Tenet
noun
A principle or belief that people use to guide their actions or decisions.
One of the basic tenets of democracy is the freedom of speech.
Often appears as...
- fundamental tenet
- basic tenet
noun
A principle or belief that people use to guide their actions or decisions.
One of the basic tenets of democracy is the freedom of speech.
Often appears as...
- fundamental tenet
- basic tenet
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Pro Tip 1/3Guiding Actions
A tenet directs how a person or group behaves or makes decisions.
The tenet of sustainability guides our company's environmental policies.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Commitment
Adopting a tenet implies a strong commitment to it, often foundational to a group's identity.
Nonviolence is a central tenet of their community.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In discussions, respect the tenets of various cultures to avoid offending someone.
He was careful not to criticize the cultural tenets of his international colleagues.
Pro Tip 1/3Guiding Actions
A tenet directs how a person or group behaves or makes decisions.
The tenet of sustainability guides our company's environmental policies.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Commitment
Adopting a tenet implies a strong commitment to it, often foundational to a group's identity.
Nonviolence is a central tenet of their community.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In discussions, respect the tenets of various cultures to avoid offending someone.
He was careful not to criticize the cultural tenets of his international colleagues.
Pro Tip 1/3Guiding Actions
A tenet directs how a person or group behaves or makes decisions.
The tenet of sustainability guides our company's environmental policies.
Pro Tip 2/3Implicit Commitment
Adopting a tenet implies a strong commitment to it, often foundational to a group's identity.
Nonviolence is a central tenet of their community.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
In discussions, respect the tenets of various cultures to avoid offending someone.
He was careful not to criticize the cultural tenets of his international colleagues.
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True to the tenets of palliative care, I function as something of a reflective advocate, as much as prescribing physician. Quick palliative care -- a very important field but poorly understood -- while it includes, it is not limited to end of life care. It is not limited to hospice.
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Killer whale society PIPE...
successfully overcoming a challenges significant under the blue whale is both incredibly rare and immensely inspiring their cooperative effort and outcome of ordered focus and group will powerfully illustrates the simple tenets that many can accomplish what one cannot I believe
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How to design gender...
we measure these gaps between men's and women's experiences. And the smaller the gap, the more equity is center of the culture. We also searched our findings for the tenets of workplace culture that are most important to men and most important to women.
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Luvvie Ajayi Jones: How...
but don't come at this person's neck. So I think it's important for me. It's a checkpoint that I've used for years that I kind of lead with. And most of the time it goes well. That is part of the tenets you outline. This is part of the "be" part.
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And so with our overhelp, our overprotection and overdirection and hand-holding, we deprive our kids of the chance to build self-efficacy, which is a really fundamental tenet of the human psyche, far more important than that self-esteem they get
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On being a woman and a...
central tenet of a farm some people I think that they thought that it was kind of a soft issue the bottom line that I decided was actually women's issues are the hardest issues because they are the ones that have to do with life and death
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How great leaders...
Here's the best None of what I'm telling you is my opinion. It's all grounded in the tenets of biology. Not psychology, biology. If you look at a cross-section of the human brain, from the top down, the human brain is actually broken
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Ryan Lobo: Photographing...
and gives voice to people and stories without. I invite you into three recent stories of mine, which are about this way of looking, if you will, which I believe exemplify the tenets of what I like to call compassion in storytelling.
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Why should you read Kurt...
Though they’re aware of Bokonism’s lies, they live their lives by these tenets anyway, and in so doing develop some genuine hope. They join together in groups called Karasses, which consist of people we
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Safari Live - Day 150 PIPE...
they have had a lot of foliage of food with most tenets in the middle count for drink but very good deflection of the trees they're in the water
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What really matters at...
True to the tenets of palliative care, I function as something of a reflective advocate, as much as prescribing physician. Quick palliative care -- a very important field but poorly understood -- while it includes, it is not limited to end of life care. It is not limited to hospice.
Video examples
Killer whale society PIPE...
successfully overcoming a challenges significant under the blue whale is both incredibly rare and immensely inspiring their cooperative effort and outcome of ordered focus and group will powerfully illustrates the simple tenets that many can accomplish what one cannot I believe
Video examples
How to design gender...
we measure these gaps between men's and women's experiences. And the smaller the gap, the more equity is center of the culture. We also searched our findings for the tenets of workplace culture that are most important to men and most important to women.
Video examples
Luvvie Ajayi Jones: How...
but don't come at this person's neck. So I think it's important for me. It's a checkpoint that I've used for years that I kind of lead with. And most of the time it goes well. That is part of the tenets you outline. This is part of the "be" part.
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How to Raise Successful...
And so with our overhelp, our overprotection and overdirection and hand-holding, we deprive our kids of the chance to build self-efficacy, which is a really fundamental tenet of the human psyche, far more important than that self-esteem they get
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On being a woman and a...
central tenet of a farm some people I think that they thought that it was kind of a soft issue the bottom line that I decided was actually women's issues are the hardest issues because they are the ones that have to do with life and death
Video examples
How great leaders...
Here's the best None of what I'm telling you is my opinion. It's all grounded in the tenets of biology. Not psychology, biology. If you look at a cross-section of the human brain, from the top down, the human brain is actually broken
Video examples
Ryan Lobo: Photographing...
and gives voice to people and stories without. I invite you into three recent stories of mine, which are about this way of looking, if you will, which I believe exemplify the tenets of what I like to call compassion in storytelling.
Video examples
Why should you read Kurt...
Though they’re aware of Bokonism’s lies, they live their lives by these tenets anyway, and in so doing develop some genuine hope. They join together in groups called Karasses, which consist of people we
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 150 PIPE...
they have had a lot of foliage of food with most tenets in the middle count for drink but very good deflection of the trees they're in the water
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Tim Johnson
American Politician
After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of its tenets; it simply forbids government from discrimination regarding who can marry whom.
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Robert Shapiro
American Lawyer
Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better to let a guilty person go free than to convict someone without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Mitch Kapor
American Businessman
We have a responsibility to give people opportunities to do what they can do. It's a fundamental tenet of democratic society. Libertarians who believe in a completely minimalist state, and don't feel we have that responsibility, are harming humanity.
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Mercedes Schlapp
American Public Servant
What makes America's election system unique is the fact that even when elections are close, we find a resolution, which leads to the peaceful transition of power that remains one of the most important tenets of our democracy.
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Janet Suzman
South African Actress
I think it's a very central tenet to it yes, it is. I can't bear it, I can't bear inequality, I can't bear bad behaviour to other people. I cannot bear it that people are mean to people who can't help what they are.
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Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
It has become an accepted tenet that kids will rarely listen to their parents but seldom fail to imitate them. Communicating the message has never been a good substitute for 'showing up' and embodying the message.
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Tom Watson
American Golfer
I hope that I've been able to treat people with the respect they've shown me. That's basically the tenet you try to live by. I haven't been successful at it all my life, but that's what I strive for.
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Jacki Weaver
Australian Actress
It's a basic tenet you learn at drama school. If you're playing someone evil, you can't make an objective moral judgment. You've got to get inside the character and empathize as much as possible.
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David M. Kelley
American Businessman
The main tenet of design thinking is empathy for the people you're trying to design for. Leadership is exactly the same thing - building empathy for the people that you're entrusted to help.
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Kenneth Scott Latourette
American Historian
Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their quest for the truth and that none has universal validity.
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Tim Johnson
American Politician
After lengthy consideration, my views have evolved sufficiently to support marriage equality legislation. This position doesn't require any religious denomination to alter any of its tenets; it simply forbids government from discrimination regarding who can marry whom.
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Robert Shapiro
American Lawyer
Our constitutionally-based criminal justice system places a high value on protecting the innocent. Among its central tenets is the idea that it is better to let a guilty person go free than to convict someone without evidence beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Mitch Kapor
American Businessman
We have a responsibility to give people opportunities to do what they can do. It's a fundamental tenet of democratic society. Libertarians who believe in a completely minimalist state, and don't feel we have that responsibility, are harming humanity.
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Mercedes Schlapp
American Public Servant
What makes America's election system unique is the fact that even when elections are close, we find a resolution, which leads to the peaceful transition of power that remains one of the most important tenets of our democracy.
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Janet Suzman
South African Actress
I think it's a very central tenet to it yes, it is. I can't bear it, I can't bear inequality, I can't bear bad behaviour to other people. I cannot bear it that people are mean to people who can't help what they are.
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Greg Boyle
American Clergyman
It has become an accepted tenet that kids will rarely listen to their parents but seldom fail to imitate them. Communicating the message has never been a good substitute for 'showing up' and embodying the message.
Quote examples
Tom Watson
American Golfer
I hope that I've been able to treat people with the respect they've shown me. That's basically the tenet you try to live by. I haven't been successful at it all my life, but that's what I strive for.
Quote examples
Jacki Weaver
Australian Actress
It's a basic tenet you learn at drama school. If you're playing someone evil, you can't make an objective moral judgment. You've got to get inside the character and empathize as much as possible.
Quote examples
David M. Kelley
American Businessman
The main tenet of design thinking is empathy for the people you're trying to design for. Leadership is exactly the same thing - building empathy for the people that you're entrusted to help.
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Kenneth Scott Latourette
American Historian
Hinduism's basic tenet is that many roads exist by which men have pursued and still pursue their quest for the truth and that none has universal validity.
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