“When we seek a textbook case for the proper operation of science, the correction of certain error offers far more promise than the establishment of probable truth. Confirmed hunches, of course, are more upbeat than discredited hypotheses. Since the worst traditions of "popular" writing falsely equate instruction with sweetness and light, our promotional literature abounds with insipid tales in the heroic mode, although tough stories of disappointment and loss give deeper insight into a methodology that the celebrated philosopher Karl Popper once labeled as "conjecture and refutation.” GivingWritingStoriesLightCertainCoursesLiteratureLossCasesWorstPromiseOffersToughTraditionErrorsPhilosopherDisappointmentDeeperInsightTalesOperationsHeroicInstructionEstablishmentSweetnessHypothesisTextbooksCorrectionsMethodologyHunchesConjectureInsipidUpbeatRefutation Book:Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History Source: Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History
“They gave high fives to all the players who say like the most obvious textbook answers in the world. It's like after each game, you already know what they're going to say. If they lost: "Ahh ... Tough loss." It's like, come on, how do you guys fall for that? And if they something that they really feel, everyone goes crazy. Like "Oohh! He's spazzing out!" Now he gotta say sorry for saying something he really felt. It's like, Oh lord.” IfsKnowsWorldFeelsGuyFallGamesLostFeltLossAnswersLordPlayerCrazyToughSorryObviousTextbooksSaying SorryTough Loss Author:Gilbert Arenas
“Overall the theme is about never giving in... not letting anyone tell you what to do or take anything away from you. Always being yourself, whatever that may be. The content obviously takes a darker and romantic approach to relationships about love and loss, as well as overcoming adversity in everyday life. Generally, just being tough and standing up for what you believe.” GivingBelieveWellsMayLossApproachToughStandingOvercomingAdversityEverydayThemeBeing YourselfJust BeingEveryday LifeOvercoming AdversityAway From YouGiving InLove And Loss Author:Ashley Purdy
“The politics around trade has always been tough, particularly in the Democratic party, because people have memories of outsourcing and job loss.” PeopleJobsPoliticsMemoriesLossPartyToughTradeDemocraticDemocratic PartyOutsourcingJob Loss Author:Barack Obama
“As for whom I would like to fight, I always want to fight a guy coming off a win, because the guys coming off a loss are always very tough. They're fighting for their lives.” WantGuyFightingWinningLossTough Author:Diego Sanchez
“I've had my share, less than so many though, but enough to feel empathy. It's tough and I see it so much on Earth, too much suffering. The loss of free will I find unacceptable - what most of us refer to as rights.” FeelsEnoughEarthSufferingLossToo MuchRightsShareEmpathyToughFree Will Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“Hillary Clinton has a long track record of service in public life. And you can look at that. I tell the story about her being first lady of the United States, when the effort to get Hillary Clinton done failed, and that was a tough, tough, bitter loss, but then it tested her as a leader. And she worked together with Democrats and Republicans to get health insurance for eight million low-income American children in the CHIP program.” FirstsLooksChildrenLongStatesDoneStoriesTogetherLossUnitedEffortLeaderMillionsUnited StatesRecordsRepublicanLowsToughProgramClintonDemocratTrackEightIncomeBitterTestedChipsPublic LifeFirst LadyTrack RecordLow Income Author:Tim Kaine
“I think it's going to be a tough century; I also think people are starting to rise up, and that a growth in human solidarity will help compensate for the loss of margin in the natural world that will make life harder.” PeopleThinkingWorldHumansHelpingGrowthNaturalLossCenturyToughHarderStartingSolidarityNatural WorldMargins Author:Bill McKibben
“Loss makes me feel vulnerable. I've had my share, less than so many though, but enough to feel empathy. It's tough and I see it so much on Earth, too much suffering. The loss of free will I find unacceptable - what most of us refer to as rights.” EnoughEarthSufferingLossShareEmpathyToughVulnerableFree Will Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“Donald Trump is a businessman, not a career politician. He actually built a business. Those tax returns that were - that came out publicly this week show that he faced some pretty tough times 20 years ago. But like virtually every other business, including the New York Times not too long ago, he used what's called net operating loss. We have a tax code that actually is designed to encourage entrepreneurship in this country.” LongCountryLossWeekPoliticianTaxesToughEntrepreneurshipCodeBusinessmanTough Times Author:Mike Pence