Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
Traumatized people have a tendency to superimpose their trauma on everything around them and have trouble deciphering whatever is going on around them.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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It used to be that you came out of school, and you got married - those who were going to get married. But my peers are getting married in their early 30s, so now there's like this extra 10 years of that angst.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I loved being on the radio. Being paid to talk? It's like being paid to eat.
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I don't go by trends. I wear what I am comfortable in and what suits me. It is never about what is 'in' and what is 'out'. My personal sense of style spells 'comfort'.
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Actually, there was another band where we were three girls, around '84 when I met John Zorn, called Sunset Chorus. It was just bass and drums and guitar- we didn't make any records but we played a lot of different clubs in New York.
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I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.
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I'm learning with my mom how to cook more Spanish food. I'm trying to make a good paella, but that's a real art.
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The Israelis would like to live in peace within their borders; the Arabs would like to kill them all.
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As the visit of one we love makes the whole day pleasant, so is it illumined and made fair by a brave and beautiful thought.
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Acts of one-sided diplomacy on the part of the Bush administration.
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I don't want anybody to take my kindness as a weakness. Like I said before, this is where I want to be, but don't test me. It never was a done deal. It was a possibility. I'm happy about that. But there's two sides to that. On one side, I trust you, but don't play me. I don't care who it is, if it's the Boss, if it's him, don't play me. There are plenty of other teams out there that want my services ... that's the bottom line.
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My father sang well, and he was a handsome man. When he walked down the street, people sometimes mistook him for Cary Grant and asked for his autograph.
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The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.
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If it is a joint return, we are instructed to print the given names of both husband and wife. But since some of the names that husband and wife give each other are hardly suited to print, we must proceed cautiously.
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I lost my father was I 10 years old, and I always looked for a father. I missed my father very much.
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I encourage everyone I know that whether it be in their workplace, whether it be in a political arena or within their own families, to do what their gut tells them to do. And that involves calling it like they see it and tackling the tasks that are at hand and not worrying so much what other people are thinking or saying about them.
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How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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It's amazing how much trouble you can get in when you don't have anything else to do.
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Education, like everything else, goes in fads, and has the normal human tendency to put up with something bad for just so long, and then rush to the other extreme.
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Traumatized people have a tendency to superimpose their trauma on everything around them and have trouble deciphering whatever is going on around them.
