Sentences with phrase «takes gumption»

It now takes some gumption to start a game: «oh, if I start this, it will take about 30 minutes...» Then you get caught up thinking whether you should even play or not.

«It would take some gumption, but it's the right policy call and it's a way to treat different investments fairly and in the same manner,» said Batchelder, who now teaches at New York University's law school.

Not exact matches

To be sure, it would take considerable energy — and gumption — to eliminate small talk from daily life.

It's not that we don't want to take a class or follow through, it's that the gumption portion doesn't quite make it.

You possess the gumption to take that daily walk and blend up that delicious smoothie.

But then I thought, WHY??? It takes a lot of gumption to put yourself out there in the blogosphere, and we are who we are at a given moment in time.

Even if times are different and families can travel to see each other much easier now it still takes a lot of gumption (one of my favorite words) to do what you did.

I spent a good chunk of my eight hours in the office daydreaming about what life would be like if I could gather my gumption, take the leap, and pursue life as a freelance writer.

According to Coffee Meets Bagel, 62 % of men in a relationship planned where they took their partner on the first date — gumption that singles seem to be lacking, with 52 % saying they usually like to plan it together.

[Elisabeth Moss»] take - and the show's take — on the character is a distinct blend of what Atwood once identified as the main thrust of Canadian literature (survival) and a gumption most closely associated with the country Offred once called America.

The ideas weren't taken to their logical conclusions; the designers stuck their toes in the water, pulled them back, and decided they needed to gather a little more gumption before they could dive in.

Still, these scenes make a more subtle point: It takes more than reporters and gumption to defend the First Amendment.

Featuring a version of the supercharged 6.2 - liter LT4 V - 8 from the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, Cadillac hopes the 640 - hp CTS - V has the gumption to take the super-sedan crown away from BMW M and Mercedes AMG.

Book layout programs like InDesign take a little bit of gumption to learn, but there's no reason the average person can't do it.

Or, if you have the gumption, take a gander at shaping the future with the creation of new stories to behold.

If there is one chief lesson to take away from all of this, it is that doing well as an investor requires patience and the gumption to stick with your ideas.

If you have a little more time and gumption, you might think about taking deep sea fishing travel off the Pacific Shore of Tamarindo, Costa Rica.

It took a certain amount of vision — and gumption — for the first serious supporters of solar in this country to get solar legislation enacted.

And other Australian universities should also take note of those universities, in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States who've had the foresight and gumption to rid their campuses of bottle water.

No one has yet had the gumption to take me up on that, but I'm inclined to think it would pay off.

An attorney without compassion will not have the drive and gumption that it takes to pursue your case tirelessly and advocate to get you the full amount of compensation possible.

I never thought I would have the gumption, especially with a pregnant wife and 5 year old little girl, to actually take the plunge into solo practice, but these last four months have easily been the most terrifying and gratifying months of my life.

Roles and Responsibilities: Becoming an Assistant Director with us will see you taking the reins of a challenging position that requires oodles of gumption, determination and flexibility.

When I stated within my last post (Thursday March 14th, 2:35 P.M.) that «All that it takes is a groundswell of organized gumption on the part of the affected masses, so governed, to take back control of the formerly, so - called, self - governance machinery.»

All that it takes is a groundswell of organized gumption on the part of the affected masses, so - governed, to take back the control of the formerly so - called self - governance machinery.

The volunteer positions she's taken on have given her the gumption to strive for greater leadership responsibility within her own career.