I am educated, with a bubbly personality and lover
of intellectual conversations.
Girls seek for comfort in the form
of intellectual conversations.
Not exact matches
He lists among his passions chess, the works
of Tolkien and «
intellectual conversations with friends».
Because when you have
conversations like the one you called an
intellectual exercise about the abolition
of the Second Amendment, that is exactly what conservatives are terrified about.
• W. H. Mallock, The New Republic: It defies reason that a professional economist should have written one
of the most brilliant satires
of the nineteenth century (it appeared in 1877); a
conversation novel, in the manner
of Thomas Love Peacock, and just about as ingenious as any
of his; a grand and ungracious burlesque
of the Oxonian
intellectuals and writers
of the time, many
of them Mallock's friends.
My memories
of reading Lewis seem less like the study
of a far - off, long - dead Christian
intellectual, and more like
conversations with a wise mentor, a storyteller, an old friend.
In Larsen's account
of anthropology, we see, to the contrary, that generations
of leading British anthropologists have never been able to ignore their slain God, Jesus Christ, but have recurrently and with varying results wrestled with the truth claims
of Christianity, often engaging theology as a highly generative
intellectual conversation partner.
There he would enter into
conversations with Greek and Roman
intellectuals, many
of whom were seriously interested in Judaism: those for whom the pagan cults had become meaningless visited Jewish services instead.
In my place
of worship, we can have
intellectual conversations about issues we have with our faith.
First
of all to my parents, my father, Remus Muray, and my mother, Marianna Muray, for their part in bringing me into the world, and their love, understanding, and encouragement throughout my life; to John Cobb, my theological «godfather» who first introduced me to process thought, and to whose friendship, inspiration, encouragement, and
intellectual stimulation I am more grateful than I could ever express; to David Griffin, who taught me how to think critically; to Jay McDaniel and Kevin Clark for their enduring friendship since our student days and perpetually
intellectual stimulating
conversations; Nancy Howell, without whose encouragement this project may not have been undertaken; William Dean, whose work has proved to be so liberating; to David and Rosanne Keller, for their friendship, the opportunity to work and play with them, and for their living relationally; Josephine Bates, for her friendship, encouragement, and support in this endeavor; the Rt..
If I understand him aright, it is one
of Karl Barth's profoundest insights that there is: I say «insights» and I pause, recalling how Dr. Olive Wyon (a most experienced translator
of German theology) remarked to me once in
conversation that where Barth is concerned, for all the massiveness and
intellectual power
of his argument, one is in the end dealing with a poet rather than an exegete.
Meanwhile, the shrill tones
of public
intellectuals such as Richard Dawkins and the New Atheists have dominated the
conversation from the secular side.
The greatest fear you sense in the corridors, apart from the fear
of not landing a job, is that a professor might be suspected
of harboring a genuine religious commitment in the midst
of all that
intellectual conversation.
It does something else - most
conversation between people
of various religions is an
intellectual debate about why my religion is right and yours is wrong.
And yet the blame for the absence
of Catholicism — or Judaism or Protestantism — from the larger
conversation must, in part, rest with people
of faith — and in particular with the critics,
intellectuals, and theologians who help to mediate what is going on in the arts to a broader audience.
As center
of the contemporary Church's
intellectual activity it is also directly responsible for continuous
conversation with the
intellectual centers
of secular society.
Like all
intellectual activity it is carried on in constant
conversation among many subjects, whose ideas
of the common object and whose reactions to it are compared, related and criticized.
We had crazy
conversations and nerdy -
intellectual conversations, played games, watched movies, ate and cooked a lot
of great food, went out to Beale street and just did what friends do best.
You've applied so many faulty debate tactics in your comments here that, if this were a
conversation that was mediated, you'd probably be asked to step away from it on the grounds
of intellectual dishonesty.
Judt proffers the public
intellectual as a creature
of the nation, operating most effectively within a middle register
of action, facing great difficulty sparking anything resembling a global
conversation.
Indeed, the reader walks away with the impression that very few people in the world shared the requisite reading list or were equipped to handle an
intellectual conversation of this depth with Tony Judt.
Maurice Glasman has provided a strong sense
of intellectual and political challenge across the party, talking about this as «a completely agitational idea to provoke a
conversation about what went wrong with the Blair project».
And while this greater connectivity has not altered the basic quest — the pursuit
of knowledge and the advancement
of humankind — the increased globalization
of scientific research has created a more open
intellectual ecosystem that draws more smart people into the
conversation.
Their chosen topic
of conversation would deprive many people
of an appetite, but the scientist and his guest shared an
intellectual hunger for a stomach - churning subject: gut worms — specifically, tiny worm - like parasitic organisms called helminths that live nestled in the gastrointestinal tracts
of their hosts.
