Sentences with phrase «when idealistic»

In nearly every adoptive parent's story, there are moments when idealistic dreams run smack dab into reality.

Inseparable as children, they find themselves torn apart by the turbulent times when the idealistic Udayan makes a decision that will affect the family for generations to come.

When the idealistic young Jefferson Smith (James Stewart) winds up appointed to the United States Senate, he gains the mentorship of Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains).

As with all these films, its success depends on the unlikeliness of the leads getting along — when idealistic, nervy Mifune firsts meets Shimura, the latter is eating ice lollies and sharing cigarettes with a suspect he is supposed to be interrogating.

Not exact matches

Her pep talks are filled with counterintuitive advice such as, «slow down time» and «gain your power by letting go,» but these directives don't seem idealistic when coming from Harder, founder of the Bliss Project; they seem downright fun.

There is in general an undertone of lamentation when people speak of manipulation which points to idealistic expectations — as if the class enemy had ever stuck to the promises of fair play it occasionally utters.

When Obama landed on Chicago's South Side in 1985 as an idealistic 23 - year - old, eager to start work as a community organizer, he was already a political liberal.

Yes, I was idealistic and naive (goes with the territory when you're 15).

Third, when you're as idealistic as I am, there's a good chance that disappointment and frustration will be a part of the deal.

In the most recent Republican debate, several Republican candidates tried to distinguish themselves from the idealistic Rubio by pointing out that Syria was more peaceful (and less of a source of global terror) when the Assad regime ran the whole country, and that Bashar al - Assad might be the lesser evil compared to ISIS.

We may dismiss these young people as «idealistic», even when at the same time they are criticized for being too «realistic» in (say) their approach to human relations, especially in sexual matters.

He is surely right in saying that American presidents, when appealing for support for military action, typically accent ideological and idealistic reasons rather than geopolitical factors.

Rarely is this more obvious than at Christmastime, when even the most idealistic of us cave in to the relentless desire to buy, buy, buy.

So, in short, this «evidence» that proves Christianity isn't so much scientific evidence as it is idealistic / philosophical / rhetorical resonance that may or may not occur when an individual encounters the Christian idea of Jesus and the death / resurrection story.

And when God acts in this way, these moments are associated with such joy that no one could possibly understand unless they've at some time committed wholeheartedly to an idealistic dream of making something happen, getting all embroiled and churned up by the process and then being released at the other end.

He is right when he says that materialism can not explain the rise of the good, that monistic and idealistic schemes can not explain the rise of evil, and that traditional concepts of God's power make God the despotic cause of all evil.

Between the idealistic philosopher and the religious man there is undoubtedly a deep rift; but it is no different from that which appears in ourselves on the eve of a crisis, when we are mentally divided, and yet very close to inner unity and harmony.

Stephen, if you think the discrimination only starts when people try to engage in «leadership» (which can be very broadly construed, by the the way), I have to wonder if you: a) have any experience with churches b) have any experience with discrimination Because you seem quite idealistic about the first, and naïve about the second.

We're not in some idealistic utopia where skin color truly doesn't matter like he dreamed of back then (hell, we're not too far removed from when black men couldn't play QB in the NFL because we were considered too stupid for the position).

I know that they were not forced to run away from society and into the woods, but when you are young and idealistic and don't know any better... let's just say, I know some former cult members.

I was 24 when I got pregnant with my first baby, my daughter, and was as idealistic as my age at the time would imply.

«When you misuse government power for supposedly idealistic purposes.

As an ironic side note, back when US was created, people were actually idealistic enough to actually try and avoid factionalism (as partisanship was known back then) in politics.

He and Clegg were more businesslike than they were at the famous Rose Garden press conference in May 2010, when they spoke in idealistic terms about the advantages of coalition, and Cameron turned this into a joke.

In other words, DeFrancisco wants a leader who's not afraid to slash political fat, who can inspire idealistic families to stay in the city, who knows when to pat a head or to give a kick in the behind, who can build a bridge to needy neighborhoods, who can touch off the changes so many residents are longing to see.

That move might have worked when David Owen was interested in it in the 1980's, but it was a really unwise change when the Tories were acting more liberal and Labour were out for idealistic centre - left voters.

But he also has an earnest, idealistic side that comes to the fore when he talks about his upbringing.

