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Bernie Siegel143 quotes“By relaxation, I don’t mean falling asleep in front of the TV set or unwinding with friends. The kind I’m talking about is a quieting of mental activity and withdrawal of body and mind from external stimulation.”
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Medicine is a very tough thing. I mean, everyone is going to die. Sooner or later. That’s a tough thing to face.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The #1 problem most patients face is the inability to love themselves
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Inspiration is the greatest gift because it opens your life to many new possibilities.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Studies of volunteers have shown there is a benefit to performing acts of love for other people.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Doctors are busy playing God when so few of us have the qualifications. And besides, the job is taken.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Thoughts are chemical. They can either kill us or cure us.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel If you love people, you’ll enjoy your life. If you don’t, you won’t love anything you do.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel True inspiration overrides all fears. When you are inspired, you enter a trance state and can accomplish things that you may never have felt capable of doing.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Unconditional love is the most powerful stimulant to the immune system.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel The order of the words varies, but beer and ice are always two of the top four staples for sale. If we were all taking care of ourselves, wouldn’t the convenience stores compete for our dollars with signs that read “Fruit, Vegetables, Bread, Milk”?
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Information doesn’t mean a thing to people without inspiration.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel Relationships keep us alive and our lives meaningful.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel God wants us to know that life is a series of beginnings not endings. Just as graduations are not terminations but commencements. Creation is an ongoing process and when we create a perfect world where love and compassion are shared by all suffering will cease.
Bernie SiegelBernie Siegel What thoughts are so important that it is worth holding on to them even when they make you miserable? Why are you holding on?
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Ayaka HaseAyaka Hase I have happened in so many places, to so many people – the essence of me lives on in these nuances, these moments.
Lang LeavLang Leav Respect your body, it’s a home to be thankful for.
SargamSargam My heart holds your name like it’s the only thing it knows.
N.M SanchezN.M Sanchez Listening and empathizing will enable you to look past fake smiles and dive deeper into the pain in their eyes.
Ankur SinghAnkur Singh I heard the universe whisper “take care of her”
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The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar There is but one means available to improve the material conditions of mankind: to accelerate the growth of capital accumulated as against the growth in population.
Ludwig von MisesLudwig von Mises To me YES, AND means don’t be afraid to contribute. Always make sure you’re adding something to the discussion. Your initiations are worthwhile.
Tina FeyTina Fey If you actually look at the etymology of the word ‘hallucination’, what it’s come to mean in English is a delusion. But what it really means in the original language is to wander in the mind. That’s the meaning of ‘hallucination’, to wander in the mind.
Terence McKennaTerence McKenna Socialism is not spontaneous. It does not arise of itself. It has abiding principles according to which the major means of production and distribution ought to be socialised if exploitation of the many by the few is to be prevented; if, that is to say, egalitarianism in the economy is to be protected.
Kwame NkrumahKwame Nkrumah If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.
Rick RiordanRick Riordan I mean that everything this afternoon has been too beautiful, and that perhaps everything together will never be so right again. I’m very glad therefore you’ve been a part of it.
Henry JamesHenry James I mean, I think we’re put here on earth to make your own destiny, to begin with.
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