He intelligently applies
such truisms to various marketing and public policy issues, but they are in service to his larger point: forget the formation of character and persuading people about whether something is true» the way to get things done is to condition behavior.
This is
such a truism that one is almost ashamed to pen the words, and yet it remains a fact that, in a great deal of the more conservative biblical scholarship, it does seem to be assumed that the appeal to factual accuracy would he as valid and important a factor in the case of ancient Near Eastern religious texts as it would be in a modern western court of law or in a somewhat literally - minded western congregation.
Not exact matches
«That much may indeed be true, but it was one of many of the tall tales that further evolved into a
truism of sorts, that was basically «accepted» as
such by historians, press and mafia history aficionados,» Cipollini said.
The fact that
such programs don't work is further evidence for the
truism that management, pretty generally, is a difficult task.
It's now a
truism that no country has ever escaped a debt crisis after
such a steep and rapid rise in its overall debt level.
It's a
truism that there is no
such thing as a free lunch, and this old adage applies in spades to the phenomenon of pirate websites that allow users to access «free» content.
It has been a
truism of scholarship that women were particularly attracted to Christianity, and those women numbered significantly among its earliest members — although
such claims are rarely accompanied by statistical elaboration.
This «axiom of positivity» he asserts to be a
truism, yet one with immense consequences.19 One
such consequence is that» «the non-existence of God» could have no possible positive meaning, and... this suffices to render it logically null and void.»
I think the CSWBG movement might have evolved through a scenario rather like this: probably under the mistaken
truism that more expensive is automatically better in all things, somebody started buying high - grade steak and carefully hand - slicing it into tiny, uniform, fat - free cubes, then sauteeing them into a rich gravy without too much of those old Mexican spices that have given chili
such a good (or bad) name over the years.
I only pray that some of you who would otherwise have considered betraying your future sons have been able to see through my rage to the basic humane
truism that no person should ever be subjected to
such an ordeal for
such transparently hollow reasons as are advanced in defense of this practice.
Such a huge loss by the Republican presidential nominee would pit two oft - voiced
truisms against one another: that the House majority is securely in GOP hands because of the tilted redistricting process in 2011, and that the era of voters splitting presidential tickets is over.
''... the laborious attempts to facilitate reflective practices for teachers fly in the face of the
truism expressed in the epigraph of this article, namely, that there is no
such thing as an unreflective teacher.»
Here are 11
such faux
truisms that rule book publishing:
The saying that «there is no
such thing as a free lunch» is a
truism all consumers should consider whenever they are offered something for free.
Jenny Holzer is an American conceptual artist best known for her text - based works, which are constructed from «
truisms»
such as «abuse of power comes as no surprise» and «protect me from what I want.»
Such concise allegations elicit public discussion, directly engaging viewers in a larger discourse on society that often broaches polemical issues.The medium of modern computer systems became an important component in Holzer's work in 1982 when nine of her
Truisms flashed at forty - second intervals on the giant spectacolor electronic signboard in Times Square.
Juxtaposing
truisms against stable, but living or lively, backdrops would invite comparisons to seasoned conceptual artists
such as Jenny Holzer, Alfredo Jaar, Christopher Wool, or Gillian Wearing; Benjamin and Brunkalla's inception, however, accelerates textual art into the moving image.
Ms. Holzer has also placed 21 of her stone benches carved with «
truisms» (
such as «Your oldest fears are your worst ones») in nooks around the buildings.
Career: Best - known for multi-disciplinary works
such as
Truisms, a series of one - liners printed on posters, T - shirts and billboards; and Projections, a long - running work projecting phrases on to public buildings and monuments.
Jenny Holzer's
truisms,
such as «Abuse of power comes as no surprise» and «Protect me from what I want,» have appeared on posters, billboards, and even condoms, and as LED signs and monumental light projections.
The closest the newsletter (available on Heartland's website to this day) comes to
such wording is the basic
truism seen in its second page, (screencapture here):
While the role of general counsel has transformed across the board, it is a
truism that every
such role, in every company — whether private, listed, regulated or public — is different.