Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
I was stunned: Tom’s loyalty to the dead was keeping him from living his own life, just as his father’s devotion to his friends had kept him from living.

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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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I'm kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.
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The European Union, which is not directly responsible to voters, provides an irresistible opportunity for European elites to seize power in order to impose their own vision on a newly socially regimented Europe.
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I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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I'm not completely at ease at rapping, I can't do it well yet.
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In real terms, there is a greater disparity of earnings between the very rich and the very poor.
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I have perfectly symmetrical ankles.
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A girl's best friend is her pride.
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We all have a way to contribute, to your community, to your family, whatever it is you can do.
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I am just an artiste, and I like to explore new avenues.
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A lot changed when I had Natasha. I'm a survivor.
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The Internet is a toilet. It is.
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I want to be like Bradley Cooper when I grow up.
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One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.
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I think that marriage of music and picture is so vital, especially in a film that's almost exclusively exteriors.
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The question I asked Georges has now become a general one - You, who thought you were superfluous, who thought there was no place for you in society, not only are you not superfluous, you are needed and so those who were beggars become givers.
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The Garden of Wonders project encompasses the knowledge that Be Open has accumulated over the years of work on different continents and different spheres.
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I'm a husband and a dad. Two thirds of my day is spent being that character. It's a huge part of my identity and why I pursue things I do. I'm interested in questions my son asks me, like, "Why do animals fight? Why do you have to leave us to go on the road?" Everything he asks gets me thinking. If I'm going to do this, sacrifice time with family and friends, sacrifice resources, I need to think carefully about what I going to say and how I'm going to say it.
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I spent my adult life as a scientist, and science is, essentially, the most successful approach we have to try and understand the vast mysteries around.
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Everybody's got a puncher's chance in this game. I mean every single person on Earth. But my whole focus, my whole style, my whole dynamic is built around taking that power away from you. So where is the logic in why you're different from anybody else? There is no logic in it.
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A good decision executed quickly is better than a great one never executed.
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Most of my thinking is done at night.
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I was stunned: Tom’s loyalty to the dead was keeping him from living his own life, just as his father’s devotion to his friends had kept him from living.