Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
While you need to be able to stand up for yourself, you also need to recognize that other people have their own agendas. Trauma can make all that hazy and grey.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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Accept loss forever.
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I debated free trade in college. I came out as a free trader. I'm a free markets guy. I'm an Adam Smith guy.
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We tend in this country to talk about Democrats and Republicans, and think there's little group over there called Independents that's maybe 2%. That is not the case, and it has not been the case for most of modern American history.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.
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Music is God's gift to man, the only art of Heaven given to earth, the only art of earth we take to Heaven.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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Even if it was a difficult operation to copy a song, it only takes one person to do it. After that the spread of the song via the Internet or other means of propagation is only limited by the honesty of the users.
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It's difficult losing, but it's even more difficult when you didn't make a shot. I could see the ball just didn't go your way on an out-of-bounds play or something like that, but when you're just not making them, it's frustrating.
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Nothing else so destroys the power to stand alone as the habit of leaning upon others. If you lean, you will never be strong or original. Stand alone or bury your ambition to be somebody in the world.
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Don't know if I'm a nerd - I'm more of a geek.
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It was necessary to have an even depth of corn on the top compared to the sides, so the air would not take the easiest route and not evenly dry the stored corn.
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I believe that there are no mistakes in the universe, so I think it all happens as it should!
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I'm a very jaded and cynical person.
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First of all, Bolshevism represents revolution and the revolutionary struggle.
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Before I even pick up a guitar, usually the words are done. So I'm not first and foremost a musician. I'm first and foremost a writer.
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It's sad that we have become so accustomed to bad service that we're shocked when we get good service.
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Woman is a violent and uncontrolled animal, and it is useless to let go the reins and then expect her not to kick over the traces. You must keep her on a tight rein . . . Women want total freedom or rather - to call things by their names - total licence. If you allow them to achieve complete equality with men, do you think they will be easier to live with? Not at all. Once they have achieved equality, they will be your masters . . .
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People are really interested in the concept of eternal youth in this plastic-surgery culture.
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I would describe my sound as classic Motown.
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The Earth is beautiful, and bright, and kindly, but that is not all. The Earth is also terrible, and dark, and cruel.
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We don't take a macro view, ... We'd look at every company to figure out if trade sanctions are helpful or hurtful.
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While you need to be able to stand up for yourself, you also need to recognize that other people have their own agendas. Trauma can make all that hazy and grey.
