Bessel van der Kolk Quotes
two critical aspects of the adaptive response to threat that is basic to human survival.
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I think all politicians lie.
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The great thing about America is I've never felt like an outsider. I'm just a different piece of the puzzle.
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I dig science fiction, though it was never really my thing.
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I've created my own career in my life, and I've had a lot of fun doing it. I think that's good.
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The difference between a top-flight creative man and the hack is his ability to express powerful meanings indirectly.
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Music is such a healing thing, no matter who you are.
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The 1980s will seem like a walk in the park when compared to new global challenges, where annual productivity increases of 6% may not be enough. A combination of software, brains, and running harder will be needed to bring that percentage up to 8% or 9%.
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The function which the wing performs against the air when the air is motionless is the same as that of the air moved against the wings when these are without motion.
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Falling in love is awesome, but I'm never drawn to happy songs per se, so whenever you sit down to write a heartbreak song and you're happily in love, it's like, 'OK, now I have to go back to a sad place to get something good.'
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California - with more cars, more drivers and more people - still has less DWI-related deaths than Texas does.
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It's great to be boxing a local boxer. The atmosphere is always fantastic. I love those fights. I really relish those fights.
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We talk about Hollywood being pro-labor, yet about 70% of our industry has been farmed out to Canada, meaning we are losing jobs like crazy. Where's organized labor asking how we can allow such a thing to happen?
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Founders need sizable egos to believe that what they are creating is good enough to change the world. What makes for great co-founders is having those egos focused on complementary, not competing, skills.
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I've been home-schooled since I was in the fifth grade, mainly because I had two brothers who were acting. We were from Kansas but moved out to Los Angeles.
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Everything existing in the universe is the fruit of chance and necessity.
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One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations.
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In those days, between the ages of 12 and 18 you meant nothing. You were the extra place at the side table if someone came to dinner. You were of no interest to anyone.
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There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever enough idea.
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As any doctor can tell you, the most crucial step toward healing is having the right diagnosis. If the disease is precisely identified, a good resolution is far more likely. Conversely, a bad diagnosis usually means a bad outcome, no matter how skilled the physician.
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Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.
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I like to get attention for the things I think are important. And I think it is important that entrepreneurs - especially young ones - not be abused.
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I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar.
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The heart has its own language. The heart knows a hundred thousand ways to speak.
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two critical aspects of the adaptive response to threat that is basic to human survival.
