Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
People can learn to control and change their behavior, but only if they feel safe enough to experiment with new solutions. The body keeps the score: If trauma is encoded in heartbreaking and gut-wrenching sensations, then our first priority is to help people move out of fight-or-flight states, reorganize their perception of danger, and manage relationships. Where traumatized children are concerned, the last things we should be cutting from school schedules are the activities that can do precisely that: chorus, physical education, recess, and anything else that involves movement, play, and other forms of joyful engagement.
Bessel van der Kolk
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The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good.
Dalai Lama
Reducing carbon emissions is important, but it is shortsighted if not coupled with reducing the toxic emissions from our heart; and that is something spiritual leaders are supposed to teach and something all thinking people, regardless of their beliefs, should practice.
Radhanath Swami
When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
My life has been forged by middle class values: faith, hard work, deep respect for America and all that she stands for.
Dan Carter
God is a freaking character, with enough foibles, tantrums, and paradoxical behaviors to supply a thousand screenplays. But who do you cast?
Walter Kirn
I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
J. Michael Straczynski
By constant contemplation of excellence, we clear our selfhood of all dross and impurities.
Orison Swett Marden
I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
Mahershala Ali
When I was a young girl, I was so crazy about animals that I wanted to do something associated with them, and I thought of being a vet. But then again, I figured I had to go to medical school, and science wasn't a good subject for me, so I dropped the idea pretty soon and thought maybe I could be a vet's assistant.
Olivia Newton-John
The whole decathlon is ridiculous, but the 1,500 meters is insanity.
Rafer Johnson
Blog culture has a hard time digesting narratives, but it has an easy time digesting 'big ideas' pieces.
Hanna Rosin
Sometimes I'll lock myself in a room and dance. I'll turn music on as loud as possible and just get weird!
Kate Hudson
I think what's been lacking from our discussion for a long time is really that other part of what a Budget chair does, which is set the priorities for this country in terms of making sure we invest in the right places, in education, in job training, and to make sure we do a balanced approach moving forward.
Patty Murray
This is a competitive business - there are a lot of women who want these jobs, but experience, education, and smarts go a long way. I'm still figuring it out - I learn new things every day. Once you stop learning, you should get out of the business. It's just really about being hungry for more.
Nicole Lapin
I'm trying hard to keep my Australian accent. My mom would disown me if I didn't.
Maia Mitchell
It's a bit of a headache being a perfectionist. You're never satisfied.
Cherie Lunghi
It's ridiculous. My life's been a series of happy accidents.
Lucas Neff
People can learn to control and change their behavior, but only if they feel safe enough to experiment with new solutions. The body keeps the score: If trauma is encoded in heartbreaking and gut-wrenching sensations, then our first priority is to help people move out of fight-or-flight states, reorganize their perception of danger, and manage relationships. Where traumatized children are concerned, the last things we should be cutting from school schedules are the activities that can do precisely that: chorus, physical education, recess, and anything else that involves movement, play, and other forms of joyful engagement.
Bessel van der Kolk
