Sentences with phrase «selfish acts of»

The conflagrations they caused were nothing more than the selfish acts of people lost in the world, who have comprehensively failed to touch other people with their message, and to establish a movement.

And more so with each occurrence, added to his other selfish acts of emotional blackmail.

British novelist Amanda Coe's The Love She Left Behind is a tart family drama that examines how a selfish act of...

In addition, the exhibitions will feature The Selfish Act of Community (2012), a film that examines the role of «the self» in social dynamics by re-enacting another of Roger's group therapy sessions, in this instance bringing together a cross-section of American citizens in 1968.

IMMA25 Meets... Jesse Jones, 1st April 2015 IMMA25 presented a special screening of Jesse Jones» The Selfish Act of Community, followed by a discussion with the artist on the role of the group encounter therapy session in both The Selfish Act of Community and The Other North and how it may enact a performative constellation of wider political impulses within a society.

CCA Derry - Londonderry: towards an Exhibition Catalogue, Jesse Jones: The Selfish Act of Community, March - May 2013 - # 3,000

IMMA25 Meets... Jesse Jones, 1st April 2015 IMMA25 presented a special screening of Jesse Jones» (External) The Selfish Act of Community, followed by a discussion with the artist on the role of the group encounter therapy session in both The Selfish Act of Community and The Other North and how it may enact a performative constellation of wider political impulses within a society.

Jesse Jones, The Selfish Act of Community, 2012, production still, Andrew Bonacina, Courtesy the artist.

Image: Jesse Jones, The Selfish Act of Community, 2012, production still, Andrew Bonacina, Courtesy the artist.

IMMA25 are delighted to announce a special screening of Jesse Jones» The Selfish Act of Community.

The screening will be followed by a discussion with the artist on the role of the group encounter therapy session in both The Selfish Act of Community and The Other North and how it may enact a performative constellation of wider political impulses within a society.

Not exact matches

People may act in favor of their own short - term selfish interests but saying so is an inevitable invitation to cries of foul play.

The wealthy and the powerful want everyone to believe that we all live in one big free marketplace, perfect in its» distribution of wealth and opportunities, and selfish, self centered acts will upset it all.

and, «The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.

Liberal Boomers, who seldom if ever seriously criticize the legions of conservative - demonizers in your midst, for this post I will mostly join Mr. Druckenmiller in accusing you outright, that is, I will act as if this was your premeditated plan motivated by selfish interest, and not a pattern of political self - delusion that you fell into, given the drip - drip - drip of Democrat talking points over the years, given your gleeful listening to those who dismissed conservatives as hateful dunces, so that you ceased to even consider the NUMBERS conservatives kept pointing to, and just kept on doggedly voting D.

The manner in which a Christian must act is completely devoid of selfish and evil acts, with the most important rules involving showing love for all others.

We Americans are so selfish and we are NEVER satisfied with anything... on 9/11 we all came together and acted like we were all so in favor of getting this man... now he dies..

In the sufferings and death that Jesus willingly and humbly accepts we see the greatest act of love as he offers himself in atonement for the selfish sins of mankind.

«I did that completely out of a selfish act,» Shaw told reporters.

That is the most selfish act i have ever heard of.

When it comes to terminating the lives of others, the selfish and greedy will presumably act in selfless devotion to the well - being of others.

But alongside the «deadly sins» mentioned in Galatians like «sexual immorality,» «debauchery» and «drunkenness» are acts that may be less outwardly apparent, but no less dangerous to our souls: «hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, faction.»

We each act in a selfish manner, while sometimes controlling that selfish desire to the betterment of others.

For me specifically I think you and I can agree that sometimes regardless of motive if a good act is done and everyone benefits, does it matter if it was done for a selfish purpose?

The acts of the flesh are obvious: se.xual immorality, impurity and debauchery; idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions and envy; drunkenness, or.gies, and the like.

Our selfish isolationism, our refusal to participate in the effort to build a world order of peace and justice through the League of Nations, our aloofness from the World court, our scuttling of the London Economic Conference, our interference with the free flow of goods by high tariffs, our Oriental Exclusion Act, our arming of Japan for her war upon China, are a few of the counts in the indictment which the God and Father of all mankind must bring against us.

