Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
Instead, the continued secretion of stress hormones is expressed as agitation and panic.
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There's really no way to be perfect. Perfectionism is a silly trait to have, so in a lot of ways that inspired the world of 'Divergent,' in which everyone is striving toward that ideal and falling short of it.
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I had arrived years ago in Paris and just wanted to be famous, fast. When you're pretentious like that, and you think you've planned everything perfectly, it's then that everything goes in the opposite way.
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To suppress minority thinking and minority expression would tend to freeze society and prevent progress. Now more than ever we must keep in the forefront of our minds the fact that whenever we take away the liberties of those we hate, we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.
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I believe the moral losses of expediency always far outweigh the temporary gains.
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No one's trying to get with jugglers.
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Have I turned into a motorized preacher? We spend so much time in cars that if you don't try to get some experiences out of it, you can go crazy.
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I’ve done a lot of deals, and I’m skilled at negotiating, managing personalities, and getting parties to the table.
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I would write one true sentence, and then go on from there.
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There weren’t many people in this world who would let you be vulnerable and still believe you were strong.
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One thing you notice is that you want to walk in the door in the morning. So it's a nice job.
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They had the upper hand for a long time out there. We had a tough time getting anything done against their defense. Any time you get into the playoffs it's a huge deal. I feel great for these guys because so many of them haven't experienced it before.
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I became the singer by default. I didn't know if I could do it. We tried other people, but couldn't find anyone we liked.
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[But if things continue the way they are] ...the society that I envision, if my dream is not just a false notion, this society will have to begin to create itself in the midst of fuss, noisiness and panic, and will have to face the prospects of both internal and external war.
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Instead, the continued secretion of stress hormones is expressed as agitation and panic.
