Sentences with phrase «noble pursuit of»

and devote their every waking hour to the noble pursuit of mindless zombie slaughter.

Lotus's noble pursuit of low weight resulted in a sub-2000-pound car with perfect dynamic manners.

When politicians and thought leaders can't or won't agree on a basic set of facts, how can we motivate students for the noble pursuit of truth and help them see why it still matters?

The way the story evolves, as Calvin changes shape and finds ever more creative ways to destroy the humans, is a masterclass in narrative escalation, and the way celebration and the noble pursuit of discovery quickly turns to revulsion and survival is really well handled.

Using Cervantes» Don Quixote as their muse, this winery explores the difference between appearance and reality and engages in the noble pursuits of a knight errant.

Not exact matches

The pursuit is noble and could have a tremendous impact globally by helping curb the evolving appetites of the growing middle class in developing countries towards fewer animal based products.

Here, our rather noble willingness to endure unhappiness (as an integral part even of a moral life dedicated to freeing us up most to the pursuit of happiness!)

Their pursuit of humility was noble — if at times counterproductive (there is a danger in being so focussed on attaining humility that one becomes rather proud of their pursuit).

There are more people who believe in peace, unity and the pursuit of truth and slog daily to make a difference in this crazy world, without recognition or praise... writing a book doesn't make him credible or noble..

But it is strange and striking how little else Nietzsche has to say out loud about family, because the classical or pagan pursuit of what it means for a family to be great is perhaps the most significant and enduring example of noble values that a philosopher of noble values could hope to find.

His Juan, far from being meant to engage our sympathy, is for the most part rather uninteresting: an ordinary profligate, cad, and sexual predator of noble extraction, with sufficient means to pursue his desires and without any discernible sign of a conscience to impede the pursuit.

Considering the abysmal coverage of truly newsworthy topics and obviously pathetic lack of the editors» abilities to even just spellcheck stories, you'd think the could've re-directed Mr. Gilgoff to a more noble pursuit.

The solution, as Faludi seems to realize, is certainly not a return to the doctrine of separate spheres, with women relegated to economically dependent domesticity while men bond with each other in male - defined manufacturing jobs and noble military and athletic pursuits.

Following St. Thomas Aquinas, we can take seriously the ambiguity of political life but still see that it can be a noble and honorable pursuit.

That is, freedom is the human capacity that unifies all our other capacities into an orderly whole, and directs our actions toward the pursuit of happiness and goodness understood in the noblest sense: the union of the human person with the absolute good, who is God.

What he's trying to do may be noble, but his methods are often questionable, and his pursuit of justice is constantly hindered by his own imperfections.

Because the pursuit of authenticity at first seems noble, we have no problem dishing out $ 6 for a seasonal latte or $ 150 for that pair of jeans.

While the noble, food - curious pursuit of previously - unexplored flavor combinations is as good a reason as any to start getting creative with your pesto, it's definitely not the only reason.

Hence, politicians take an interest even if it politically self - interest as opposed to the pursuit of noble ideas.

and the advice to let peace reign and let no persons drag and distract the concentration of the Honourable Minister from more noble pursuits», Edoreh said in a recent statement.

I kind of thought «well, that's a noble pursuit, he's really earning his dinner».»

As one former American attaché observed, «although the professional values of the diplomats, as well as the psychological atmosphere of their working environment, differ fundamentally from those of the scientists, the two professions share the common belief that their own pursuit is the noblest that man has ever created.»

It is easy to see why the pursuit of science was a goal to be cherished and emphasized in this mix of motivations: there were many reasons to be skittish of the potential for conflict and colonialism, but little could be more noble than knowledge.

At Harvard Medical School, I was taught (and blithely internalized) the message that the ruthless and dogged pursuit of medical knowledge was noble, even if it meant denying basic needs.

Spielberg's Lincoln is a man of undeniably noble intentions, but one not afraid of getting his hands dirty in pursuit of those goals.

Blank stares and expectant pauses punctuate much of the dialogue to demonstrate just how off Amanda and Lily are, and while we certainly aren't meant to view their pursuits as noble, we are encouraged to empathize with them with a capacity that the characters themselves lack.

I learned the need to be forthright and honest, and to welcome the heat while not seeking the limelight; to be both bold and humble, and wary of experts who profess a lock on the answers; and to engage wholeheartedly in principled politics in the pursuit of noble ends.

We believe that the work of serving students is the noble pursuit that unites us.

So it was with a bit of surprise to see that scientists from Oxford and Tel Aviv Universities had entered into the fray with their list of the world's most popular reptiles — what kind of noble scientific pursuit is that?!

I have become convinced that there is no more noble pursuit we can engage in than to seek to insure that policy is informed by an objective assessment of scientific evidence.

To say otherwise is to condone corruption, whether it be of the Noble Cause variety or just the pursuit of circulation at any cost.

It was not in the measuring, calculating and experimenting that the moral codes of science were violated, it was in the politicising of scientific actions, as historical scientific disinterestedness was sacrificed in what was intended by some, perhaps many, climate scientists as the pursuit of a noble, ethical cause.

While reducing paper and «going green» are noble pursuits, sometimes giving clients something tangible and concrete to look at can aid in their understanding of the work you are performing for them.

Even in pursuit of a noble goal — catching individuals creating and trading child pornography — this is still troubling because it is a warrantless intrusion into someone's computer.

While this is a noble pursuit, it does not make sense when listed on the resume of someone applying for an accounting position.

They followed the path of least resistance, often hiding behind very noble, if not reasonable, pursuits.

Valor's Compass model has four dimensions, seeking to guide each student to develop a Sharp Mind (the pursuit of knowledge and skills) and a Big Heart (compassion for oneself and others) and to follow a Noble Purpose (one's deepest values) through Aligned Actions (in part by being engaged and supportive of one's community).