Tap back into my faith; I am a spiritual, idealistic person and denying that was not serving me; I am more balance when I can believe in something greater than myself.

We may expect the country that contains the City of Love to be the most idealistic and romantic, but when it comes to relationships, they're actually very realistic.

As idealistic as the notion is, when the chemistry is there, there is no reason not to seize the moment and strike while the iron is hot.

In my younger years I was a bit more idealistic and stopped dating multiple girls when I felt like I had a serious connection with a girl.

An idealistic, straight - edge teacher is drawn down a horrid rabbit hole by an honors student when he gives him a B + on a paper.

The film follows Emily Blunt as an idealistic FBI agent who begins to question her beliefs when she's enlisted by an elite government task force official (Josh Brolin) to aid in the violent war on drugs.

It is almost too idealistic, but it is always cool when corruption is stifled.

Synopsis & Cast: A young, idealistic American missionary (Benjamin Walker, in a role originally rumored for Aaron Paul) gets caught up in Cold War intrigue when he tries to help a young woman («Lore» star Saskia Rosendahl) escape 1960s East Berlin.

Both vigilante groups share idealistic goals for bringing these drug cartels down, but when a power vacuum occurs, does it simply breed more — and potentially worse — violence and corruption?

Denzel Washington stars as a driven, idealistic defense attorney whose life is upended when his mentor, a civil rights icon, dies.

This idealistic lifestyle is stirred when he...

The story goes back to 1992, when Reynolds was young and idealistic and still didn't know who Nirvana was.

THE MAYOR (single camera; fka Untitled City Mayor Project) Picked up to series STUDIO: ABC Studios / Brownstone Productions / Bluegrass FanFare TEAM: Jeremy Bronson (w, ep), Daveed Diggs (ep), Jamie Tarses (ep), Scott Stuber (ep), Dylan Clark (ep), James Griffiths (d, ep) LOGLINE: When an outspoken, idealistic rapper runs for office as a publicity stunt and actually gets elected, he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City HWhen an outspoken, idealistic rapper runs for office as a publicity stunt and actually gets elected, he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City Hwhen he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City Hall.

Seeing the gang back when it was still running as an idealistic, Robin hood-esque vigilante anti-hero outfit, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, will be an interesting antithesis to how every member goes quite clearly morally depraved 12 years later.

When that kind of idealistic bullsh-t seemed romantic.

Synopsis: «When young and idealistic Michael (Theo) lands his dream job at the United Nations, he quickly finds himself at the center of the Oil for Food programme.

Greta Gerwig voices Tracy, an idealistic Foreign Exchange student who recognizes a corrupt politician when she sees one, and there are a couple of brilliant noirish scenes between Chief and Nutmeg (Scarlett Johansson).

In this version Dan Cain (Bruce Abbott), an idealistic young M.D. - in - training at Miskatonic University, is covertly romancing Meg Halsey (Barbara Crampton), the daughter of the med - school dean (Robert Sampson), when the arrival of transfer student Herbert West (Jeffrey Combs) starts to put a strain on their relationship.

Crowe, who previously directed Jerry Maguire and Almost Famous, has a knack for presenting idealistic individuals who face new realities when their lives change abruptly.

But when a local murder is linked to the sunken treasure of a lost Spanish galleon, he's drawn into the investigation by an idealistic deputy and pitted against the powerful town patriarch, outside criminal agents and his own father.

When sports agent Jerry Maguire (Cruise) writes an uncharacteristically idealistic manifesto suggesting his company should opt for fewer clients and a more caring approach, he's applauded by his colleagues who, as soon as he's fired, desert him - along with all but one of his clients, mouthy footballer Rod Tidwell (Gooding).

Stars: Brandon Micheal Hall, Lea Michele, Yvette Nicole Brown Producers: Jeremy Bronson, Daveed Diggs, Jamie Tarses, Scott Stuber, Dylan Clark, James Griffiths (director) Premise: When an outspoken, idealistic rapper runs for office as a publicity stunt and actually gets elected, he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City HWhen an outspoken, idealistic rapper runs for office as a publicity stunt and actually gets elected, he surprises everyone (including himself) when he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City Hwhen he has a natural knack for the job and slowly transforms City Hall.

This is every overly contrived, unrealistic and idealistic piece of trashy romance fiction when it had the prestige, the strength of casting and the intrigue to be a much better movie.