Sentences with phrase «who defies»

«There's something fascinating about a smart person who defies stereotype,» Cheadle observed.

«There's something fascinating about a smart person who defies stereotype.

TIME magazine named Hayhoe to their list of the 100 most influential people for her work in defending climate change, in which actor Don Cheadle praised her as «a smart person who defies stereotype.»

It's the tale of a courageous African American artist who defies patriarchal authority — and the mayor of New York City — to fight for freedom of expression.

An artist who defies classification, Paul Thek (1933 — 1988), the sculptor, painter, and creator of radical installations who was hailed for his work in the 1960s and early 70s, then nearly eclipsed within his own short lifetime, is the subject of...

From 1 August to 14 September 2017, the New Tretyakov Gallery and Schusev State Museum of Architecture will host works by the internationally renowned artist, who defies art as material production and constructs immersive situations that reinvent the traditional museum environment.

Fashionably Late for the Relationship, 2007 - 08 (video still) R. Luke DuBois — Now will be the first solo museum exhibition for an artist who defies categorization.

And I did not comprehend how admirers of John Currin, who defies accusations of misogyny by making the men in his paintings every bit as repulsive as the women, could believe that he is both the direct descendant of Cranach the Elder and a raunchy comic in the Mad magazine tradition.

Since Mass MoCA devotes a lot of effort to performing arts, Thompson and others wanted to bring in Laurie Anderson, who defies easy categories.

Not only that, his recent interviews have made him look like a visionary and a person who defies the status quo.

The «Brave: Storybook Deluxe» and «Brave Interactive Comic» Apps incorporate dynamic animation and interactive content as readers follow the story of Princess Merida, who defies a custom that brings chaos to her kingdom and must rely on her bravery to undo a beastly curse.

Is he a «sovereign citizen», an extremist who defies government regulations?

In 1994, Ron Suskind published A Hope in the Unseen, the story of a bright, ambitious young man from one of the worst high schools in Washington, D.C., who defies the odds to win acceptance at Brown University.

Charles Laughton plays the legendary barrister who defies doctor's order and a heart condition to defend amiable but shiftless American Tyrone Power from a murder charge and Marlene Dietrich plays his German wife, a cool, suspicious character whose testimony seems to doom Power's chances of acquittal.

Because Ah - nuld was busy making Total Recall, Danny Glover is cast as the maverick cop who defies a government goon (Gary Busey) to curtail the alien's inner - city killing spree.

May 15, 2018 • Being a kid who defies gender norms is tough.

When a film director hires two screenwriters to make a gangster movie, a fiction feast starts: femmes fatales, mobs fighting for the same neighborhood and a limitless hero who defies every movie concept.

Gorgeously photographed, and with a minimalist score by Fred Frith, Leaning Into the Wind offers viewers a welcome chance to consider the work of an artist who defies the recent commodification cult to embrace the ephemeral and the nominally «worthless.»

norma shearer plays a spoilt rich gal jan ashe who defies her family by dating mobster ace wilfong (gable), emancipated by her alcoholic father (lionel barrymore) who encourages her to be free.

Some of the superheroes who will be introduced to the viewing audience include Peter Petrelli, an almost 30 - something male nurse who suspects he might be able to fly, Isaac Mendez, a 28 - year - old junkie who has the ability to paint images of the future when he is high, Niki Sanders, a 33 - year - old Las Vegas showgirl who begins seeing strange things in mirrors, Hiro Nakamura, a 24 - year - old Japanese comic - book geek who literally makes time stand still, D.L. Hawkins, a 31 - year - old inmate who can walk through walls, Matt Parkman, a beat cop who can hear other people's thoughts, and Claire Bennet, a 17 - year - old cheerleader who defies death at every turn.

But get one kid the same age who defies authority, calls others names, or takes a package, paper, or seat from an older child or adult, and your child is also in trouble just being there.

His overall game has improved massively since he made his devastating debut in the Europa League and under Jose Mourinho, the 19 - year old, who defies his age, is developing into an all - round forward, which can only stand him and United in good stead for whatever lies ahead in the future.

