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The word nikoli, when stressed on the second syllable, means "never", when stressed on the first it is the locative case of Nikola, i.e. Nicholas; Spanish – cuando las vacas vuelen ("when cows fly") or cuando los chanchos vuelen ("when pigs fly"). Its most common use is in response to an affirmative statement, for example "I saw Mrs. Smith ...
The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 21st century (2001-present). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.
This list of responses will likely make you think about your own epiphanies. Feel free to share them below. #1. ... I felt hopeless that day. I went to back of our house held my mouth and cried ...
If I could but eat, I think I should pick up a little strength. I feel no pain in any part of my body; only I cannot retain nourishment, and that exhausts me." [8] [note 32] — Anselm of Canterbury, Archbishop of Canterbury (21 April 1109) "I wished to do more harm than I could." [57] ("Plus volui nocere quam potui.")
The tendency for some people, especially those with depression, to overestimate the likelihood of negative things happening to them. (compare optimism bias) Present bias: The tendency of people to give stronger weight to payoffs that are closer to the present time when considering trade-offs between two future moments. [111] Plant blindness
Many times, people think about what they could have done differently. For example, "If I started studying three days ago, instead of last night, I could have done better on my test." Since people often think about what they could have done differently, it is not uncommon for people to feel regret during upward counterfactual thinking.
The core issue responsible for the inner conflict is the impression that the individual's desire to lead a meaningful life is thwarted by an apparent lack of meaning, also because they feel much confusion about what meaning really is, and are constantly questioning themselves. In this sense, existential crises are crises of meaning.
Three young men from Pennsylvania — Jake T., 26, Noah H., 25, and John M., 23 — all used the term “lesser of two evils” to describe their choices, while another, Andrew H., said he was ...