Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
That the object of writing is to write to yourself, to let your self know what you have been trying to avoid.
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I'm the blackest villain of all time.
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My daughter Mira's first media experience was with the first-generation iPad more than five years ago. Her speech therapist used this with her to encourage her to talk, as she was speech delayed. I watched as she immediately navigated the iPad naturally, with such ease.
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One of the things Kuhn said about normal science is that people 'expect' things to be discovered.
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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One of the things that would be great is to some day have so many women comedy writers that we wouldn't say there's just one type of female humor. There's lots.
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A laugh costs too much when bought at the expense of virtue.
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Every year, millions of people from Iran and Iraq travel to each other's countries, and we also have marriages between Iraqis and Iranians. Many Iranians were born in Iraq, and many Iraqis were born in Iran. This is a kind of special, cordial amicable ties.
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I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood.
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At any given moment, it's not about where we are supposed to be. It's about what work, which relationship, what decision I take. Every moment counts. Every decision counts. And if we look at our decisions in life as such, we stop battling and start winning.
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I see the human in everyone and everything. No one is more important than anyone else; I still hang out with my high school friends.
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'Cooking Lucky' is a show for guys - or girls - or really for anyone who is all thumbs in the kitchen and needs some help cooking meals that are so incredibly impressive they make it look like you've been slaving in the kitchen all day when in reality, they are so effortless to put together that even a moron can do it.
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A lot of the songs are based on my previous relationship. It didn't work out. I lost him, and it ruined me. I had to learn to get back on my feet. I used that heartbreak to create something really beautiful.
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The darkness, the loop of negative thoughts on repeat, clamours and interferes with the music I hear in my head.
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Man does not live by words alone, in spite of the fact that sometimes he has to eat them.
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Marriage is like a bank account. You put it in, you take it out, you lose interest.
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There is no doubt that Stop-and-Frisk does not yield the desired results, and it is apparent that it disproportionately targets minority communities.
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For many people, music is here to let them forget the daily chores of life.
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We belong to talking, not what talking is about... Stop talking - and you are out. Silence equals exclusion.
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Obviously, at this age, I've lost people in my life. But with a parent, it's just different. I was very attached to my father and had this naive little-girl notion that he'd always be around. So I'm finding acceptance of my father's death is the hardest thing to accept.
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It may well be that creativity is the last unfair advantage we're legally allowed to take over our competitors.
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To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone.
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And I think, What’s the opposite of suffocation?
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There is so much to be gained from investing more time in what we eat. Buying fresh ingredients means knowing where your food comes from and what's in it.
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That the object of writing is to write to yourself, to let your self know what you have been trying to avoid.
