Posturing Quotes

(on Rudolf Valentino) That Valentino was certainly a very splendid fellow. And his unique glamor was not entirely due to the fact that he was unhampered by banal dialogue. Modern dialogue is not always banal, and the screen hero who could match Valentino`s posturing technique with an equally polished vocal technique has a perfectly fair chance of becoming his romantic peer. It was his magnetism and dignity that assured him a peak of magnificent isolation.

(on Rudolf Valentino) That Valentino was certainly a very splendid fellow. And his unique glamor was not entirely due to the fact that he was unhampered by banal dialogue. Modern dialogue is not always banal, and the screen hero who could match Valentino`s posturing technique with an equally polished vocal technique has a perfectly fair chance of becoming his romantic peer. It was his magnetism and dignity that assured him a peak of magnificent isolation.

Incredible, really - how I got away with it; parlaying nine years at sea into two decades of posturing.

This is not posturing, and these are not soft numbers.

(But what`s not clear is whether all these players posturing for money is good for the image of the NFL or the quality of its product. The league has always benefited from the perception that the players` paychecks really do hinge on performance, and that a failure to produce could lead directly to unemployment. As players (and agents) get more strident in voicing their salary gripes, fans may begin to view them as no different than the me-first jocks in other sports. Likewise, as teams commit to paying stars larger guaranteed sums, they are inevitably forced to spend more of their salary allotment on players who suffer injuries, get arrested, or otherwise disappoint.) There is a lot more dead money now, ... You`re basically married to a player for at least two or three years.

Right now there`s a lot of talk, a lot of posturing.

that they are tired of all this nationalist posturing.

We need less posturing and more genuine charisma. Charisma was originally a religious term, meaning "of the spirit" or "inspired." It`s about letting God`s light shine through us. It`s about a sparkle in people that money can`t buy. It`s an invisible energy with visible effects. To let go, to just love, is not to fade into the wallpaper. Quite the contrary, it`s when we truly become bright. We`re letting our own light shine.