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 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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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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Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.
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To make a great dream come true, you must first have a great dream.
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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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The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement.
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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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The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.
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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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Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.
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The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.
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Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.
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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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