Their jokes, while juvenile, were innocuous, whereas Richards displayed a self-importance verging on grandiosity.
They have the visceral impact of documentary reportage without the self-importance and general lugubriousness.
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AOL. In theory, this could help to revitalise an in-bred geeky culture that has suffered from complacency and self-importance.
But fortunately, the site has a lot more to offer than contrived self-importance.
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Her clear, unequivocal vision cut straight through political correctness, self-importance, status, and fame.
And, with the possible exception of Washington, there is no city in the country where self-importance is more disconnected from actual importance.
As such, Socrates was interested in ascertaining the truth and promoting the pursuit of virtue, not in the self-importance or his own status.
Like most of his colleagues, he lacks any trace of self-importance.
He was a devotee of beauty and had given over his life to art with the degree of throwaway fanaticism that entails a horror of self-importance.
That's no small achievement, since so many of its issues -- domestic politics, the Middle East, the clash of civilizations -- are debated with such steadfast self-importance.
Those inclined to be less charitable say Scott, whose current job carries a six-figure salary, is not particularly sophisticated and got carried away with her own self-importance.
And the real villain, without a doubt, is Wordsworth, who after the breach with Coleridge in 1810 pours down indifference on him from a vast height of self-importance.
Self-importance and public whingeing do not win arguments in Washington.
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Self-importance, however, Salahi seemed to have in abundance.
My thesaurus lists vanity, conceit, self-importance and self-absorption.
The original church was ordered to be rebuilt by da Gama soon after his second return from India in 1503, at a time when his growing sense of self-importance was becoming a nuisance to the authorities.
Theater is New York and New York is theater, and New York is not much like the rest of the country. (Shake Shack, a summertime favorite in Madison Square Park, has a menu for dogs.) New York is one of the world capitals of self-importance.
But what often goes overlooked when forging forward with employee self-service is the importance of ease of use.
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He emphasizes the importance of self-reflection, which will prepare both for the MBA and beyond.
Every tsunami is unique, but looking back on the tragic events of March 2011, it is clear that self-evacuation is of major importance.
So the importance of self-tracking is personal to him, not only because of that but also in how it helped his dad lose weight and manage his health.
You cannot overrate the importance of self-awareness and personal insight.
While coding's importance may seem self-evident in Silicon Valley, leaders of the new efforts acknowledge they have some convincing to do.
Professor Pinker, together with other speakers, stressed the importance of a self-regulation process in the context of Albania's attempts to become a member of the European Union as it would greatly improve press freedom and human rights in general.
The giving also reflects Mr. Alpert's belief in the importance of pairing talent with self-discipline to hone creativity.
Our own leadership and coaching work with chief executives and boards worldwide also demonstrates the importance of empathy and emotional self-management as prerequisites for effective performance.
The practice is a sharp break from Microsoft's tendency to telegraph its strategy well in advance, and it emphasizes just how much importance Redmond places on its self-developed Windows 8 hardware.
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