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Esther Lerch

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“Believing that others will react as we would is the single most dangerous myth of intervention.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

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“Ginger is not distracted by the way things could be, used to be, or should be. She perceives only what is. Our reliance on the intuition of a dog is often a way to find permission to have an opinion we might otherwise be forced to call (God forbid) unsubstantiated.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

tags: dogs, intuition

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“Those men who are the most violent are not at all carried away by fury. In fact, their heart rates actually drop and they become physiologically calmer as they become more violent.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

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“The unsolicited promise is one of the most reliable signals because it is nearly always of questionable motive.”
― Gavin de Becker, The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

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“Busy' is another word for 'asshole'. 'Asshole' is another word for the guy you're dating.”
― Greg Behrendt, He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys

tags: dating, humor

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