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My body, my choice is a slogan describing freedom of choice on issues affecting the body and health, such as bodily autonomy, abortion and end-of-life care. The slogan emerged around 1969 [1] with feminists defending an individual's right of self determination over their bodies for sexual, marriage and reproductive choices as rights.
(Your choice is between) The Heart (Moral Values, Duty, Loyalty) or Death (to no longer matter, no longer to be respected as person of integrity.) cor meum tibi offero domine prompte et sincere: my heart I offer to you Lord promptly and sincerely: John Calvin's personal motto, also adopted by Calvin College: cor unum: one heart
BF611 .S38 2004. The Paradox of Choice – Why More Is Less is a book written by American psychologist Barry Schwartz and first published in 2004 by Harper Perennial. In the book, Schwartz argues that eliminating consumer choices can greatly reduce anxiety for shoppers. The book analyses the behavior of different types of people (in particular ...
“I made a choice to not be married because I wanted to be a big-time rock ‘n’ roll star. And people can get mad at me for saying this, but I did not feel that I could do both. I would have ...
"The least bad [choice] is the best." The lesser of two evils principle known from the Platonean times. Μηδὲν ἄγαν. Mēdèn ágan. "Nothing in excess." Inscription from the temple of Apollo at Delphi Μῆλον τῆς Ἔριδος Mêlon tês Éridos "Apple of Discord" goddess Eris tossed the Apple of Discord "to the fairest".
Matthew Perry and Courteney Cox’s chemistry as Chandler Bing and Monica Geller on Friends was so strong that many fans wondered if the actors had an offscreen romantic connection. Despite ...
[19] – Nietzsche criticizes the idea of "free choice", and even of "choice" in general (cf. the end of above quotation): man does not want to "choose", man wants to affirm himself ("will to power"). [20] Another problem is the role of chance. Unless the change brought to man is too big, a chance is generally responded by will, wherever there ...
Hobson's choice. A Hobson's choice is a free choice in which only one thing is actually offered. The term is often used to describe an illusion that multiple choices are available. The best known Hobson's choice is "I'll give you a choice: take it or leave it", wherein "leaving it" is strongly undesirable. The phrase is said to have originated ...