Sentences with phrase «of experiences over things»

I love the notion of experiences over things, one of my focuses for the new year.

Designers such as Clemens Weisshaar and Reed Kram understand the potential for prioritizing the design of experience over things.

Not exact matches

A very successful and experienced businessperson once told me that when he looks back on the handful of really great partnerships that he has had over the years, he realizes that it wasn't the little things that mattered.

And the experience is almost worse if you try to make things interactive as a lack of visual cues means people either talk over each other or hold back out of uncertainty, leaving gaping chasms of silence.

«I think we'll see an evolution of these algorithms over time because I think variety is the spice of life and you want to see interesting things and you want to see other perspectives, and we want people to have that experience as well.»

Grant Williams: Founder of Real Vision TV and author of investment newsletter Things That Make You Go Hmmm..., Grant has three decades of experience in the financial industry and has held senior positions at a number of investment banks all over the world.

The target is a medium term one, so there's a little bit of flexibility over the short term, and I think experience shows that in trying to do economic policy and trying to control inflation there really isn't an ability to fine tune these things over very short periods of time, you have to take a more medium term perspective.

But like anything that is done over a long enough period of time, things get better due to experience, expertise, and higher rates.

The Board has concluded that Mr. Nickerson is qualified to serve as a Director because, among other things, he has over 30 years of experience in oil and gas operations, with a focus on midstream asset development and management, a critical element of the Company's current strategy.

All these aspects of changing and socially evolving over time and regretting things and having a troubles heart, all are part of the human experience and have nothing to do with anything supernatural.

chris «Personal experience» has been used over the centuries as evidence for lots of things including fairies, UFO aliens, leprechauns, mermaids, ghosts, and... yes... all of the other gods and goddesses we've worshipped as well.

It would learn these things not principally from the «content» of the stories but from their «form»; whether a novel is, like O'Connor's, an experience of coming to belief within a recognizably Christian universe, or, like Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse - Five, an experience of deepening despair over the ways of the universe, it would see them both as parabolic stories.

I would say guiding forces for me are not concretely one thing or another, but more of a culmination of many effects and experiences over time.

When the individual begins to realize that many of the things about his life for which he has been blaming himself, consciously or subconsciously, are actually the result of early experiences over which he had no control, he becomes better able to accept responsibility for making constructive changes.

Truth is the intentional objectification of the value things achieve as carried over into experience by the various selective elements in interpretation.

There is good reason to think that some of the important things can happen only in groups small enough to permit deep and personal sharing of experience over a considerable period of time.

I don't think she quite feels the overpowering sense of God's sovereignty over all things, painful or pleasant, virtuous or perverse, in human experience.

But even then, many of us experience deep guilt and regret over things that we have done.

The Bible, as a unified collection of God's setting the world to rights over time through a specific covenant people, primarily located in one geo - political area, records only a thin slice of human experience in the grand scheme of things.

After Acid Rap, a mixtape full of content reflecting its title, Chance experienced a complete U-turn when his grandma prayed over him, saying: «Lord, I pray that all things that are not like You, You take away from Chance.

All this «having» students do this, «asking» them to do that, and «instructing» them to do the other thing, as anyone knows with as much experience teaching college students as Professor Neuliep has (and I have over thirty years» experience myself), is going to result, some of the time, in compliance --- sometimes immediate compliance, even from inwardly squeamish students.

It is easy to stand and prophecy that in the future there will be strange new religions, that people will do things foreign to our understanding, and swear that our gods will not be pleased... and be correct... because it is the nature of human beings to change, to modify our beliefs to fit our experience, to seek out new understanding, change the way we dress and do our hair, and unfortunately, it is in our nature to fight over stupid crap like land and religion.

10 Certain recent discussions of environmental ethics, dealing with «respect for nature» (where nature is not necessarily limited to the realm of living things), reflect some affinities with Hall's ideas on «deference» and seem to pose a challenge to my suggestion that the pursuit of power over nature should be criticized primarily in terms of its negative effects on human values and experiences.

