Sentences with phrase «playing with the fates»

what if it turned out a guy got elected and he believed that zeus was up on mount olympus, playing with our fates and whatnot... he'd be impeached, probably, for having gone insane.

So if you wait until December 26, you may be playing with your fate.

We're playing with the fates of future generations.

Not exact matches

In this world, where the game is played with loaded dice, a man must have a temper of iron, with armor proof to the blows of fate, and weapons to make his way against men.

The writing is exceptional; the plot constantly twists; the dialog is crisp and clever and never fails to drive the story forward; Damian Lewis is, as always, great; Paul Giamatti is, well, he's Paul Giamatti; the moment Wags, played by David Costabile (the ill - fated Gale Boetticher on Breaking Bad), appears in a scene, you instantly smile with anticipation.

Other countries could follow the same rule book — I think we are going to see something like that with South Korea and probably many others — but the market's fate will be no different than after what played out in Japan and Australia.

And he was in error to tempt fate, playing games with God.

Recall the fate of Icarus, who flew too close to the Champions League, couldn't cope with the heat and only played three League Cup games all season.

The NFL has a storied history, with plenty of crazy, fate - changing plays like Franco Harris» deflected - catch - and - run from the 1972 AFC playoffs.

And in his brief time with the bull, Tomás's craft was in the decision to surrender to the bull, like a fallen idol in a Greek tragedy, or play the Shakespearean hero, resigned to fate.

The outside shooting of starting guards Rex Chapman, Ed Davender and James Blackmon — who are a combined 42.3 % in SEC play — determines UK's fate each time it takes the court, and makes the team especially vulnerable to man - to - man defenses with quick guards.

In one sense I, too, seemed to be playing with a flame, tempting whatever fates were there that day, afraid because I was doing so, but intrigued by the fear.

Jason Day, wearing the same Nike polo shirt as McIlroy, suffered the same fate as his blouse - buddy and two - round playing partner (along with Justin Rose, another potential trunk - slammer at 2 - over).

He tried to play on, but a dazed stumble which allowed Sergio Aguero through on goal soon after sealed his fate with Klopp and the Liverpool medical staff.

Oar spent five fruitful years in Europe playing for Eredivisie side FC Utrecht but returned to the A-League after an ill - fated stint with English Championship club Ipswich Town in 2015 - 16, citing homesickness.

Unusually for the Gunners, they will have a trophy to play for at the end of a season for the first time since the ill - fated Champions League Final in 2006, so with Champions League...

These two fierce, competitive teams with completely different styles create great moments every time they play, and what we witness in this game could very well decide their fate this season.

The boy and the girl have a rollicking ride as their fates are united with the family's blessing and the magical play of religious symbols.

Jack Straw said deals with Libya played a «very big part» in the fate of the only man convicted of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing.

It is very imprudent to walk through life without this shield, because we are so often mocked by the failure of our hopes and the upsetting of our calculations; but with this shield, however the fates may play, we march always in the ranks of honour.»

I tend to agree with Darling that Labour might have enjoyed a better fate at the last election «had we played our hand differently».

«The circuits have a special capacity for noise management that allows each individual bacterium to determine its fate by «playing dice with controlled odds.»»

In a recent blog post, however, Bussemaker said that some of the critics of the Vision document were «playing fast and loose with the truth» and stressed that many of their worries — including those about the fate of curiosity - driven research — are unfounded.

A similar fate occurred with Kinsey, in which the actor convincingly played the curious, bisexual assistant - and occasional lover - of the sex researcher.Though ignored by the Oscars, Sarsgaard found his profile rising with powerful casting directors, and in turn, the public.

Sookie Stackhouse and her supernatural cohorts have a disturbing new political power play to deal with in Season 5 — a growing war between the Vampire Authority and «vampire fundamentalists» — and the outcome could decide the fate of human existence.

As if fate has played its hand, these two outsiders must now deal with the cards dealt them.

Most damagingly, the complex relationship between Hawn and Kurt Russell — who plays a pre-beatnik trumpet player — is reduced to clichéd notions of fate, complete with chaste, sitcom - like love scenes and breathy «the war, woe is us» voiceovers.

Unfortunately, I can't say the same about «I Could Never Be Your Woman,» even if it does star Michelle Pfieffer, Paul Rudd, Henry Winkler, Fred Willard, Jon Lovitz, and Tracy Ullman; director Amy Heckerling has too many failures on her track record, and the plot description — Ullman plays Mother Nature, who fiddles with the romantic fates of four individuals — sounds designed for a straight - to - video special.

