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Richard Carlson
American
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Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author
#Nothing
#Illness
#Stress
When you let someone else win an argument, often you both end up winners.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author
#End
#Argument
We have to shore this thing up like a New Orleans levy.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author
The ill effects of thought come about when we forget that thought is a function of our consciousness... an ability that we as human beings have. We are the producers of our own thinking.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author
#Forget
#Thinking
#Ability
#Thought
#Consciousness
No one knows exactly where thought comes from, but it can be said that thought comes from the same place as whatever it is that beats our heart... it comes from being alive.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author
#Heart
#Being
#Thought
It seems that we have it backward in our society. We tend to look up to people who are under a great deal of stress, who can handle loads of stress, and those who are under a great deal of pressure.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author
#People
#Society
#Pressure
#Stress
Circumstances don't make a person; they reveal him or her.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author
#Circumstances
The trick is to be grateful when your mood is high and graceful when it is low.
Richard Carlson,
American
Author