Plenty of insanity, insobriety and cba, who defies categorisation, plus, of course, a master barman, but take us as you find us and you will be fine.

A person who defies all of the liberal stereotypes of what a conservative and a Mormon are like.

Today, anyone who defies the politically correct nostrums currently in fashion risks being attacked on radio, television, and in all of the major newspapers.

In the TIME profile, «An environmental evangelist», actor Don Cheadle wrote, «There's something fascinating about a smart person who defies stereotype.

Japanese - Canadian poet Joy Kogawa illustrates this kind of transformation in her «Garden Poem» about a woman who both defies and transforms her garden confinement.

But it was her turn as the tough - talking princess who defies the Evil Empire in «Star Wars» two years later that rocketed her into fame and turned her into a feminist icon at the tender age of 19.

While there have long been small players in the venture capital community who defied the stats and were able to attract some LP money, they tended to be relegated to the fringes of the industry, with less access to sizable funds and the buzziest companies.

Which leads to the real reason the women's roundtable might actually change things: Sitting around the table were a group of capable, smart, accomplished businesswomen who defied all manner of odds to get there.

And while Trump hasn't hesitated to call out Republicans who defy him, he's largely come to appreciate the permanence the RNC offers a White House that has had to quickly staff up from nothing — a task that hasn't always gone smoothly.

The world is plenty dangerous, but the chance of world war is diminishing, says the UN arms inspector who defied the Bush administration.

People are complex beings who defy labels.

A Nicaraguan Catholic priest and politician who defied Pope John Paul II to help teach more than half... More

A Nicaraguan Catholic priest and politician who defied Pope John Paul II to help teach more than half a million Nicaraguans how to read has died aged 82.

A Christian Conservative MP who defied the government over its plans to relax Sunday trading laws has... More

Anyone who defied her would pay a very heavy price.

It applies not only to the god of the underworld, but also to the underworld itself, and in Greek mythology the souls of those who defied the gods were tortured there, doing things like rolling rocks uphill forever.

I once heard from a mother who defied her pastor by ensuring that her daughter received the depression medication she so desperately needed.

A modern novel, based upon a true story of persons who defied Hitler's tyranny, so perfectly expresses the fulfilment of eros in the love of justice that it has been vividly un my mind throughout this discussion of family love.

According to the UN human rights spokesman, ISIS claimed to be punishing people who defied their orders.

Yet another example is that of nonviolent protestors at abortion clinics who defy unjust restrictions of their freedom of speech in order to plead the case for the unborn to women contemplating abortion.

If we then give mercy to those that live in total and continuous adultery and who defy 1 of the 10 commandments written by the finger of God, how much more should we give even greater mercy to gay couples who do not break one of the core 10 commandments of God?

Henry VIII would go on to surpass his Chancellor in punishing heretics and all who defied him, including More himself.

They take in the streets of Birmingham, Alabama, where Martin Luther King fought the D - Day of the civil rights movement; the story of a woman Wilma Derksen who forgave her daughter's murderer; and the incredible courage of the World War Two Huguenots who defied the Nazis.

Scripture would seem to indicate that great numbers of both Jews and Gentiles who defy the Antichrist and will not take the mark of the beast will be martyred (Revelation 13).

The Mass is the Mass, and we may thank God for the settled theological principle of ex opere operato, which assures us that God's grace acts through earthen vessels, even priests who defy the rubrics and the proprieties.

Among other achievements, he supported the appeal of a Frankish bishop against a powerful Frankish archbishop, compelled a great - grandson of Charlemagne to take back his divorced wife, excommunicated two bishops for supporting the divorce, and enforced his power over another archbishop who defied it.

How can these artists, who defied their Master in their work, move me to appreciate the beauty of God's creation?

To the delirious Burnley contingent, every man in claret and blue — Blacklaw included — was a hero; and I believe that even 58,000 Tottenham supporters who defied the rain and travel difficulties had to agree with them.