Sentences with phrase «minded pursuits»

Could these single - minded pursuits make us less interested in working to improve and maintain our relationships?

The partnership aligns two like - minded pursuits — golf and wine — and we are delighted to join the Ryder Cup on this side of the Atlantic for the very first time,» added Hugues Lechanoine, Managing Director of Baron Philippe de Rothschild SA.

Concentrating on the Middle East since World War II, Pryce «Jones shows how one Arab regime after another has been but a repeat of tribal allegiances played out in a pattern of lust for power and revenge, reflecting a shame «honor culture that leaves no room for the concept, never mind the pursuit, of the common good.

I need hardly say that, from the point of view of any of the great religious traditions, the single - minded pursuit of wealth controlling the University of Phoenix is profoundly wrong - headed.

If you're going to play games and decides who «wins» and who «loses,» at least don't pretend that you're doing it in the mindset of open - minded pursuit of knowledge.

he likes developing players and protecting their mentality, ego and development to the detriment of single - minded pursuit of championships.

Hospital birth (and hospitals in general) frequently override the first two in single - minded pursuit of the third.»

«In my view, there's no work that's more important in New York government today than this single - minded pursuit for the future of upstate.»

The Waver has a big job to do, and it certainly isn't as mundane as yours or mine: His single - minded pursuit is to cheer up humankind, one car at a time.

And it wasn't an ordinary mission; in the article the reporter who interviewed Ed Carlson (yes, he has a name) spoke about Ed's single - minded pursuit of spreading love and peace throughout the country, one small town at a time.

Can you imagine what would happen to your work and dreams if you were to put even a small part of The Waver's passion into some single - minded pursuit?

I believe that this is because these unique people have learned to focus by making a single - minded pursuit out of their mission.

We are taught that the scientific endeavor is based on the single - minded pursuit of Truth.

Likewise, your single - minded pursuit most likely has a series of individual elements that can be monitored along the way.

An open mind, because a single - minded pursuit is not a closed - minded pursuit.

The ability to rebound again and again is at the core of any single - minded pursuit.

Archer's single - minded pursuit of Troy has caused serious harm to his marriage, but Archer thinks the light may have appeared at the end of the tunnel when a seriously wounded Troy is captured in a bloody shootout.

The Drive follow - up centers on Julian (Gosling), a crooked boxing club owner in Bangkok who goes off in his single - minded pursuit...

It sounds like a change of pace, though NASA's tireless efforts to get the Apollo 11 mission off the ground, which is reportedly the subject of Spotlight writer Josh Singer's screenplay, could align well with Chazelle's interest in obsession and single - minded pursuit of a goal.

... Miguel's single - minded pursuit has marked this debut as more than a current event in publishing.

Her provocative thesis is that advanced medicine, in its single - minded pursuit of maximum longevity, often creates more suffering than it prevents.

For a moment, think of the single - minded pursuit of dollars, political power and privileges to profligately consume and righteously ignore the requirements of practical reality as our raison d'etre.

But Apple chief executive Tim Cook has shocked some in the US with an impassioned attack on the single - minded pursuit of profit — and a direct appeal to climate - change deniers not to buy shares in his firm.

The history of science shows that the over-eager or narrow - minded pursuit of commercial interests can lead to the loss of public trust.

It does this all basically from recognizing the shapes on the screen or, in some cases, from accessing the game geometry and system memory directly — it doesn't care about the Princess, and it may develop strange behaviors that result from its single - minded pursuit of incrementing its score integer.

Not exact matches

By keeping these tips in mind, you can make the most of your entrepreneurial pursuits to create the foundation for long - term success.

While Sirius was wrought from Rothblatt's passions regarding the commercial capacities of outer space, today she is on the hunt for immortality, a pursuit that currently includes the creation of robots called «mindclones,» or digital replicas of human minds.

Opening your arms and mind to embrace the relentless pursuit of entrepreneurial success can produce positive results.

But before you start promoting whatever legally ambiguous pursuit you have in mind, you might want to remember that the success of Uber and Airbnb are the exception, not the rule.

Make it a daily habit to write in a journal, get on a writing schedule to simply just write what comes to mind or wherever your imagination takes you or use any other methods that may work best for you in the pursuit of developing your creative potential.

So in the pursuit of conserving resources of all stripes, here are a few things to keep in mind before hitting the print button: Don't do it, unless it's absolutely necessary.

According to these sources, Millennials demand instant gratification, place personal pursuits over work obligations, remain connected to distracting online activities 24/7/365 and don't take well to even the most positively presented constructive criticism — never mind any workplace disciplinary actions.

The associated computing and technical obstacles to this achievement challenged America's best minds to synthesize their collective brainpower in the pursuit of a common goal.

It can not make up its mind as to what kind of person the humanities should cultivate: a person who criticizes in pursuit of the truth or an unmasker of ideologies who has given up the quest for truth and settles for constantly unmaking and remaking the world.

All the habitual pursuits of the ego and appetites are suspended... I love the wilderness because when all these pursuits of mind and body have been shed, what remains — insofar as this is attainable in our mortal condition — is an unencumbered soul, with no other concern than to look for God.1

Whereas contemporary understanding envisions the curious person as open to knowledge, life, and new experiences in a kind of whimsical, impish, or carefree way, scholastic theologians saw curiosity as a wayward pursuit which impedes the studied application of the mind to worthy things.

It is unfair to those with whom one plays to undertake the game in a distracted and divided frame of mind, for the spirit of the game is a consequence of the common dedication of the players to the pursuit at hand.

Hate is the pursuit of the weak minded.

When the founding fathers wrote about the pursuit of happiness in the Declaration of Independence, they had in mind the idea that governments should follow the example of God in respecting individuals to make their own decisions, and treat everyone equally and fairly under the law.

In «The Pursuit of the Ideal,» this volume's opening essay, Berlin recounts autobiographically how his reading of Machiavelli first formed in his mind the theoretical problem.

After experiencing the crushing humiliation of the ten plagues which culminated in the anguishing loss of his firstborn son, Pharaoh damages the economy and productivity of Egypt by finally allowing the Israelites to leave Egypt, only to change his mind and chase after them in hot pursuit, which leads to the decimation of his army in the Red Sea.

After about a decade of doubt, study, and frustration, I made a resolution: to pursue the truth about the Bible without compromising my intellectual integrity, regardless of whether that pursuit led me to affirm my long - held presuppositions or whether it forced me to change my mind.

One knew what good was: the spirit or the mind in pursuit of the eternal verities.

The aim is to open her road season at the Tour of the Reservoir on April 11, although King, team pursuit gold medalist at London 2012, admits next year's Olympics are not far from her mind.

This antagonized the «Western mind» that was in constant pursuit of happiness, hedonism and intellectual knowledge.

This is by combining extra-curricula activities with academic pursuit, thus building their minds and bodies and preparing them for the future.

More than once, Clegg opposes Osborne for pursuing a too - narrowly pro-trade and pro-investment approach to China, leaving readers to infer that Clegg would have preferred some kind of more robustly human rights - driven policy towards China: «too many of our politicians have rushed to embrace authoritarian capitalism: George Osborne's gratuitous pandering to China's rulers in Beijing in pursuit of commercial advantage springs to mind» (226).

We should never forget that behind scientific pursuits are our minds, our hearts, and our souls, and that we can help one another in ways that we can't help ourselves.

So with that in mind, I'm not optimistic about the value of investing anything at all in the pursuit of renewable energy right now.»

That kind of discipline for how to train and put your mind in the right place is directly transferable to any academic pursuit.