Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
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There are really two kinds of optimism. There's the complacent, Pollyanna optimism that says, 'Don't worry - everything will be just fine,' and that allows one to just lay back and do nothing about the problems around you. Then there's what we call dynamic optimism. That's an optimism based on action.
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I like strong female characters. I try to write them as role models for young girls.
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I just heard the latest joke about my hair: 'Do you know what that is on her head? It's a steering wheel to drive the state.'
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The first girl you go to bed with is always pretty.
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In the editing room, 20 percent of the time you're using stuff from before the actor knew the camera was rolling or you're taking a line from somewhere else and putting it in his mouth.
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I am very outspoken, obviously, and I should say that I can't judge anyone for doing anything.
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Sometimes you lose sight of what's going on around you.
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I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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I prefer to connect with fans from the stage. Like, I don't have a Twitter page, or anything like that. So for me, that's what the show is about. For me - is a way to interact with fans; being up onstage and showing them, through music - which is all I really know - the best way to say thank you.
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Clothes are designed for the media, because it's a great show.
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On no further occasion present a flag or medal to an Indian.
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I entered the acting world at a time when there was a higher demand for Middle Eastern actors in the post-9/11 world, and yeah, the roles weren't great.
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I try to work on my defense every game, every practice.
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I was born with an evil face.
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When it's a bad movie you want to release it quietly. You try to keep it a secret like an STD.
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I'd love to do a film with Michael Fassbender. He's one of my heroes. I think he's absolutely amazing and I would love to do a project with him.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust.
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My friends love coming over because they get fed.
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You must fill every inch of your body with the asana from your chest and arms and legs to the tips of your fingers and toes so that the asana radiates from the core of your body and fills the entire diameter and circumference of your limbs. You must feel your intelligence, your awareness, and your consciousness in every inch of your body.
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The real goal of politics has to be getting people to act on what they already know was wrong.
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I'm 48, and I have been in love with vampires since I was six. I was born in 1962, so I've been through three or four waves of vampires. When I was growing up, we had vampire shows and movies. We were still dealing with Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff and the old Christopher Lee vampires.
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I would drive on streets that were one-way and think, "Why are they all honking at me?"
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Truth, like love and sleep, resents Approaches that are too intense.
