Sentences with phrase «such fortitude»

If my attitudes condemn me as a technological luddite then I shall have to bear that characterization with such fortitude as I can command.

To find a girl with such fortitude and moral stamina despite her upbringing and longings means the central character is both fascinating and easy to pull for.

Not exact matches

On her podcast, she features accomplished guests such as New York Times bestselling author Chris Guillebeau and high - performance coach Lacy Kirkland, who share how mental fortitude — and a dismissal of one's supposed limitations — can help oneself and others prevail.

We must learn to manage the degree to which we are always on the edge of losing our mental fortitude to emotions such as fear, anger, frustration or even excitement.

But some Bunyan, writing Pilgrim's Progress in a prison where it was so damp that, as he cried, «The moss did verily grow upon mine eyebrows»; some Kernahan, born without arms and legs, but by sheer grit fighting his way up until he sat in the House of Commons; some Henry M. Stanley, born in a workhouse and buried in Westminster Abbey; some Dante, his Beatrice dead, he himself an exile from the city of his love, distilling all his agony into a song that became the «voice of ten silent centuries», or some more obscure and humble life close at hand where handicaps have been mastered, griefs have been built into character, disappointments have been turned into trellises, not left a bare, unsightly thing — such incarnations of fortitude and faith have infectious power.

... humbleness, Uprightness, heed to injure naught which lives; Truthfulness, slowness to wrath, a mind That lightly letteth go what others prize, Equanimity and charity Which spieth no man's faults; and tenderness Towards all that suffer;... a bearing mild, Modest and grave; with manhood nobly mixed; With patience, fortitude, and purity; An unrevengeful spirit, never given To rate itself too high — such be the signs Of him whose feet are set on the fair path which leads to heavenly birth.

For sheer fatuity, on this score, it would be difficult to surpass Martin Kettle's pompous and platitudinous reflections in the Guardian, appearing two days after the earthquake: certainly, he argues, the arbitrariness of the destruction visited upon so many and such diverse victims must pose an insoluble conundrum for «creationists» everywhere» although he wonders, in concluding, whether his contemporaries are «too cowed» even to ask «if the God can exist that can do such things» (as if a public avowal of unbelief required any great reserves of fortitude in modern Britain).

According to virtue ethics, the cultivation and formation of character through virtues such as temperance and fortitude is the essential aspect of the moral life.

It's quite early to make a bold proclamation like that, but Lacazette has played with such a sloth - like demeanor in recent weeks that one can not help but wonder if he has the mental fortitude to turn his poor play around.

«While I join fellow Nigerians to pray for the peaceful repose of the souls of the victims and fortitude to those who lost their loved ones, let me reiterate that we must avert such future occurrences by urgently rethinking our security system.

More generally, just because a person does not have the fortitude to live up to his or her own standards does not mean that such standards are not laudable and worth trying to meet.

This time, to check my genetic fortitude against such toxins I will use data from more than 1.5 million DNA markers I had tested for this project.

Ostensibly, such graphic ordeals are intended to demonstrate the physical and psychological fortitude of her character, a Russian spy named Dominika Egorova.

In theory, such graphic ordeals are meant to demonstrate her character's physical and psychological fortitude.

Although big - budget dramas such as the much anticipated «Game of Thrones» challenger «Britannia» and psychological drama «Fortitude» are what Sky is known for, they are now keen to develop smaller - scale dramas in the style of new show, «Save Me», starring Lennie James and Suranne Jones.

The talents of Kelly Macdonald are too great to be held back by such things as she echoes a woman of fortitude and earnestness that livens up the tale.

Fortitude is such a nice place that it's never even had a crime.

Such lifelong service requires great fortitude.

In addition to utilizing strategies such as backward design, goal setting, and implementing an effective process, project - planning skills develop character and fortitude in our students who know that they are in it for the long haul.

Put another way, this is choosing your investments based on your circle of competence, such that your probability of choosing a good investment goes up, and second, having the fortitude to hold a good investment through good and bad times.

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From recounting their first encounters with art, to predicting the future trajectory of museums, these notable directors speak to the importance of passion for art, art history, and art museums, serendipitous encounters that altered the course of their careers, as well as the fortitude to creatively address issues such as accessibility and diversity.

Depicting a range of natural phenomena — such as the weightless, seamless, underwater world of dolphins; honeybees who communicate through dancing; and the surprising fortitude of animals in Chernobyl in the aftermath of the worst nuclear meltdown ever — her works explore the subjectivity of animals and the complex relationships humans have constructed with nature.

I'm not sure many of us have the stamina and fortitude for such questions; they demand a certain kind of bravery in the face of fear and the unknown.

Stoicism is a method for overcoming selfish and fearful reactions to seemingly bad events, which are opportunities to practise a virtue — such as patience, persistence, fortitude, forgiveness and gratitude.

Tested financial methods let you understand the advantages and minimize the risks — conquering your skepticism and giving you the fortitude to proceed with such a transaction.

However, if you have participated in something unusual or impressive, such as climbing Mt. Everest two times and living to tell about it, that might be something of interest as it can demonstrate important qualities that would be valuable in the workplace such as fortitude, dedication and fearlessness.

One such issue is not how much paying CREA members pay out collectively for what they get; the issue is what paying CREA members pay out for what CREA has given away and for what paying CREA members pay for what they DO NOT get, being stand - up fortitude from their «ivory tower CREAcrat leaders» in the face of unwarranted attacks from biased government agency bullies with big, but unconstitutional, thus phony, sticks.