Something about the mindful ordinariness of "Walden" appealed to him — the elevation of daily repetitions into an honorable way of life.
That idea may be hoary by now, and it's easily mistaken for an adolescent gripe, yet it slots Kaufman into an honorable tradition that reaches back to "Metropolis" and "Modern Times," and it inspires his basic disgruntled joke: Why do the people in this film resemble robotic dolls?
The ex-monarch could have settled down to selling family Fords or grimly importing Volkswagens, while King Guy could have tipped his crown at a dapper angle, leaped nimbly from his throne, slipped into patent-leather shoes, and led his adoring people — a one, a two, a one-two-three — into an honorable war.
I believe that this was palpable several years before Bitburg (1985) and the demonstrative inclusion of members of Waffen-SS into the honorable part of the German national heritage, unfortunately with the support of Ronald Reagan (whose talent not to remember was already remarkable at that time).
The more you know, the better equipped you will be to raise your son into good, honorable manhood.
On 23 July 2014, Petry was promoted to Master Sergeant and was awarded the Legion of Merit during his retirement ceremony as well as being inducted into the Honorable Order of Saint Maurice.
Please, oh please, oh pretty please, do me the honor of doing your book the honor of making your honorable book into a slam-bangin' groovy movie!" "I hate movies.
Many lawyers blame American Lawyer, with its endless profit-rankings and lists, for helping turn an honorable profession into a grubby ordinary business.
The legendary crime and western novelist Elmore Leonard, who died on Tuesday at 87, helped elevate literary genres once perceived as lowly into a respected and honorable pursuit.
Her unsentimental, beautifully calibrated performance may not provide the secret of life, but it offers multiple insights into the sad and honorable secrets of one particular life.
