Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
If you criticize others, they don't dare to hurt you. If you are perfect, nobody can criticize you.
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When I initially moved to the city, I had to stay in hotels for almost two years. I was fed up of that life, and it was then that I decided that I wanted a home in the city, so I shifted base permanently.
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The Irish do not want anyone to wish them well; they want everyone to wish their enemies ill.
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England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.
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In Washington, if you're a congressman or a senator or the President, you make much more money than the average American, but you'd think that if you were the leader of the free world you'd be making major bank, and you don't.
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I want to expand the compassionate conservative agenda. I believe life begins in the womb, and we should protect it. But it extends to a child in Darfur or someone living in poverty.
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In some weird, warped way, I'm actually convinced that if I got mugged, I could probably take out the guy.
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In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.
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Never worry about bad press: All that matters is if they spell your name right.
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We clearly realize that freedom's inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks.
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I did a voice for this video game called 'Fallout 3,' and that was really fun. I had a great time, especially since I could show up in PJs and not have to worry about how I looked.
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After the Visakhapatnam and Araku shoot, I am leaving for Ahmedabad and Bangalore, followed by Hyderabad. This is the time I can work hard, so I never feel the pressure, as I am a workaholic.
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The proliferation of outlets that digital technology has enabled has itself contributed to the changing nature of what we regard as 'news' and the way in which many citizens perceive politics.
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I'm the sort of person who takes a camera to dinner or a nightclub because I enjoy taking pictures of people. I tweet all my pictures, which is bad.
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We must not be squeamish when we learn that a total of 17,000 have been shot. We are now duty bound to hold together, we who are gathered together here figure on Mr. Roosevelt's list of war criminals. I have the honour of being Number One.
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For me he's just a hoax. It's empty. It's not interesting. It's dead. Citizen Kane, which I have a copy of - is all the critics' darling, always at the top of every poll taken, but I think it's a total bore. Above all, the performances are worthless. The amount of respect that movie's got is absolutely unbelievable.
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‘Are you sure?’ I said that sure was just what I wasn’t anything but.
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A private ball this was called...but Lord! my dear Sir, I believe I saw half the world!
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We now to peace and darknessAnd earth and thee restoreThy creature that thou madestAnd wilt cast forth no more.
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You know the good part about all those executions in Texas? Fewer Texans.
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When a person only knows abuse, they shift their whole emotional and spiritual life into the context of that abuse. If all you've ever known is to be hurt by the one that pretends to love you, then many times you go to the one who hurts you for love.
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Immersion in the scriptures is essential for spiritual nourishment. The word of God inspires commitment and acts as a healing balm for hurt feelings, anger, or disillusionment . When our commitment is diminished for any reason, part of the solution is repentance. Commitment and repentance are closely intertwined.
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Don't let anyone see your vulnerable spots. Once they knew how to hurt you, they would do it again and again.
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Give me your trust and confidence, knowing that what I seek is for the good of Fiji, for the good of us all.
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If you criticize others, they don't dare to hurt you. If you are perfect, nobody can criticize you.
