Once you've been there, without sounding trite, it's an experience on such a spiritual level that all other issues – globalisation, environmental concerns – seem to make much more sense.
It seems almost trite to say that the experience has brought the three of them closer together: today, they finish one another's sentences, understand one another's need to tell their part of the story, laugh at shared tales of funny moments in intensive care or rehab.
And then she said, " I sit here and think, did I seem a little stupid, did I seem trite and simple?" Maria's concrete experiences on becoming an adult, and encountering colleagues, patients, family and friends, reveal her concern of how little status she has as a nurse.
The advice may sound trite, but it is grounded in real-world experience.
I know it might sound trite, but it really was a life-altering experience".
It seems trite, but if you can relax and enjoy the experience then you will do okay.
The shared camaraderie in Madison may sound trite or hokey until you have an opportunity to experience it firsthand, especially when you live in a large city like New York, as I do.
War analogies are beyond trite, but there are significant parallels between the subjective experiences of cancer patients and soldiers in battle -- fear of death, confusion, and a sense that the outcome is not entirely within one's control.
"You are losing weight instead, your work ethic turned inward, toward your own flesh". This "you" generalizes the experience of an eating disorder until it's trite, a perverse teenage milestone.
This may sound trite and unachievable but if you approach the Black Friday shopping experience with a Zen mindset, a willingness to be polite and assertive and a readiness to drop the chase should it prove futile, you can use this experience to people watch and set a good example through your own good example.
Sure, comparing his French-Canadian upbringing to the experience of a monolingual Spanish-speaking immigrant was a bit trite, but he spoke words tonight that resonated with me.