God had given each of us free will, the will to love him by being a loving unselfish person or shunning God by being selfish and acting as if you are God.

She speaks the language of love and compassion and her act of love is not motivated by selfish gain.

Ur god is just a figment of ur imagination or i might say «Ur invention to justify ur immoral and selfish acts».

Actually, godly boys know that as well, so the contrast here is between the immaturity of childish men acting like selfish boys, rather than godly men.

'' (and maybe it was an accident), but suicide is a selfish and unforgiveable act, and an ultimate display of a lack of faith in God and absence of an in - dwelling Holy Spirit.».

The Bible outlines specific acts that God does forbid (lust being one of them) because they are considered destructive to mankind but more importantly, they are considered unholy in the eyes of God and are selfish in nature.

It is not a book of selflessness, it is a book of acting selfless to have a reward at the end, which is in itself an exceedingly selfish act.

For to do good only to those who do good to us, to be kind only to those who are kind to us, means acting as the sinners and heathen also do, that is, it is the behavior of the natural, selfish man.

The Church had always encouraged Christians to pray for those who had died; when indulgences began to be issued with the idea that they might be transferred to the souls in purgatory this was seen, not without reason, as a praiseworthy raising of the motive for gaining an indulgence, from something selfish to an act of charity towards others.

«The seventh forbids acts or enterprises that for any reason — selfish or ideological, commercial, or totalitarian — lead to the enslavement of human beings, to their being bought, sold and exchanged like merchandise, in disregard for their personal dignity.

Save your money and let God lead you to give to the poor, widows, children in need and the list goes on the act of giving to your church is not love it is selfish because those who do believe they are going to enter the Kingdom of God because of it.

I HAVE: lived, laughed, loved, lost, learned, lied, told the truth, danced and sang out loud (when no one was looking), traveled, been recluse, acted outgoing, been shy, become a wife, known hatred and resentment, been scared, been divorced, been careless and selfish, found myself, existed, shown selflessness and compassion, been content, found my soul mate, learned true love, lived my life, mourned, found and kept true friends (let the others go bye bye), felt beautiful, felt truly and self - consciously fat, doubted and believed in myself, learned to be content again, felt proud of myself, been ambitious and lazy, and become a mother of the daughter I've dreamed of since I was young.

Regardless of any frustrations, justified or not, it remains a selfish and self defeating / self fulfilling act.

Finally, empowerment involves actively supporting the empowerment of others in the community (it is not just a selfish act).

While some may be tempted to label the act of putting your own needs first — or even considering your needs at all — selfish, it's actually the exact opposite.

But while the wife of the President has allayed the fears of Nigerians on the health of her husband, the umbrella body of the North, the Arewa Consultative Forum, attacked the former acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, and others for warning Buhari's handlers to stop exploiting the President's ailing health for selfish reasons.

Obama's promise to «govern for all the people, not just the interests of the wealthy and well - connected» came across more Andrew Jackson («the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes») than Karl Marx.

Even though as college - educated, well - paid, two - parent households we might be in the best possible position to help these schools» most fundamental problem, we still can't act to help the bad school districts become better, because of our (selfish) desire to give our children the best education we can give them.

Comrade May «Where big companies act in selfish interests of their executives, we should be prepared to change our corporate governance laws»

The governor was fired up in a recent speech at a rally against the GOP plans to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, where he accused Republicans of being selfish.

The world of the selfish gene revolves around savage competition, ruthless exploitation, and deceit, and yet, Dawkins argues, acts of apparent altruism do exist in nature.

This notion, which Richard Dawkins of the University of Oxford so memorably called «the selfish gene», seems, paradoxically and wonderfully, to explain not only why animals sometimes act selfishly, but also why they so often seem to cooperate.

One of the ways of being selfish in a good way is to trust your hearts and your intuition, to be strong enough to insist on what you know, and to act on it.

What this means is that love is primarily a selfish act as we seek our own gratification and sexual validation from the very act of seeking a partner.