Sentences with phrase «rather than the reality»

The second reason that drives a lot of entrepreneurial excess has more to do with managing people's imagined perceptions rather than reality except that — in the intense context of a startup — perceptions and impressions are often long lasting and can quickly harden into unpleasant realities.

As such, they connect with what they see on television, rather than reality.

In a recent book, Our Mathematical Universe: My Quest for the Ultimate Nature of Reality, Max Tegmark, a physics professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, argues that the idea of equivalence means that the universe is a mathematical structure rather than a reality merely describable by mathematics.

Whitehead's philosophy requires a broader conception of time, for example, one which will allow for the reality of the past in the present, a concept that the traditional metaphysician would likely judge as intuitively false, leading to the additional judgment that much of human experience is appearance rather than reality, a position which we reject, having come to a greater understanding of Whitehead's metaphysics.

After interviewing some former Irish terrorists and seeing the carnage they wrought, Burleigh can not understand why so many clergymen came to their aid, why so many Irish Americans toasted and financed their activities for years, and why movie scriptwriters continue to mislead the public: «Hollywood contributes its quotient of surreal movies about nobly moody Irish terrorists allegedly facing agonizing moral dilemmas, rather than the reality of intimidating drunks cutting people's throats....

Love your thoughts, but until ignorance is no longer bliss you can expect those who back their good thoughts and feelings with fantasy rather than the realities we are confronted wth every day to rule our lives.

Sometimes it hurts initially but then I realize that it was probably best and that our friendship was based on an illusion rather than a reality.

At a time of of such extreme tension and conflict, Star Trek got away with pushing the audience toward uncomfortable topics because the setting invoked fantasy rather than reality.

It means that the culture of this and other nations rather than the reality of Christendom is becoming the conditioning frame of reference for the Protestant church.

If you are happy with one of the parties that presently exist, you can be a bore and say why — though I would hope people could be a bit more imaginative, because let's face it, the Democrats are a 1930s paradigm that fits in about as well as a zoot suit, and the Republicans are so splintered they seem to be an illusion of a viewpoint rather than the reality of it.

Global communication represents a goal rather than a reality.

There are some people who will obviously believe a PR stunt rather than the reality of their corporate practices.

Instead the Church ruled his theories to be a «mathematical hypothesis» rather than a reality that could threaten how some interpreted doctrine.

This isn't to say you shouldn't use social media again, as I said I think it can be great, it's full of inspiration but just take it all as inspiration rather than reality because it's not the whole picture.

Perhaps perception rather than reality, eating this food feels fresher and healthier.

wenger is a legend in his own mind so other peoples opinions... fans, ex players, journalists, etc... have no bearing on his greatness or the righteousness of his own decisions... from end of last season it was clear we needed two quality attacking options to put up a serious challenge (getting rid of walcott and campbell or ox and bringing in a serious upgrade over giroud) instead he brought in another midfield option (having done the same in the winter window) which only makes sense in his own delusional world rather than the reality of facing up to serious and strengthening competitors and which defines the job at hand....

The idea Arsene can is fundamentally backwards and resignation to fantasy rather than reality.

How many women have been advised to or have even stopped vital medication because «breast is best», rather than the reality of «breast might be a little better in an ideal situation but certainly is not always best»?

City Planning Director Christopher Spencer said the existing rules appear to have been based on industry standards rather than the reality of lot sizes in Albany.

Now those same governments are impotent in the face of the markets and a failed currency system based on aspirations about human behaviour rather than its reality.

And scientists themselves need to improve the art of communication in a world where research can be spun, within hours, into a story of past failure, rather than the reality of continuous improvement.

Maybe there will be a slight remnant, but it will be so faint that it will just be a memory rather than a reality.

It sounds like I missed my appointment at Planned Parenthood, rather than the reality, which is that my uterus just hasn't gotten the memo yet.

At every point of the film, we feel the filmmakers raising the stakes, yet the stakes ultimately remain a construct, rather than a reality.

While this tale of three newly - empowered women taking control of their love lives and careers may itself play into some old cliches — there's plenty of footage of Graham's wannbe screenwriter half - naked, for example, — and characters can behave in ways that service the story, rather than reality, it's still worth a watch.

Unfortunately, too much of our debate about pensions focuses on theory rather than reality.

Their answers are therefore based on this picture rather than reality.

But so much of this debate is about the rhetoric rather than the reality - and head teachers have been bristling at the language of threats to send in teams of new leaders to «failing and coasting schools».

But alas, Pryor must have been referring to that parallel universe called «Vallas in Wonderland,» rather than the reality the surrounds the rest of us.

«If the book is unique and meaningful, the debut author doesn't yet have a bad sales track record so we can look at their book with all of the rosiness of potential rather than reality» Good... [Read more...]

How are their views of each other influenced by each other's perception, rather than the reality of their feelings?

This is more a problem of perception rather than reality.

It has been covered worldwide anode course the PBS will help, and our upcoming Oprah article, but mainstream is still very resistant and wants cute happy faces, rather than reality and change.

I think the above statement in quotes is more of a theory rather than reality.

People are still being sold a dream, rather than a reality, and its surprising to see it continue to generate so much revenue.

Children are painted in black - and - white to suggest this world is a dreamscape, rather than reality.

However it seems that some interests have little interest in the truth, instead relying on repetition rather than reality.

Sadly, too much of our government is being aligned to support political agendas rather than reality.

I've found you efforts annoying at times, hilarious at others — and generally ineffectual since you are arguing at your fnatasies rather than reality.

With that in mind, you'll need to keep your expectations under control when reading about the rumours as more often than not, they turn out to be the stuff of dreams rather than reality.

Sadly, I've found that most candidates drastically underestimate today's job market — this is unlike anything they have ever experienced and their adviser's suggestions are based on past job markets... rather than the realities of today.

It's a problem of perception rather than reality: How do you set up a system for collecting the taxes without appearing to impose a new tax?

Have I conjured a fantasy born of nostalgia rather than reality?

Not exact matches

Often, grappling with the reality rather than imagining dire scenarios can help you feel more in control; you realize you have more options than you might have surmised.

It grounds your idea in a sense of reality; rather than speculating about how your company could fit into the current market, you'll be proving it.

«I would rather have relevant messaging than have my privacy protected because the reality is that none of us have privacy anyway,» said Gotlieb, who is considered by some to be the most powerful man in media.

«It's been nice to hear Macy's talk about reality rather than tell the Street what it wants to hear,» says Stacey Widlitz, president of consulting firm SW Retail Advisors.

Yes, there are some pretty cool features on the iPhone X: the high definition OLED screen, infrared facial recognition to map the 3D surface of the face rather than a flat image like a photo, and improved cameras with image stabilization, and built - in capabilities to support augmented reality apps.

When words describe reality rather than mask or muddle it, they're more likely to prompt meaningful action.

Rather than trying to create an app with an evolving technology like virtual reality, Luis and his team focused on the iOs and Android platforms, creating their first app in three months in the hopes of soon generating revenue.