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.
HANS SELYEThe 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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The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement.
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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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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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To be totally without stress is to be dead.
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The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.
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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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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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Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.
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Stress is the spice of life.
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Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
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Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
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Who would enjoy a life of no runs, no hits, no errors?
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To make a great dream come true, you must first have a great dream.
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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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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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