self-descriptions

How can they still call themselves the "pro-life party" and the party of "national security" -- the "tough on terrorism" party -- and not see the ridiculous irony in such obviously inappropriate self-descriptions?

Bob Cesca: Most Americans Are Big Government Socialists in Denial Bob Cesca 2011

How can they still call themselves the "pro-life party" and the party of "national security" -- the "tough on terrorism" party -- and not see the ridiculous irony in such obviously inappropriate self-descriptions?

Bob Cesca: Most Americans Are Big Government Socialists in Denial Bob Cesca 2011

• How they position themselves — self-descriptions

7 tips for analyzing the business competition 2010

Your examples are not self-descriptions, they are terms for suggested, albeit imaginary, actions against a political opponent — grammatically, not the same thing atall.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Changes in the Gun Culture over the last 25 years 2010

We are not our favorite self-descriptions "I am this" or "I am that" are just thoughts that we habitually have about ourselves - and we are not our thoughts about ourselves.

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: American Am-ness Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2011

If we were to accept the self-definitions and self-descriptions of the plotters and terrorists, they could fairly be described as Islamic (or "Islamist") in their motivations.

Bill O'Reilly's fight with the ladies of 'The View' (Video) Melissa Bell 2010

We are not our favorite self-descriptions "I am this" or "I am that" are just thoughts that we habitually have about ourselves - and we are not our thoughts about ourselves.

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: American Am-ness Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2011

Your examples are not self-descriptions, they are terms for suggested, albeit imaginary, actions against a political opponent — grammatically, not the same thing atall.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Changes in the Gun Culture over the last 25 years 2010

We simply disappear behind all these words of self-descriptions and self-definitions.

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Psychological Self-Maintenance Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010

We have to keep asking ourselves this basic identity-detoxing question "Who am I - who am I at my core, at my foundation, who am I when I shed my roles, when I dis-identify from all that's fleeting and transient in my life, who am I when go beyond my self-descriptions, - who am I in essence, rather than in form?"

Pavel Somov, Ph.D.: Psychological Self-Maintenance Ph.D. Pavel Somov 2010