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“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.”
― Maya Angelou, Letter to My Daughter

“For instance, some people become anxious before a public speaking event. For others, the idea of getting up in front of a crowd can be stimulating and exciting. One way of responding is not necessarily better than the other; it’s more accurately a reflection of a person’s way of managing stress at any given moment combined with their history.”
― Wendy Suzuki, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion

“male vanity goes deeper and is costlier. Look at their military uniforms and medals, the pomp and solemnity with which they show off, the extreme measures they employ to impress women and make other men envious; their luxurious toys, like cars, and their toys of supremacy, like weapons.”
― Isabel Allende, The Soul of a Woman: Rebel Girls, Impatient Love, and Long Life

“Chronic maladaptation to stress affects our brains and bodies in numerous ways, at numerous levels, including the neuroendocrine system, the autonomic nervous system, and the cardiovascular and immune systems.1”
― Wendy Suzuki, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion