Sometimes experience trumps assumption.
Fake confidence on the outside often trumps truthful turmoil on the inside.
Citizens United didn't work. Hey, Koch brothers, Karl Rove, Shellgame Adelson: Democracy trumps money sometimes.
Nutrition trumps genes.
Love trumps logic?" "Every time.
Mercy trumps justice.
When it call comes down to it, nothing trumps execution.
Now, I worry a bit about the TEDification of the world where style trumps substance, so hopefully you have a good blend of both!
They don't take eyeballs at the bank. Those who value stocks by eyeballs should go be ophthalmologists, not stock analysts. There is no cyberworld where reach trumps profits.
The laugh is what trumps everything.
During McCarthyism, teachers feared for their jobs if they belonged to a left-wing group. Today teachers fear for their jobs if they hug a crying child. As in all moral panics, an accusation is enough to destroy a person's life. Hysteria trumps evidence.
In such systems, there is unquestioning respect for authority. Faith trumps evidence. But if indeed this is broadly the explanation for how co-operative behaviour has evolved and been maintained in human societies, it could be very bad news. Because although such authoritarian systems seem to be good at preserving social coherence and an orderly society, they are, by the same token, not good at adapting to change.
Forget politics. The real story is the advancements being made in medicine. We're on the verge of conquering cancer and Alzheimer's and numerous other diseases. The DNA revolution has just begun. Scientific advancement usually trumps politics.
God's advice trumps Oprah's every time.
Reality trumps rationality.
Enthusiasm — real grassroots enthusiasm — trumps money, trumps endorsements, trumps everything.
I love being a mom. That's the best job I've ever had. All the other stuff I love the same, but being a mom trumps all of it.
In today's society, looking good and feeling good often trumps doing good and being good. And some people don't know the difference anymore.
With someone who holds nothing but trumps, it is impossible to play cards.
Clarity (always) trumps persuasion
