Sentences with phrase «vain about»

But anyone who has actually worked it, meaning gotten a good book out, taking the time to find the exact right cover and then putting their heart and soul into marketing knows that there's nothing vain about this process.

Ambrose appears to be very vain about both his appearance and his work, but it's really just a front for his increasing awareness that his glory days are over.

But try as he might, it still sounds like Tarantino boasting in vain about how clever he is, and has none of the gravity of, say, the watch story from Pulp Fiction.

I am somewhat vain about my appearance.

I have always been attracted to an SSBBW as I find such a woman extremely soft, cuddly, genuine and more open to a true relationship and less vain about it.

Both to me are confidence boosters not something that people should make you feel conceited or vain about.

I loved the flavor the hazelnut flour imparted, however, the bread cubes are very dark and for appearance sake (what can I say, I am vain about my food presentation), the almond flour cubes will lighten the dish up.

«There is something vain about humans, pondering our specialness even as we destroy the environment»

Sure, women use age - defying cosmetics and procedures more then men do (but men are just as vain about that stuff)-- not necessarily because of their love lives, but their careers.

Evil, you are evil, as is prophet - yeah, nothing too vain about that handle eh?

As for the Dr, in front of your name, I'd bet you are either very vain about it, or it came from a mail order degree mill.

We like tradition; maybe we even get a little vain about our typical approaches.

Not exact matches

What he did: After searching in vain for a publisher for Boob Tube, a satirical novel about the soap opera industry that he penned with his wife, tech entrepreneur Mark Coker, 47, took matters into his own hands.

What about being mentioned a few years ago as the possible inspiration for Carly Simon's «You're So Vain»?

If that's not happening, or you keep catching yourself thinking about your growing inbox, then your efforts are likely in vain.

Accepting at face value the assertion that Rick Perry has a Divine calling to run for the Republican nomination, we are lead to the question of whether it was a call to Mr. Perry to become the nominee or whether it was, instead, a call to Mr. Perry to teach a lesson about how people should not take the Name in vain in order to obtain political office.

With more than a hint of exasperation, Scalia concludes: «One will search in vain the document we are supposed to be construing for text that provides the basis for the argument over these distinctions; and will find in our society's tradition regarding abortion no hint that the distinctions are constitutionally relevant, much less any indication how a constitutional argument about them ought to be resolved.

Muslims never take Jesus» name in vain or disrespect him, he got the people a message about worshiping the one GOD, just like Muhammad (pbuh) did.

But, it is possible to believe in vain (according to Paul)-- I can't help it but to think about the Seven Letters to the Churches that Our Lord Jesus wrote in the beginning of the Book of Revelation... Not all Seven Churches were doing what God instructed them to do.

But especially because you obviously have no concept of what «blasphemy» is... The fellow you judged didn't take your Jesus» name in vain, he just used the name as part of his conversation while talking about the mythological figure himself...

Anyway, this is supposed to be a review of his book, and so far, it's all about me... I told you when I started it was vain...

My specific reference to Jeremy's statement about taking the Lord's name in vain flowed from the average view of people that this refers solely to using the word «God» in ungodly contexts.

HeavenSent Nothing «vain» about thinking that the most perfect being imaginable created you in it's image, I suppose?

«Vain» would fit except that it is a play - on - words about the heart, in which case Nancy's spelling would be more apropos.

There are many sermons that you can listen to and learn Jesus» wisdom... instead of being a pompous vain jerk, believing you know something about life, to find out you know nothing but your vain imagination.

In the last church I went you when a leader claimed she was being prophetic and doing what God does, I challenged her about being insulting, practicing false prophecy and using God's name in vain in her sexist approach.

If your destination doesn't exist, Arguing about the correct route to get there is a pretty vain exercise.

Chuck McKnight has recently written about taking the Lords Name in Vain.

That is against everything Jesus taught... about being vain and seeking the glory of men... what?

The article by Eric Marrapodi is misleading and the issues he writes about are void of any spiritual understanding and the future will confirm that the efforts by the Archdiocese of Hartford are all in vain.

What do you think about the sin of taking the Lord's name in vain?

Indeed, if this is not tied up to doing something about the protests over various kinds of exclusions, it is a vain thought anyhow.

They made loud speeches about divorce, adultery and fasting, hoping in vain to coerce him into agreeing with them.

Furthermore, unless you put yourself in the way of being encountered by the living God, rather than just thinking about God, or talking about God, or stating God's position with respect to various moral issues, your work will be in vain.

I'm not so vain or fearful about what will happen that I need stories to comfort my fears.

Think about that, and about the negative responses that you have been getting in your vain attempts to sell your silly fable to us.

In fact, most of them know very little about their own religion, to them it's just a vain, empty symbol.

He has lightly taken the reflection in vain, as if it were the healing quality of the medicine, and as the healing is about to begin, he light - mindedly misunderstands the reflection as a delusion.

His «constant gripe» about American politicians was that they were «stupider, prouder, more self - righteous, more moralistic, more vain - glorious than the American people on whose behalf they spoke.»

In closing to all my Christian brtheren who read this remember the words of warning given to us about such things in the book of Colossians chapter 2 verse 8: «beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit; after the traditions of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.»

It's about using God for yourself, for your own vain [persona] ends.

They take the Lord's name in vain and feel righteous about it

Jesus had something to say about this «But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.»

«By the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain...» (1 Corinthians 15:10) The way we continually talk about our...

But I try, When I dress you up in fine, fashionable clothes so that you will look like the others, When I keep you at home to protect you from the world, When I try, in vain, to fight the pull of time so it won't change anything about the way you laugh, the way you whisper, the way you play — all these little ways I know are yours alone.

Don't you find it a little odd that god would be so vain as to make the first four commandments all about him?

Those who are skeptical about the language and presuppositions of the great god of technology, those who are inclined to take the name of the technology - god in vain, have been condemned as reactionary renegades, especially when they speak of gods of a different kind.

When did the left start caring about religion anyway... most of them are agnostics or atheists anyway... the only time they invoke Jesus» name is when they invoke it in vain against the commandment, «Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain».

However, he sent back a message of gratitude, though again qualified with «the praise of men is always vain», a pious remark that had an energy about it rather beyond mere «piety».

Vain words like claiming to know more about life on this planet and how the universe began than the scientists with the highest IQs do?