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Jem_hadar
I remember...

Registered: Nov 2003
Location: Pandora (South of Nowhere)
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| quote: | Originally posted by rabbitjoker
"Luck" is an excuse for people to not take responsibility for their actions and for good or bad things occurring in their life.
"Luck" as such does not really exist. Skill on the other hand does.
"Chance" is the actual entropy of the universe - the randomness that cannot be planed for (but can be mitigated, somewhat).
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My favourite UW professor (and most ppl's favourite too at the University of Waterloo I'd imagine... or at least first years, anyway), Larry Smith, he had a saying, and he was intense about it.
Before test, midterms, exams, what-have-you, he would NEVER IN A MILLION years say "Good luck". He found it offensive (he really did) and ridiculous. Saying "good luck" would somehow imply that the mark you attained was not dependent on your studying efforts, and could not be controlled...
Instead, he would ALWAYS wish us "Much success" on our upcoming test!
I LOVE it. I really think this is what people should be saying -- he's very right. It's a much more appropriate phrase to use in the situation!
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Oct-25-2006 21:28
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