This may be true with some people about some things, but overall, the Bible has grown organically, is very close to human experiences of people over centuries and millennia, speaks the truth about our frailty, draws characters that are complex, raw, and authentic, warts and all.

The difference is I lived in a very religious setting when I was young, went to a private school, and what I said was from first hand experience over 11 years with hundreds perhaps thousands of children going through the same thing.

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

A few things come to mind: it's temporal, over against the promise of eternal life; it serves a purpose in personal sanctification and in the larger scheme — the big story that God is orchestrating; and, it's part of the fallen creation and points us to the missing wholeness and beauty we know is lacking in our experience.

He's had the nurses in bouts of laughter, telling tales of all his «near death» experiences over the last 50 years (usually doing some really stupid things!).

this is brilliant, because we do not have vanilla almond milk in Spain, we do have almond milk but not with vanilla and I was always jealous of everyone going nuts over the vanilla almond kind... I also have a problem with regular milk and I have also tried to put other nut milks in my coffee and I have to say it's one of the worst things one can experience in the morning... Now I'm using lactose free milk which heats up well and my coffee tastes delicious.

Relaxing in the spa is one of my very favourite things, so I was over the moon when David (my boyfriend) bought a Twilight Spa experience for my birthday.

When you have over 140 years of experience turning the highest quality fruit into delicious juices, jams and jellies, it's only natural that Welch's ® Fruit Snacks became the next big thing in the snacking world.

We are detailed, professional, fun, and experienced We are certified to be smarter than you at wine We are experienced as educators and in the food and beverage industry We are the first and only company of this kind in San Diego We are so flexible we can bend over backwards to meet your needs We will make your event easy for you and memorable for all We will teach you things you can actually use We can improve your sales, service, and / or palate We can update your wine cellar and help you keep it that way And... we love what we do

of course no team wants to lose but I can guarantee you that the reaction by the Chelski fans after today's results are nowhere near what would have occurred if we shit the bed on opening day... the difference is they have tasted EPL success on more than one occasion recently, they have won the Champions League and they have done it with 3 different managers in the last 12 years with a similar, if not smaller, wage bill than us... in comparison, we have been experiencing our own personal Groundhog Day with nothing to show for it but a few silvery trinkets that would barely wet the appetite of a world - class club... so it's time for Wenger to stop gloating over our week one escape act and make some substantial moves before this window closes or I fear that things will take a horrible turn when the inevitable happens... living on a knife's edge is no way to go through a full season of football and regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, you could feel high levels of toxicity in the air and that was friggin week one... I would much rather someone tried their best and failed, than took half - measures and hoped for the best

Although it will be incredibly difficult to ever match his contributions on the pitch, it's vitally important for a former club legend, like Henry, to publicly address his concerns regarding the direction of this club... regardless of those who still feel that Henry has some sort of agenda due to the backlash he received following earlier comments he made on air regarding Arsenal, he has an intimate understanding of the game, he knows the fans are being hosed and he feels some sense of obligation, both professionally and personally, to tell it like he sees it... much like I've continually expressed over the last couple months, this team isn't evolving under this current ownership / management team... instead we are currently experiencing a «stagnant» phase in our club's storied history... a fact that can't be hidden by simply changing the formation or bringing in one or two individuals... this team needs fundamental change in the way it conducts business both on and off the pitch or it will continue to slowly devolve into a second tier club... regardless of the euphoria surrounding our escape act on Friday evening, as it stands, this club is more likely to be fighting for a Europa League spot for the foreseeable future than a top 4 finish... we can't hope for the failures of others to secure our place in the top 4, we need to be the manufacturers of our own success by doing whatever is necessary to evolve as an organization... if Wenger, Gazidis and Kroenke can't take the necessary steps following the debacle they manufactured last season, their removal is imperative for our future success... unfortunately, I strongly believe that either they don't know how to proceed in the present economic climate or they are unwilling to do whatever it takes to turn this ship around... just look at the current state of our squad, none of our world class players are under contract beyond this season, we have a ridiculous wage bill considering the results, we can't sell our deadwood because we've mismanaged our personnel decisions and contractual obligations, we haven't properly cultivated our younger talent and we might have become one of the worst clubs ever when it comes to way we handle our transfer business, which under Dein was one of our greatest assets... it's time to get things right!!!

