I come from a boxing background. Three generations of boxers. I personally hate to fight, but I love the science of boxing.… — Aleks Paunovic Copy Share Image
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It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act. There are two aspects to action. One is to overcome the distortions… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
I write so much because my cat sits on my lap. She purrs so I don't want to get up. She's so… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
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A study conducted by the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School suggested that in times of stress a dog… — Marjorie Garber Copy Share Image
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I think yoga builds strength, flexibility, and calming of the mind - which is never a bad thing. — Joyce DiDonato Copy Share Image
You honor your writing space by recovering, if you are an addict. You honor your writing space by becoming an anxiety expert,… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
I love baking, it's the most calming thing for me. It's therapeutic, it makes the house smell good, and I get to… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
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Impatience has a poor track record for perfection. Getting things right usually includes calming down! — Garrison Wynn Copy Share Image
I like to sit in my backyard. I go out on the hammock and sit in silence and kind of meditate. Nature… — Devon Werkheiser Copy Share Image
Whatever it is your heart desires, please go for it, it's yours to have. — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
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I was just disciplined. I knew I had to get back into shape after six weeks for the film Goal II, but… — Anna Friel Copy Share Image
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
What I dream of is an art of balance, of purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter - a… — Henri Matisse Copy Share Image
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