his own inadequacy and sheer willful cussedness.

He scolds both Protestantism and Catholicism for their failure to live up to the ideals of Christian charity, but the saving angel in his historical narrative is not Christian charity but liberal modernity.

The threats may be increasing because of the lagged effects of alienation among those second and third generation young people, French by nationality but North African by family origin, who feel that the country has not lived up to the ideals of fraternity and equality, thus depriving them of the opportunity to get jobs, decent housing — and respect.

I am truly humbled, because I have tried very hard to live up to the ideals of the Bulger Award — integrity, passion, vision, and courage.

Together we can move our country forward and live up to the ideals of equality that Dr. King inspired.»

Despite all the flowers, cards and sappy commercials, that second Sunday in May is the one day of the year that makes many women question if they'll ever live up to the ideal of the perfect parent.

«Providing high - quality education for every child is a moral imperative if we truly want to live up to the ideals of a public education system and a democratic society,» she says of her commitment to urban education.

It is crucial to recognize that «reformers,» not educators, have driven this shift: In a 2008 survey, for instance, education pollsters Steve Farkas and Anne Duffett asked, «For the public schools to help the U.S. live up to its ideals of justice and equality, do you think it's more important that they focus equally on all students regardless of their backgrounds or achievement levels... or disadvantaged students who are struggling academically?»

«There is nothing more essential to living up to the ideals of this nation than to make sure every child is able to live up to their God given potential.»

People do nt need to live up to your ideals of proof to hold beliefs that are rational justified and warrented.

LeBaron and Zumeta argue that cultural awareness, particularly of legal culture, must be heightened in order for mediation to live up to the ideals of inclusivity, creativity and collaboration.

Not exact matches

Praising good work is Teambuilding 101 but, practically speaking, few of us live up to the ideal.

By all means take a swing at «Panama vs. Costa Rica» — but be ready to trade the bat for a magnifying glass as soon as you figure out exactly what kind of weather, scenery, population, infrastructure, cost of living, and real estate prices make up your ideal location.

They're stepping up to take 100 % responsibility in their lives... they're gaining clarity on what their purpose is... and they're clearing their path of the obstacles that have held them back from creating their ideal life.

He puts the current caravan of Central Americans in historical context and calls on America to avoid the injustices of the past and live up to our ideals as a leader in the post-World War II... Continue reading»

If you want to see true examples of how faith can inspire people to live by the highest ideals, ignore the so - called «pastors» who are living it up.

Truth and honor and the well being of others and the ideal of a better social order for future generations — these are all worth while for a man to lay down his life and for a woman to give up her husband or a mother to give up her son.

Most persons live in quiet conformity, carried along with the stream of events which catch them up, adapting to what comes, appropriating conventional ideas and ideals, variously loving, hating, living and letting live, doing the best they ordinarily can, hoping for the best.

Sheehan and the «moral complexity» school invite us to treat doctrine as a set of guidelines — ideals to live up to in a perfect world, which are always proven unreasonable when considered in the practical terms of real life.

Mahatma Ghandi, on the other hand, believed that the teachings of Christ in this Sermon held up the highest ideal for how to live life.

The religious insight is the grasp of truth: that the order of the world, the value of the world in its whole and in its parts, the beauty of the world, the zest of life, and the mastery of evil, are all bound up together — not accidentally, but by reason of this truth: that the universe exhibits a creativity with infinite freedom, and a realm of forms with infinite possibilities; but that this creativity and these forms together are impotent to achieve actuality apart from the complete ideal harmony, which is God.61

But spouses who think of each other as good and virtuous people encourage each other to live up to that ideal.

Christians and Muslims are both called to be vigilant in ensuring that their communities live up to the highest ideals of their faith and maybe they can spur each other to good deeds.

Some face the decision between living up to Christian ideals of forgiveness and facing the wrath of the New York Times and certain yahoos in the pews.

