Sentences with phrase «old adage about»

That old adage about having two ears and one mouth so you can listen twice as much as you talk is actually good advice for every part of your working world, from the interview to get the job to the moves into management and executive leadership.

But like the old adage about the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time... the best way to develop you career skills is one idea, one area at a time.

There is an old adage about writing that goes something like «show, don't tell.»

This illustrates an old adage about the best way to find the best lawyer for your particular matter: solicit suggestions from your regular lawyer, or a friend who is an attorney.

**** There's an old adage about «bad luck» coming in threes.

Reminds me a bit of medicine's old adage about specialists learning more and more about less and less until they know nothing about anything...

When you get someone like Tom Fuller, who descends from sounding a bit open to calling people kikes, and the people he enrages who would benefit from some restraint as well, you have nothing but a donnybrook, and the old adage about not feeding trolls comes into play.

The expression tous les coups sont permis («no holds barred») is as true of Gregor Hildebrandt's Berlin studio as that other old adage about everything in love and war.

Once the geopolitical conundrums are put in place, players onto the battlefield to disprove the old adage about pen and sword.

Thankfully, the old adage about stealing from the best rings true for Blacklist - the upgrade system forces you to make difficult choices or take on side missions to earn more funds, much like it did in Bioware's games.

Ever heard the old adage about trying to please everyone?

We believe in the old adage about «Life is too short to drink bad wine» — and we apply the same...

We believe in the old adage about «Life is too short to drink bad wine» — and we apply the same approach to our tours.

There's an old adage about Wolfhounds being gentle when they're stroked, but fierce when they're provoked.

The old adage about dogs not getting along with cats is anything but true, however some dogs have a strong prey instinct and can not decipher a cat from a rabbit.

That old adage about apartments only suiting small dogs makes no sense.

I'm sure you have heard the old adage about cutting losses and letting winners run.

It isn't until she's thrown herself head - long into danger that she realizes the old adage about frying pans and fires applies.

There's an old adage about not putting all of your eggs in one basket.

That said, the old adage about leaving well alone does have its merits here — the Terrain has one of the quietest cabins in the segment.

Try at times to disappear and take the pulse of your school environment, and remember the old adage about why we have one mouth and two ears.

The expanded scope of the locale is also promising, although one must remember the old adage about the correlation between bigger and better.

Clearly the old adage about life imitating art is alive and well in the current political climate with the ridiculousness of a show like Aramando Iannucci's Veep seeming somewhat banal.

That old adage about the quiet ones hold true for Elanor, whose debut capitalizes on I'm Going Away's fleeting ease.

That old adage about «an apple (or more) a day keeps the doctor away» seems to also apply to strokes.

The old adage about inventiveness, of course, is that it stems from necessity.

It's like the old adage about crying wolf.

Like the old adage about real estate and location, it's money, money, money.

Two endorsements made yesterday in state Senate races proved - yet again - that old adage about the game of politics and the strange bedfellows its players choose as they seek to achieve, maintain or consolidate power.

As for Vince Cable's enthusiasm for bashing his Tory colleagues, Clarke knows the old adage about today's headlines and tomorrow's chip paper.

Hasn't anyone ever heard the old adage about «catching flies with honey»?

Remember that old adage about peer pressure?

The old adage about breastfeeding helping you lose weight may be true.

However, there is another old adage about kicking a man when he's down and I think the Gunners need to show our ruthless streak at Goodison Park.

We're all familiar with the old adage about the dangers of putting all your eggs in one basket, and this is a textbook example.

Remember that old adage about those who who fail to learn from history?

The old adages about not legislating morals, not forcing people to love each other, etc. have been true enough to perpetuate themselves but false enough to prevent attitudinal changes that follow rather than precede Christian conduct.

The oldest adage about good writing also applies here: Show, don't tell.

Not exact matches

Generally there are a number of larger issues that will shape the larger debate, like (hopefully an end to the never ending debate about) the closure of the City Centre Airport or the financing of Daryl Katz «s downtown arena — but so much about municipal politics falls under the old adage «all politics is local.»

The old adage that the customer is always right went out the window with the stereotypical slick, cigar - smoking salesman who couldn't care less about the customer's needs.

We have all heard the old football adage about a manager pinning up in the dressing room some criticism of his players in order to sting them into extra effort to prove the doubters wrong, but I am not sure if Arsene Wenger has ever tried this little psychological trick on the Gunners.

There's an old adage that your adviser does not think about you as often as you imagine.

New research published in Human Performance (Routledge) really makes one think about the old adage service with a smile as it examines counterproductive work behavior (CWB) by restaurant workers towards customers they serve.

While it is entirely appropriate to answer questions about your current level of salary (humiliating as it may be, if you are a postdoc...), this old adage proves very true when asked about your expected level of earnings.

The old real - estate adage about what's really important proved applicable to astrophysics as astronomers used the sharp radio «vision» of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to pinpoint the distance to a pulsar.

Location, location, and location: the old real - estate adage about what's really important proved applicable to astrophysics as astronomers used the sharp radio vision of the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array to pinpoint the distance to a pulsar.

Lately, Ive been thinking about the old adage, «Absence makes the heart grow fonder.»

Here are 10 key facts you should know about maternal health around the world and how we have a chance to make that old adage history:

When I think about anything in life, typically the old adage comes to mind, «all things in moderation».

Yes, we know all about the old (though accurate) adage of «drink eight glasses of water per day,» but take it one step further over the summer and add a touch of «summer» to your water by infusing it with herbs or seasonal fruit.