Paul Pearsall Quotes

#1. It is the mark of an educated man to be able to evaluate a thought without accepting it. ARISTOTLE

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#2. Addiction is not a fact of life but a description about how we are choosing to live.

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#3. Most of the problems we think we have stem from too much self-focus rather than too little.

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#4. The five principles of aloha, when practiced together, awaken our awareness of our human potential and the sacredness of our life.

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#5. The word 'silly' derives from the Greek 'selig' meaning 'blessed.' There is something sacred in being able to be silly.

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#6. Marriage, families, all relationships are more a process of learning the dance rather than finding the right dancer

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#7. Have less; do less; say no.

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#8. All the pop psychologists are misleading people about things like guilt and conscience. Guilt is a noble emotion; the person without it is a monster.16

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#9. The mind-closing danger of biased beliefs occurs when we don't know we hold them. Sometimes we have to swallow our pride and engage in clear-eyed analysis.

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#10. Don't Expect What Goes Around to Come Around. Total jerks and evil people often get all the good breaks. Being nice guarantees nothing. Good things happen to bad people. Sometimes, things just don't "balance out" or "work out for the best.

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#11. Stop looking for love and start showing it.

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#12. Shut up and listen. Research shows that people who interrupt are three times more likely to die of a heart attack than those who don't and that marital relationships usually fail because of too much communication, not too little. Couples who spend a lot of time being quiet together stay together.

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#13. The objective of two lovers is almost always the same; to find meaning in their individual lives and in their life together.

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#14. I began to fear that constant hoping might cause me to sacrifice today for the illusion of a better tomorrow. - The Last Self-Help Book You'll Ever Need

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#15. And whenever he's busy trying to be all he can be, he forgets about trying to be all we can be.

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#16. True joy results when we become aware of our connectedness to everything.

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#17. What really drives us to seek help is an equally frightening sensation: that of being alive, yet not really living.

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#18. We come to feel as we behave.

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#19. Our most basic instinct is not for survival but for family. Most of us would give our own life for the survival of a family member, yet we lead our daily life too often as if we take our family for granted.

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#20. You can resent your bald spot or be glad you have a head.

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#21. Sharing laughter is a way of casting delight to the wind so it blows everywhere and to everyone.

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#22. The credo of Asclepian or brain-oriented healing is 'don't just sit there, do something.' [ ... ] The credo of Hygeian or heart-oriented healing is 'don't just do something, sit there.

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#23. Research indicates that the longest-living people in the world were distinguishable by their pessimistic outlooks.

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