Sentences with phrase «making grandiose statements»

Instead of making grandiose statements such as, «I'm going to get rid of everything I own on Saturday,» reframe your intention into something like, «This Saturday I am committed to cleaning out my chest of drawers.

Or make grandiose statements, claiming that bad things «always» happen or that it would take a miracle for their misfortune to change?

Once again then, Miliband has chosen to make a grandiose statement on an issue, without any thoughtful policy - making backdrop.

Every so often authors immersed in the traditional world of publishing pop their heads above the precipice and make grandiose statements about independent publishing, the retail book trade, and, in particular, self - publishing and self - published authors... Orange Prize - winner Ann Patchett is the latest author to share her wisdom on publishing and the use of self - publishing services by authors.

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Fearless, defining names — These names make a clear statement, they're bold and grandiose.

These moments are rooted deeply within social realist cinema, and the everyday interactions of these men and the women in their lives reveal far more than any of the other, more grandiose statements the film attempts to make.