"When a creature is exposed to violence, it will tend to adapt to that disturbance, so that when the violence ceases or the creature is allowed its freedom, the healthy instinct to flee is hugely diminished, and the creature stays put instead."

-- Clarissa Pinkola Estes

#Healthy Quotes #Violence Quotes #Instinct Quotes

“Alcohol is like anything else. It's only as bad as the person it's being poured into. If it's used to heighten an occasion, or to take an edge off stress, I don't see a problem. Trouble starts when you either lose control and let the bottle run you, or when you believe its promises of immortality. You realize that no matter how much you punish yourself, you always seem to wake up the next day. Pretty soon you're convinced that you will never die. When that happens I guess it is time to look for help before your life becomes one long, lost weekend.”

Source : Bill Lee, Richard Lally (2007). “The Wrong Stuff”, p.69, Crown Archetype
“My family were all musicians. I really wasn't interested in school or anything.”
“I can't give you the white picket fence, and if I did, you'd set it on fire.”
“It is easier and handier for men to flattery than to praise.”
“People are always going to say stupid things, and you're always going to be able to make jokes about that, but it should be the last thing you add in, because it's the easiest thing.”

Source : "John Oliver: a very British coup". Interview with Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2013.
“I liked to explore different arts. But when I started acting, I knew this was the medium I want to be in for the rest of my life. Stories onscreen affect me the most.”
“Any error about creation also leads to an error about God.”
“For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.”

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