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Our thoughts about an event can have a dramatic effect on how we go through the event itself. When our expectations are low, it's easy to be pleasantly surprised. When they're not, we're vulnerable to painful disappointment. Because of this, many people spend a good deal of effort trying to avoid developing high hopes about anything.

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I feel about aging the way William Saroyan said he felt about death: Everybody has to do it, but I always believed an exception would be made in my case.

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Anything you're trying to will is focused on the future; it's always associated with some sort of anxiety that makes the present moment somewhat uncomfortable.

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In fact, when care appears, unconditional love often vanishes.

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The way we can allow ourselves to do what we need to, no matter what others may say or do, is to choose love and defy fear.

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Comparing and contrasting is a valuable human skill - and not just during high school English exams. Our ability to rank-order things is invaluable in making choices and setting priorities.

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The way we do anything is the way we do everything.

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No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.

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Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others.

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As soon as you think you know someone else's truth better than they do, you are in deep water.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: November 29th, 1962

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