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You cannot get blood out of a stone; You cannot make a silk purse from a sow's ear; You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; You cannot make bricks without straw; You cannot push a rope; You cannot run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (You cannot) teach an old dog new tricks; You cannot unscramble eggs; You cannot win them all
Goodhart's law is an adage often stated as, "When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure". [1] It is named after British economist Charles Goodhart, who is credited with expressing the core idea of the adage in a 1975 article on monetary policy in the United Kingdom: [2]
You spent most of your working years saving enough money to live comfortably and do the things you enjoy. Unfortunately, things can happen that make you question whether you’ve saved enough.
Standard: If you're going out, please be home by ten o'clock. Non-standard: You also can't use 4G or LTE if you're Android phone doesn't support Bluetooth tethering. [147] Non-standard: If you're first instinct is "man the USA lucked into the soft side of the bracket" your instinct would be correct. [148]
Murphy's law [a] is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.".. Though similar statements and concepts have been made over the course of history, the law itself was coined by, and named after, American aerospace engineer Edward A. Murphy Jr.; its exact origins are debated, but it is generally agreed it originated from Murphy and his team ...
Concerned about how declining populations will affect everything from economic growth to national security, the number of countries trying to increase birthrates grew from 19 in 1986 to 55 in 2015 ...
Apophasis (/ ə ˈ p ɒ f ə s ɪ s /; from Ancient Greek ἀπόφασις (apóphasis), from ἀπόφημι (apóphemi) 'to say no') [1] [2] is a rhetorical device wherein the speaker or writer brings up a subject by either denying it, or denying that it should be brought up. [3]
More locally, there also may be a public housing coalition near you that can help you when you reach out. 7. Temporary Work Agencies. If you don’t want to have to look for your own side gigs ...