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Stress is the spice of life.

Hans Selye

Even after the greatest defeats, the depressing thought of being a failure is best combated by taking stock of all your past achievements.
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Achievement Defeat Failure Greatness Past Yourself
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.
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Basic Element Herself Research Smile
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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Goal Health Proud Purpose Respect Work
Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
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Kill Ourselves Reaction Stress
If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions .
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Contribution Focus Life Live
The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement.
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Amazement Faculty Lose Science True
Almost no germ is unconditionally dangerous to man; its disease-producing ability depends upon the body’s resistance.
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Ability Body Dangerous Man Resistance
Stress is the spice of life.
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Life Spice Stress
Nothing erases unpleasant thoughts more effectively than conscious concentration on pleasant ones.
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Conscious Erase Oneself Pleasant
Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.
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Follow Leadership Loyalty Respect
Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.
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Attitude Energy Gratitude Person Test
Unlock your natural drives by doing what you enjoy.
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Drive Enjoyment Natural
Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.
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Emotion Gratitude Human Important
Indeed, not all attacks-especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin-are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to assume that they are.
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Assumption Attack Faith Goodness Kind Offering Policy Purpose
The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.
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Best Build Drive Necessary Race
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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Bad Creativity Failure Infection Necessary Stress

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