Hans Selye Quotes
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I got typecast early in my career as the guy who is very intense. Once you get into a certain mold, people see you that way, as much as it's disproved time and again.
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The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.
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I have had a lot of good things happen, but I've also had a lot of terrible things happen.
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My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is.
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There are so many books I want to read. Difficult books. That's what I intend to do and what I'm longing for.
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Every education minister today has a chance of introducing in his education today some simple technique, some simple natural insights into the total reality of life, which the physical sciences have explored in terms of 'Unified Field', which the ancient Vedic wisdom has located in the Self referral consciousness of everyone.
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What's so wrong with feeling sorry for myself? Better that than trying to get other people to feel sorry for me.
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Just because I might be bored doesn't mean I have to look boring. I'd rather look fabulous, like I'm having a great time.
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I really want women to throw their shoulders back and stand up straight and use their big girl voices and not feel like they're compromising their femininity to be strong and smart.
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In 2016, one of the things I really hope to do is discover new talent and help develop it. Take what I've learned and what I can do and help amplify those voices.
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I really don't know why Scarlett has such appeal. When I began writing the sequel, I had a lot of trouble because Scarlett is not my kind of person. She's virtually illiterate, has no taste, never learns from her mistakes.
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You don't hire for mediocrity. Instead, you bring people onto your team because you know that they'll make a valuable contribution and turn in amazing work. But, in order to have that expectation, you need to make sure you're fostering an environment that allows them to do so.
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After Katrina, no one was the same. People, relatives, they were dying one after another.
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Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me.
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We make our own whiskey and our own smoke, too. Ain't too many things these ole boys can't do.
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We wake and whisper awhile, But, the day gone by, Silence and sleep like fields Of amaranth lie.
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Everything that I do, everything that I say is magnified. I didn't think it was going to get out of hand like this.
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They do a lot of cutting, back screens and stuff like that. We weren't ready to handle the back screens and all the cuts. ... They are a well-coached team, and it shows.
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White people, who for a long time live alone with Natives, get into the habit of saying what they mean, because they have no reason or opportunity for dissimulation, and when they meet again their conversation keeps the Native tone.
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In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.
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As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
