Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
The great challenge is finding ways to reset their physiology, so that their survival mechanisms stop working against them.
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Religion provides us with a puritanical dream, which can never be realized because it goes against human nature.
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We in the Middle East like to talk politics, we like to argue. Just look at the three prophets - Moses, Jesus and Mohammad. They are all from this small region which creates problems all the time.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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Hollywood's got its own particular environment.
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The true character of ministry is a servants heart.
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When you have all these traces of trash moving around, you can ask yourself how can we make the system more efficient. Then we can make better decisions. And perhaps we will not throw away the plastic bottles that go every day to the dump.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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When I lived in India, I'd speak like an Indian to get good prices while shopping. I'm good with accents.
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Cricket, the whole thing, playing, watching, being part of the Gaieties, has been a central feature of my life.
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Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian.
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I am enormously honored to be one of the spokesmen of the New Age Womens Health Campaign, so you'll be seeing me in public service announcements and public appearances supporting the campaign.
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I always watch superhero movies, and I like the action and the fighting and all the different kinds of powers.
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Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing.
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A lot of female comedians will go up there in a sweatshirt and Converses, trying to dress themselves down, because it is sort of a boy's club. I'll go up in my heels. I like that people don't think I'll be funny. I'll take that on. I don't do standup comedy - I do standup and I do comedy, but I don't go up there and do jokes.
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As a biologist, I can't think of myself as anything but an animal among animals and plant.
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I'm not a politician - it's not my cup of tea.
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Don't think your dreams don't come true, because they do. You'd better be careful what you wish for. And I truly and honestly - one day I am doing the 'Beaver' show and I said, 'This is the show I have always wanted to do.'
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The worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date.
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I don't care what the haters and naysayers say. If they make jokes about me, I'll laugh because they'll probably be funny.
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There are no limits to our future if we don't put limits on our people.
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I think the idea of opening up for a massive band is always better than actually doing it, and having your name on the ticket means more than the actual set.
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The gods smile on us, my son, or so it is written. It's a wonder they don't laugh aloud.
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I was a comic book nut and grew up on 'Star Wars' and 'Indiana Jones.'
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The great challenge is finding ways to reset their physiology, so that their survival mechanisms stop working against them.
