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To be totally without stress is to be dead.

Hans Selye

Nothing erases unpleasant thoughts more effectively than conscious concentration on pleasant ones.
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Conscious Erase Oneself Pleasant
Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.
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Attitude Energy Gratitude Person Test
As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
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Approval Thirst
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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Old Organism Play Scars Stress Survive
Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
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Adopt Attitude Negative Oneself Positive Right Stress
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
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
Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.
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Emotion Gratitude Human Important
The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.
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Best Build Drive Necessary Race
Stress, in addition to being itself, was also the cause of itself, and the result of itself.
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Being Reason Result Stress
To be totally without stress is to be dead.
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Death Stress
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
Complete freedom from stress is death.
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Complete Death Freedom One Liner Stress
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
To make a great dream come true, you must first have a great dream.
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Dreams Greatness Inspirational True Yourself
The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.
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Emotion Gratitude Health Human

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