Sentence examples for force of mind from inspiring English sources

I dealt with my disappointment by sheer force of mind.

"Henry relied on force of mind," Adams recalled.

To create a revolution in one's own life every single day by force of mind...

Mr. Whiteside has the star's instinct of not just claiming our attention but also taking us into his inner world, and he suggests real force of mind.

There are aspects of princely dignity he lacks, but they'd probably seem immaterial if he had them; he's an assertive adventurer, applying force of mind rather than refinement or privilege.

This acrobatic lift is often seen these days in ballet, but most ballerinas perform it with a desperate and all-too-passive quality; Ms. Robinson showed precisely how it should be done, with a firm arc through her thigh, spine and arms — radiating energy like force of mind.

Rather, she was an independent woman who made her way in the world with power of mind, force of character, and determined ideas.

For all its self-effacing comedy, Mr. Kuchar's oeuvre embodies a heroic, never-ending battle against forces of mind-numbing conformity, a crusade dating to the 1950s when he and his teenage twin began collaborating on eight-millimeter movies in the Bronx.

What he commended in the poet Marina Tsvetaeva – "the good force of creative mind at work in the light of conscience" – can be commended in him too.

First, after visiting a strange underground hideout, they find themselves endowed with telekinetic powers that enable them to push shopping carts and automobiles around with the force of their minds.

It began to dawn on me that by suggesting medication I had inadvertently challenged one of my patient's -- and the larger culture's -- most deeply held beliefs, the notion that our consciousness is the central organizing and shaping force of our minds.