Out of religious and moral conviction we tend to praise people for their high intentions, and to sympathize with their sense of inability to live up to the ideals they hold.

Owning nothing but his bare life, and willing to toss that up at any moment when the cause commands him, he is the representative of unhampered freedom in ideal directions.

For Dewey, of course, democracy was a «way of life» not merely a way of public life — an ideal that «must affect all modes of human association» — and he would not have accepted Rorty's contention that «there is no way to bring self - creation together with justice at the level of theory» for that would have required him to give up a principal article of democratic faith.

Although churches have never fully lived up to this ideal and have often sadly departed from it, the Christian gospel has always been a rebuke to race prejudice, national or class conflict, and every other form of man - made division.

The Javanese mystics started their contemplations from the belief that every human being carries within hini the seeds of the perfect man and must therefore try to live up to that ideal.

A theological tradition which «believes in Jesus» encourages the believer to construct the faith - image of this Jesus, an image made up as a result of many different influences: the preaching and teaching of the Church, the reading of the gospels and of devotional literature, the lives and ideals of influential individuals, and so on.

It soon became clear to me that I would have to make do with the situation and come up with some kind of idea as to how to make tomatoes shine under less than ideal life circumstances.

He kneeled during the anthem because he thought the United States was not living up to its own ideals of freedom.

To briefly sum up his thoughts, he described this film as a depiction of a middle - aged man who prefers to live in fantasy and who chases an unattainable ideal across the globe, only to realize this figment of happiness is a creation of his own feelings of cowardice and insecuritTo briefly sum up his thoughts, he described this film as a depiction of a middle - aged man who prefers to live in fantasy and who chases an unattainable ideal across the globe, only to realize this figment of happiness is a creation of his own feelings of cowardice and insecuritto live in fantasy and who chases an unattainable ideal across the globe, only to realize this figment of happiness is a creation of his own feelings of cowardice and insecuritto realize this figment of happiness is a creation of his own feelings of cowardice and insecurity.

My last objection to calling moms heroes is because it idealizes motherhood and thus perpetuates the myth of what a «perfect» mother is and does, and then punishes her when she can't, or doesn't, live up to the ideal.

The booklet, aimed at dads and their families, features real people, real stories and real experiences, along with up to date research on fathers» and male carers» importance in their children's lives — making it ideal for improving dads» sense of worth and for creating a more father - friendly atmosphere in your organisation.

Most importantly: begin to trust your intuition more, and at times when you punish yourself for not living up to your ideal parent image, write a list of many ways in which you have brought joy, comfort, and encouragement into your child's life.

There are as many ways to celebrate Christmas as there are individual families so it is impossible to please everybody or to live up to high ideals of the perfect Christmas.

Perhaps the former is no republic at all, but a long, gradual process of continually remaking a country to live up to our ideals.

«We've developed a collection and are offering services that recognize the needs of a diverse and dynamic community and live up to the ideals expressed by this outstanding renovation and expansion,» said Queens Library president and CEO Dennis Walcott, adding that he hopes the new library «will inspire our customers to learn, discover and pursue their dreams.»

«I will be looking for other ways to contribute my talents, to make sure that we live up to that most New York and American of ideals,» the seven - term congressman said.

We must be exceedingly vigilant in stomping out all forms of bigotry, discrimination and hatred, if we are to live up to the ideals and values that this great country represents.

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Under the supervision of Associate Professor Liu Shao Quan from the NUS Food Science and Technology Programme, Miss Chan took about nine months to come up with an ideal recipe that achieves the optimal count of live probiotics in the beer.

«To serve on the Manchester education committee seemed an ideal way of giving the public service that I had been brought up to believe should be a main objective for those not obliged to earn their own living,» she wrotTo serve on the Manchester education committee seemed an ideal way of giving the public service that I had been brought up to believe should be a main objective for those not obliged to earn their own living,» she wrotto believe should be a main objective for those not obliged to earn their own living,» she wrotto earn their own living,» she wrote.

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