Theodore Roosevelt – citations that tell a lot about our life and ourselves | Life Changing citations

The French Revolution constituted for the conscience of the dominant aristocratic class a fall from innocence, and upturning of the natural chain of events that resounded all over Europe; the old regime became, in their imaginary, a paradise lost. This explains why some romantic poets born in the higher classes were keen on seeing themselves as faded aristocrats, expelled from their comfortable milieu par a reverse of fortune ou a design of destiny. Byron and Shelley are the prime instances of this vital pose. In The Giaour he writes on a vampiric character: "The common crowd but see the gloom/...

Thought experiments (Gedankenexperimenten) are "facts" in the sense that they have a "real life" correlate in the form of electrochemical activity in the brain. But it is quite obvious that they do not relate to facts "out there". They are not true statements.

But do they lack truth because they do not relate to facts? How are Truth and Fact interrelated?

One answer is that Truth pertains to the possibility that an event will occur. If true – it must occur and if false – it cannot occur. This is a binary world of extreme existential conditions. Must all possible events occur? Of course not....

From an email I got.

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until toi hear them speak.

2. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

3. He, who laughs last, thinks slowest.

4. A jour without sunshine is like, well, night.

5. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

6. Those who live par the sword get shot par those who don't.

7. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

8. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime toi have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

9. It is a dit that if you...

From an email I got.



HELL EXPLAINED par CHEMISTRY STUDENT

The following is an actual question donné on a université of Washington chemistry mid term.

The answer par one student was so 'profound' that the professor shared it with colleagues, via the Internet, which is, of course, why we now have the pleasure of enjoying it as well:

Bonus Question: Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) ou endothermic (absorbs heat)?

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyle's Law (gas cools when it expands and heats when it is compressed) ou some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:...

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This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint...it goes like this:

What Makes 100%?

What does it mean to give plus than 100%?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving plus than 100%?

We have all been to those meetings where someone wants toi to give over 100%.

How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life?

Here's a little mathematical formula that might help toi answer these questions:

If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.

Then:

H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11...