The element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make her smile.
HANS SELYEStress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental.
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Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.
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Almost no germ is unconditionally dangerous to man; its disease-producing ability depends upon the body’s resistance.
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Unlock your natural drives by doing what you enjoy.
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The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement.
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Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.
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As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
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Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.
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My advice to any young person at the beginning of their career is to try to look for the mere outlines of big things with their fresh, untrained and unprejudiced mind.
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To remain healthy a man must have some goal, some purpose in life that he can respect and be proud to work for.
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Complete freedom from stress is death.
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The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.
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Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
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Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.
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Stress is not necessarily something bad it all depends on how you take it. The stress of exhilarating, creative successful work is beneficial, while that of failure, humiliation or infection is detrimental.
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Stress, in addition to being itself, was also the cause of itself, and the result of itself.
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