Stan is likely best known for his role in the Marvel movies as Bucky Barnes / The Winter Soldier, but his career has spanned from Gossip Girl to underrated TV gems like NBC's ill - fated Kings and USA's Political Animals to films like Ricki and the Flash, The Martian, and The Bronze, where he played a hyper - competitive gymnastics coach with his eyes on the Olympics.

Leonard, with his near - nihilistic view of life, becomes the closest the movie has to a moral center, but even his qualms with the fate of the pesky neighbor are played as a joke when juxtaposed with his wife's indifference.

Uneven as it may be, Ferrara's work rarely leaves you untouched, but Pasolini is fated to occupy a special place in cinephilic hearts — despite being made mostly in English... First this was the role the vastly talented Willem Dafoe was born to play, and his physical identification with his model is astonishing.

Swank, meanwhile, was crashing the party with Clint Eastwood's late - breaking phenomenon, playing an underdog lady boxer who suffers a tragic fate.

The film also stars AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terabitha), Alexander Ludwig (The Seeker: The Dark is Rising), Carla Gugino (Night at the Museum), Tom Everett Scott (That Thing You Do), Ciaran Hinds (The Tale of Despereaux, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I), Chris Marquette (Just Friends), Billy Brown (Lakeview Terrace), Cheech Marin (Beverly Hills Chihuahua) and Garry Marshall («The Simpsons»), with special appearances by Kim Richards and Ike Eisenmann, who played Tina and Tony, the siblings who hold the fate of the world in their hands, in the classic Disney films.

Nippon Ichi fans finally get to play with The Guided Fate Paradox on PS3.

At its bottom is a wonderful screenplay that engages the Frankenstein mythos as a blueprint for games playing: procreation both natural and unnatural, with the stakes literally the fate of the human race.

The primary Panavision lensing appears to have been quite soft; Logan enjoys playing with shadow, as when Arthur materializes from pre-battle fog or Merlyn steps from the trunk of a tree, suggesting the captivity that is the wizard's ultimate fate in legend.

One such film that did not deserve such an ignominious fate was this refreshingly straightforward Sylvester Stallone vehicle in which he plays a hitman who winds up teaming up with a young cop (Sung Kang) in order to bring down the corrupt businessman responsible for the death of his partner.

The film plays with notions of fate but only a fate that will deal out punishment and retribution no matter how...

The film plays with notions of fate but only a fate that will deal out punishment and retribution no matter how much good you do or if you even receive a kindness.

She was already there thanks to her work in Mad Max: Fury Road (and playing a villain in The Fate of the Furious certainly helps), but there's probably no faster way to action immortality than teaming up with one of the co-directors of John Wick.

One character that fans are specifically interested in knowing the fate of is Dr. Hank Pym, played by the great Michael Douglas, and during a conversation with Steve earlier today, Douglas confirmed that he has been contacted about returning for Ant - Man and the Wasp.

Meryl Streep (The Manchurian Candidate, The Hours) plays Julia, a happy woman who seems to have fate lined up properly for her, and with whom Daniel forms an immediate bond.

Sophia Takal's new film Always Shine is an effective, tense psychological thriller with deceptively low stakes: the fate of a friendship between two actresses, played by Caitlin Fitzgerald and Mackenzie Davis.

In Haigh's adaptation of the Willy Vlautin novella of the same name, Charlie Plummer (previously seen as the ill - fated John Paul Getty III in Ridley Scott's All The Money In The World) plays the introverted Charley whose nomadic life with his womanising yet loving father (Travis Fimmel) sees him transplanted to Portland, Oregon.

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Independent publishing has changed the way authors look at the industry, with many questioning whether it's worthwhile to play the waiting game and pray for the payoff from a traditional publisher, or instead take their fate into their own hands.

We have dealt with our clients giving them best argumentative papers and have never attempted to play with the scholastic eventual fate of students.

Well, none of them will come as a great surprise, with employment security and income, the size of the down payment, and recent credit history all playing a part in the fate of a mortgage loan application.

«AKC Meet the Breeds ® gives New Yorkers the chance to step into the jungle and play with a Bengal cat and see a Mastiff dog in a medieval castle,» said TICA President Fate Mays.

Live dangerously as you play with the lives of harmless rodents, putting their fate in your hands.