Following a shocking 3 - 0 loss on midweek over Bournemouth, The Blues were determined to experience a different kind of outcome, but things just didn't go well again for Conte's boys.

I look back at all of the conflicts we had with schools over the years (things like treating our children respectfully, struggling to provide healthy food choices, uhg) and I am ashamed to admit that my fear and ignorance about HS allowed me to justify sending my children off everyday to deal with people and situations that were not positive learning experiences for them, but often humiliating or dis - empowering.

In addition to getting to know each other over the course of the mom's pregnancy — learning about her hopes, fears, and wants for her birth experience — home birthing moms also have birth plans to clarify things like which post-birth procedures the family does and doesn't want (like vitamin K shot, eye ointment, etc.), and preferred hospitals and care providers to call in case of transfer.

«Besides being afraid of the regular things — injury, illness, and such — I am also sad that his innocence will inevitably be eroded over time, and that he will inevitably experience all the various pains involved in growing into an adult.»

Nursing is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do as a mom, and yet, I experienced a sadness each time when it was over, even though I some ways I felt like I had anticipated this moment from the time my daughters were each born.

I would advice that No parent bring there children to this Daycare it is Pure Nasty roaches are everywhere they actually are dining with the children during lunch time, the mats that the kids nap on or stored in a out of order rest room storage closet, they almost never sanitize, and kids stay sick with lice, hand, foot, and mouth high fevers etc, not to mention they Do nt provide kids with a well balanced meal «ask to see menu» upon tour, they also have one of the highest turn over as far as the teachers goes» no experience «needed to care for your child, they are literally there to babysit, kids do nt learn a thing and are treated like crap, so while the price may be durable does this sound like somewhere you would want to send your love ones?

I never thought I'd be one of those moms who gets all mushy over the little things, but every milestone has been an incredible experience.

I am literally 18 weeks today, and the best moments I am experiencing is getting over my sickness, mentally preparing to start buying lots of cute things for the baby, & last but not least feeling the baby move when I eat yummy things that he or she likes!

Although I didn't do the VBAC, thing I did have one of each, and I agree, natural is hands down better and on top of that I felt I actually did something to earn my precious baby, C - section is not something I'd recommend to anyone and it took me a long time to get over the disappointment and knowing that I would never experience the joy of childbirth again, anyway, I digress, the pics are gorgeous and I can't wait to see them used in some layouts, I hope the girls are enjoying their new baby brother and I have no doubt he will be brought up with three mothers!

My wife and I haven't agreed on every little thing over the years, but there is one thing that we have always agreed on: the best experiences of our lives so far have been the home births of our two sons.

We are worried out of our minds over every little thing we experience with our fragile babies, so when these breast challenges occur we find ourselves stressed out even more.

The boys love to use their hands with the Model Magic to create things (whereas with play dough they often use tools) and while my youngest enjoys the experience of squishing it together and blending colours, my oldest spends more time making more elaborate creations because Model Magic hardens over time so that you can keep your creations.

One of the benefits of having a natural birth experience includes having more control over the birth process; things that seems so simple when you're not operating under hospital rules stay that way: you can have a drink of water when you want one; the father can participate as fully as he wants to (short of actually having the baby for you, of course).

Anxiety for the first time visit outside is common but over anxiety is not, and if you experience excessive anxiety, it can make things worse because you wouldn't be confident of your movement and operatives.

Ben Chodor of online videoconferencing firm Stream 57 was also in the «room» (we did the whole thing over the phone, since Karen's on the West Coast), talking about his company's experience working with candidates to do virtual town hall meetings.

Another way of saying the same thing is to say that the left elevates the personal over the political, immediate experience over theory and activism over policy development.