George Vaillant Quotes
It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.
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Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
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Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
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Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that GE has made such and such billions off the war in Iraq by selling arms or that Murdoch is a right-wing activist with a clear stake in who wins and who taxes his profits the least.
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When women work together, it's a bond unlike any other.
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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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'Love Story' is actually about a guy that I almost dated. But when I introduced him to my family and my friends, they all said they didn't like him. All of them!
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These women, capable of the most sublime emotions, of the tenderest sympathies, were openmouthed and screaming. They wanted to live, they were helpless, likes rats in a trap, and they screamed.
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I hope, said the third, that your wanderings in lonely places do not mean that you have any of the romantic virus still in your blood. His name was Mr. Humanist.
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Dress how you're comfortable. Wear the makeup that you're comfortable in - or don't wear it.
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Actually, I've done it the other way so many times where you rehearse the band and you do the whole thing with lights, the show and the crew - everything. Then you see what happens and you're already committed to dates. I'm just sort of putting out feelers this way.
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If I go on dates, my mom is always with me. She's always there making sure I'm all right. Like if I go to see a movie with a boy, she'll go to dinner next door.
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I get uncomfortable in large groups of people and loud music.
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Life used to be a rite of passage in and of itself. But it's not our parents' generation anymore.
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There needs to be fiscal common sense.
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Spirituality isn't a luxury. It's a must.
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India buzzes for its players and that makes you feel special.
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It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after.
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None of my actions have ever sort of been motored by the search for a husband or wondering if I was going to have a family someday or wanting to live in a really great house or thinking it would be really great to have a diamond.
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I seldom read anything that is not of a factual nature because I want to invest my time wisely in the things that will improve my life. Don't misunderstand; there is nothing wrong with reading purely for the joy of it. Novels have their place, but biographies of famous men and women contain information that can change lives.
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I played baseball up until my freshman year of high school. That was my main sport. I played third base.
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I like directors who come on the set and create something that's a little dangerous, difficult or unusual.
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Men and women must be educated, in a great degree, by the opinions and manners of the society they live in.
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It is not stress that kills us. It is effective adaptation to stress that allows us to live.
