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Our brain is essentially programmed to enjoy carbohydrates because they give us a sense of fullness and a rush of pleasure. When people go on low-carb diets, they start to almost subconsciously experience distress from eating carbohydrates.

~Charles Duhigg

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After 9/11, there was so much distress in America that it led to an inter-cultural breakdown. Some of our communities were targeted. Many of our adults shut themselves off from other cultures. I tried to bring children of Indian and other cultures together in my literature.

~Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Topics: Adult After America Breakdown Bring Children Communities Cultures Distress Indian Led Literature Many Much Off Other Our Shut Some Targeted Themselves Together Tried Were I Tried

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When the residue of oppression and fear are compounded over time, when the historical precedents of policing and discrimination manifest themselves over and over again, the very act of waking up to a world complicit in your distress can feel like a herculean task. But black people are human beings, just like everyone else.

~Clint Smith

Topics: Act Again Beings Black Discrimination Distress Else Everyone Everyone Else Fear Feel Historical Human Human Beings Just Like Manifest Oppression Over People Policing Task Themselves Time Up Very Waking Waking Up World Your

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I don't allow the stress of the unknown to affect my health, and I listen to my body when it sends me distress signals.

~Cobie Smulders

Topics: Affect Allow Body Distress Health Listen Me Sends Signals Stress Unknown

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It may be, for one reason or another, if I'm not able to work, that would be a cause for distress. But I'm still pitching. Thank God, I'm still in possession of my gift. And I have the love of my family.

~David Milch

Topics: Able Another Cause Distress Family Gift God Love May Pitching Possession Reason Still Thank Thank God Work Would

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They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on forty millions of people, who have natural resources to feed, clothe and shelter the whole human race.

~Denis Kearney

Topics: Brought Crisis Distress Feed Forty Grasped Greed Human Human Race Lands Millions Millions Of People Natural Natural Resources People Public Race Resources Shelter Stolen Themselves Unparalleled Who Whole

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Gun crime is a major cause of fear and distress throughout the UK. The problem is deeply entrenched in a wide range of social and cultural factors and therefore not an isolated issue.

~Diane Abbott

Topics: Cause Crime Cultural Deeply Distress Entrenched Factors Fear Gun Isolated Issue Major Problem Range Social Therefore Throughout Uk Wide Wide Range

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Jesus was a community organizer, Pontius Pilate was a governor. And perhaps they should understand the role of a community organizer is to help people in distress.

~Donna Brazile

Topics: Community Distress Governor Help Help People Jesus Organizer People Perhaps Role Should Understand

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When I was a child I liked watching shows about bounty hunters and Canadian Mounties. I liked the 'Lone Ranger,' I liked shows where the guy saved the girl from the villain. I just liked those kinds of things and I wanted to be a guy like that, you know, that would save the damsel in distress.

~Duane Chapman

Topics: About Canadian Child Distress Girl Guy Hunters Just Kinds Know Like Liked Lone Ranger Save Saved Shows Things Those Villain Wanted Watching Where Would You

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Beauty in distress is much the most affecting beauty.

~Edmund Burke

Topics: Affecting Beauty Distress Most Much

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