This
conversation made me really proud
of the community I'm fostering here — you are a group
of independent, insightful,
intellectual, badass women and I can't wait to tap into that energy more often.
I would like to be able to carry on an
intellectual conversation and to learn from this person adding value to both
of us.
The dating sites plastered all over the news and radio, such as Eharmony and Match.com, don't cater to us nerds and geeks, and it might be hard to fall in love with someone who refuses to even go, forget cosplay, with you at the next anime convention, or who doesn't want to sit and have a marathon
of your favorite sci - fi show, or have an
intellectual conversation about climate change..
Majority
of sugar daddies appreciate a woman who is able to hold
intellectual conversation.
I'm a independent cool, easy gentleman, who loves
intellectual conversation, has a good sense
of humor, who is constantly on a quest for knowledge.
I enjoy good
intellectual conversations, trips to the park, all types
of food, quiet nights at home with a movie and some wine.
Thirsty Lion with Man guitar skills and over a hundred books to supplement looking for a good woman deep
intellectual conversation and a hot cup
of cocoa.
Lots
of laughs and
intellectual conversations.
I enjoy good
conversation, especially
of the
intellectual kind.
For starters, I have a great sense
of humor and I know how to hold an
intellectual conversation.
A financier who enjoys the company
of a mature woman who's
intellectual stimulating
conversation with great intimacy.
Five years ago, fresh out
of a relationship and looking for adventure, Croydon, a well - dressed, well - spoken blonde with a degree in Japanese, joined My fantasy was meeting someone in a fancy bar and having an
intellectual conversation,» she says.For the next few years Croydon's life, recorded in her book, Sugar Daddy Diaries, was, depending on your perspective, ultra-glamorous, or super-seedy, or both.»)
Dating Russian women can be very different to dating Western women, they are not just interested in holding hands and going to the movies, Russian women like long meaningful
conversation, usually Russian women are highly educated and are capable
of having an
intellectual conversation on many worldly topics.
I like
intellectual conversation, and I appreciate those who are n`t afraid to stand out, although I'm told I think too much, but that
of all things isn't gonna change!
The film, based on Peter Morgan's award - winning play, primarily details the build - up into the interviews among both sides, as Frost prepares by collaborating with a ragtag group
of intellectuals (including Sam Rockwell's James Reston Jr and Oliver Platt's Bob Zelnick) and Nixon conspires with trusted aide Jack Brennan (Kevin Bacon) to turn the hyped
conversations to their advantage.
With its moral backbone providing the foundation for interconnecting stories, one might consider
CONVERSATIONS another attempt to replicate MAGNOLIA, but there's actually much more
of an somber
intellectual persuasion employed, recalling Lawrence Kasdan's GRAND CANYON than anything else.
But it also reads like a crash course in a kind
of international,
intellectual cinema that seemed to be a larger part
of the
conversation in the Fifties, Sixties, and Seventies than it is now.
The creator
of The West Wing and The Newsroom, and the screenwriter
of The Social Network and Steve Jobs, has a knack - or at least a propensity - for telling stories about fast - talking
intellectuals whose brains are overflowing with observations and anecdotes, most
of which are thematically important by the end
of the
conversation... a
conversation that had at least a 40 % chance
of being given while the characters walked somewhere.
It's sometimes an
intellectual endeavor, as the inclusion
of nerdy yups like Campbell Scott (Singles) and Liev Schreiber (Party Girl) would lead you to believe, so there's plenty
of spirited
conversation and pithy dialogue throughout.
Built around a series
of conversations Gibson has had throughout his life with his supportive coach (Paul Adelstein), long - suffering mom (Alison Elliott),
intellectual girlfriend (Sophie Kennedy Clark) and,
of course, his angry, bitter dad, «The Phenom» attempts to peel back the facade to get inside the mind
of a faltering player.
«Raven Stubbs is a relentless
intellectual spirit recognized by her colleagues for advancing meaningful and productive
conversations no matter the situation,» says Senior Lecturer Karen Mapp, faculty director
of EPM.
But the commitment to make the promise
of diversity a paramount
intellectual and, more importantly, human concern, means that these courageous
conversations start to look less like rare acts
of bravery and more like responsibilities.
As valuable as it is to encourage kids to be creators and not just consumers
of all that media, it's equally important to open the
conversation around
intellectual property rights and legal issues when you're remixing pop culture.
They typically bring their learning deficits from disorganized homes in troubled neighborhoods, places where ill - prepared and overstretched adults, very often young single moms with minimal education
of their own, offer babies and toddlers too little true
conversation,
intellectual stimulation, and cognitive growth.
On October 10, 2016, the Harvard Graduate School
of Education welcomed renowned public
intellectual Noam Chomsky for a
conversation with Howard Gardner.
Teachers I know spend more time talking about the
intellectual challenges
of the craft than most teachers I meet in the rest
of the country, where many school systems are still too broken for such
conversations.