Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
Many traumatized individuals are too hypervigilant to enjoy the ordinary pleasures that life has to offer, while other are too numb to absorb new experiences – or to be alert to signs of real danger. When the smoke detectors of the brain malfunction, people no longer run when they should be trying to escape or fight back when they should be defending themselves.
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Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble.
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When you put the pressure on yourself, it's not good. If you fight afraid to lose, you wind up not fighting that good.
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There is no such thing as pure pleasure; some anxiety always goes with it.
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Europe, the U.S., and their allies can defeat the terrorists of Islamic State, or ISIS. The first step is making the decision to fight back. The next step is understanding that drones and standoff missiles will not be enough. Ground troops will be needed.
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We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told us he'd never let them get to Moscow. But if he was wrong, they'd go back to the Urals and fight. They'd never surrender.
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As much as I enjoy traveling and playing on stage as an artist, I really find my true sense of purpose in a room writing a song.
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I was brought up to think a lot about food and have respect for it, both as medicine and something to eat and enjoy.
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Boxing, for me, it's the beginning of all sports. I'm willing to bet that the first sport was a man against another man in a fight, so I think that's something innate in all of us.
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New drugs and surgical techniques offer promise in the fight against cancer, Alzheimer's, tuberculosis, AIDS, and a host of other life-threatening diseases. Animal research has been, and continues to be, fundamental to advancements in medicine.
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Doesn't the fight for survival also justify swindle and theft? In self defence, anything goes.
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I make sure that whatever film I do, I enjoy my role.
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New experiences give you new perspectives on life.
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What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty?
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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Theist and atheist: the fight between them is as to whether God shall be called God or shall have some other name.
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Sometimes it's easy to see the negative side of things or question why people bully you. You could think, 'Maybe they're right. Maybe I'm not worth it. Maybe I should just quit.' But that's when you should fight the hardest. Now I don't mean fight physically, but mentally. Keep being you.
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I don't think the only place to fight for freedom is in the halls of Congress.
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Not a lot of the country format I enjoy listening to.
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I never think about the knockouts. I go into every fight, do my work, and none of that stuff puts pressure on me at all.
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If people confront me with certain questions, if they are not right, I will not answer them.
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He provides all the details. He doesn't leave anything out. Some people will tell you something and leave out Part Three. After he tells you something, you'd be an idiot if you mess it up. He listens, too. A lot of people teach but don't listen. He listens as well as teaches.
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I'm a bit of a romantic. In theory!
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Many traumatized individuals are too hypervigilant to enjoy the ordinary pleasures that life has to offer, while other are too numb to absorb new experiences – or to be alert to signs of real danger. When the smoke detectors of the brain malfunction, people no longer run when they should be trying to escape or fight back when they should be defending themselves.
