Sentence examples for run mentality from inspiring English sources

According to Shapiro and Glebbeek, in 1969 there was little confidence in the staying power of rock stars; it was assumed that their careers were going to be short, and industry insiders operated under a "take the money and run" mentality.

"That home-run mentality will kill us, because we'd never move forward.

"A part of saving a place like Berkeley is preventing a bank-run mentality from developing within the university".

In "The Golden Revolving Door" (editorial, June 20), you say that the Department of Homeland Security has succeeded in "creating a giant, expensive crop of government-trained consultants and lobbyists" and that "the worst effect of this kind of take-the-money-and-run mentality is on the people left behind".

"If you come up here with the running mentality, it's going to be tough to survive because the defenses are too complicated and fast," Doug Williams said by telephone from the Tampa Bay front office, where the former Buccaneers and Redskins quarterback and the first African-American to start (and win) the Super Bowl serves as a personnel executive.

His view contrasts markedly with Nic Brisbourne, partner at DFJEsprit, who says on his blog recently that "Adopting a home-run mentality is the best way forward".

"The 'hit the ground running' mentality will instantly burn you out," he explained.

At the same time, they did not plan to abandon their run-first mentality, which produced one of the N.F.L.'s top rushing attacks in each of the last two seasons.

They both have a run-first mentality and have danger in the key areas with Nathan Hughes v Thomas Waldrom at No8, George Smith v Julian Salvi on the openside and Charles Piutau v Jack Nowell out wide.

These angels can invest in illiquid companies with relatively less risk and lower exit potentials, making the home-run hitting mentality less relevant.

But he has not been a top target throughout the season because of the Irish's run-first mentality as well as growing pains in the passing game.