Sentences with phrase «stoic about»

Aside from chipping me about how late I was running with my household duties of cooking dinner and putting the Sprogs to bed — brave man — Husband was quite stoic about scrubbing the dog poo off the library book.

There is nothing stoic about these little beings.

this is the reality about the work place, theres really no point in being stoic about it....

The problem with that, though, is they can't communicate to us when they are in discomfort and, in fact, they can be very stoic about pain until it's serious.

Pet's are very stoic about things and will often not show signs of anything abnormal until it's become something severe.

In some breeds the animals learn to live with pain and are stoic about letting anyone know of their pain.

Many dogs and most cats are relatively stoic about pain, and problems such as abscessed teeth and oral tumors can easily be missed.

Cats can be very stoic about pain, especially if it develops slowly over time — they accommodate.

Stiller takes the stamp of uniqueness away from the movie and undermines his lead character; certainly Walter needs to pay more attention to the world around him, but he completely cuts off what defined him as a person, and he's so stoic about most of it that it doesn't seem to have an impact; he becomes not an everyman, but a movie man.

Arsene Wenger seems to be quite stoic about Arsenal's amazing defeat to West Brom yesterday afternoon, and he seems resigned to the fact that the Gunners just didn't have a lot of luck during the game, which is quite true I guess.

Not exact matches

But don't mistake Frayne's build or cheery demeanor for fragility; he's stoic when talking about his life and hardships.

This reminds me of the Greek Stoics I learned about in college.

To begin to think about who a Southern Stoic is, think ATTICUS (look up Atticus) FINCH.

There's a moral precision about him as a man and as a public servant; without being prissy or showy in his moralism, he sets himself to the Stoic task of seeing that the jobs at hand are those that will be done.

But America is good, it seems, in part because it can find places for Southerners, especially Southern Stoics (think the novelist Tom Wolfe, Atticus Finch, Admiral Stockdale, Navy SEALS, and the proud men of Morehouse), Catholics (as, to begin with, the best organized in countercultural thought and action of our large institutional religions), and Heideggerians (who are right, after all, about the American propensity for inauthentically deferring to the «they» of public opinion and scientific expertise).

He thus illustrates how these thinkers influenced Percy's exploration of man's inner confusion about his place in the universe: how the Stoic virtue of honorable endurance proper to Percy's Southern upbringing blossomed into the perception of divine intent revealed through the beauty of created things.

Today it's about custom light fixtures, like the lobster trap — inspired ones at Denver seafood spot Stoic & Genuine, a Collins glass chandelier at Dallas's Remedy, and tree branches from nearby Hampton Park at Charleston's The Park Cafe.

Before the first game, manager Bobby Cox, typically a stoic leader (unless he's boasting about his NASCAR fantasy team), addressed his club with an unusually emotional speech.

It made a change to see the stoic old devil getting angry about something... anything....

I know people who cry and scream and curse about their loss, and others who remain stoic and silent in their grief.

Often, she is too kind to those beliefs: Plato did not believe that the world was changeless, the Stoics did not suppress personal affection, Hobbes was not an atheist and Descartes expressly denied that we should think of ourselves as «angels in machines» — though all these claims are believed almost as widely as similar falsehoods about King Canute.

But there are some moments that do provide almost too fine a point on Glazer's subtext, such as the strong Satanic red on Logan's stoic mug, and two - shots highlighted by Gal and Logan's profiles that shows what we already know about Gal and Logan's feelings toward each other.

Pitt leads us through the carnage with suitable stoic grace, but WWZ doesn't really care about anyone with a pulse.

And The Banner Saga, from Stoic Studio, is about as good as a northern tale as they come, mixing a masterful atmosphere, eloquent prose, and weighty decisions to spin an epic tapestry as somber as it is grand.

While he has never been an actor noted for his range (in spite of a filmography that includes several comedic roles and a major part in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing), he has chosen a number of characters that are tailored to suit his stoic qualities.

The movie is about Crane and how he manages to embroil himself in all sorts of situations while remaining completely stoic and seemingly uncaring.

