If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions .
HANS SELYEMan should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.
More Hans Selye Quotes
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Who would enjoy a life of no runs, no hits, no errors?
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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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Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
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Stress is the spice of life.
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Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.
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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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The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.
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Complete freedom from stress is death.
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As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.
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The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.
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Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.
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Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.
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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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To be totally without stress is to be dead.
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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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