There, Luke (Ryan Gosling), a stoic motorcycle stunt rider with tattoos covering most of his torso, takes the long walk from his trailer to the tent where he's about to perform his nightly feats of derring - do.

And then there was Moonlight, Jenkins's sophomore feature about a lonely boy, who becomes a troubled teen, who becomes a stoic man.

Composed in crisp visual shorthand, Anderson's movies are about images: strong, stoic - faced women meting out violence; characters executing somersaults through the air; tiny figures venturing into vast, foreboding spaces.

Her powerfully - grounding performance is matched in intensity by those of Abigail Breslin as the taken for granted Anna; Sofia Vassilieva as the wasting away Kate; Jason Patric as the stoic family patriarch; Evan Ellingson as the brooding big brother; Alec Baldwin as a vulnerable crusader for the underdog; and Joan Cusack as a judge concerned about the best interest of the plaintiff.

It's about weary old soldiers becoming tired of killing and being inspired by the stoic suffering of their prisoners to become better men themselves.

What's interesting about it is that his performance as the stoic Hugh Glass is so vastly different from the ones he's made his name on throughout his career: charismatic, fast - talkers like Jack Dawson in «Titanic,» Frank Abagnale in «Catch Me If You Can» and Jordan Belfort in «The Wolf of Wall Street.»

Oh, yes, and reading about the great philosophers, soldiers, writers, stoics, saints, despots, monks and martyrs who knew something of these traits — more, perhaps than your local mayor or teacher or even your inner self.

As he pulled away onto the road course and sped into the distance, the stoic bystanders immediately began to turn towards one another and chat about what they had just witnessed.

The Rin, Shiki's boss, is very stoic, but believes in his work, while Kira is more friendly, always smiling and encouraging Shiki, even if she is a little blunt about Lag's lagging.

I am a fan of the Stoic philosophers, and one of the best, Epictetus, said, «There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.»

Vets comment that animals like this are «stoic» about pain.

To be fair, he's meant to be reserved, stoic and even distant in his mannerisms, but it's hard to care about him or the narrative when he reacts to everything in the same, flat tone, even when his portrait shows him yellowing.

Those who like their RPGs to deliver an epic - scale world - saving power fantasy would probably be served better by something other than Stoic's debut effort, which has no particular interest in making its player feel good about the decisions and scenarios they're being presented with.

I'd heard a lot about The Banner Saga — a game heralded for its great story and beautiful hand - painted world — prior to its release on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, so I once again set aside my distaste for strategy games in order to experience what developer Stoic had to offer fans of the genre.

Stoic, in partnership with Versus Evil, have opened up the Banner Saga 3 PledgeManager site where fans can continue to back development of the game and also pick up pre-order only game branded items, chat with the community and the developers as well as learn more about Banner Saga 3.

When we first met with Stoic we talked about doing both cinemas and in - game character based assets and have been very excited about helping bring Alex, John, and Arnie's vision to life.

And The Banner Saga, from Stoic Studio, is about as good as a northern tale as they come, mixing a masterful atmosphere, eloquent prose, and weighty decisions to spin an epic tapestry as somber as it is grand.

I will also be answering questions about the score to BANNER SAGA in my upcoming Kickstarter update, so feel free to leave your questions here, in the comments, or on the Stoic forum here: http://stoicstudio.com/forum/showthread.php?1807-Austin-Wintory-will-be-taking-music-questions-in-this-thread

Jesse, along with General Manager of Versus Evil, Steve Escalante, and key developers from Stoic and Obsidian Entertainment will discuss all things role playing in the video gaming world and about their own personal experiences with role - playing games of the nineties up until today.

In their seeming lack of the kind of detail or warmth that we associate with much of Larner's work, there is still something interestingly personified about each sculpture, which allows them to at once appear stoic and and the same time oddly figurative and thus in motion.

She loves bringing players together to share their experiences, and at Stoic she welcomes all Banner Saga fans both new and old to visit the forums, Discord and social media channels to learn all about the latest Banner Saga 3 news!