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Robin Marantz Henig has 28 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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As the brain matures, one thing that happens is the pruning of the synapses. Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends…
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The limbic system explodes during puberty, but the prefrontal cortex keeps maturing for another 10 years.
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The 20s are like the stem cell of human development: the pluripotent moment when any of several outcomes is possible. Decisions and…
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I regret not working harder to create true friendships with other couples, not seeking out people with whom to go do things…
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Even though loneliness affects so many of us, it has gotten scant research attention compared to related conditions like depression or anxiety.
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When my husband and I were in our twenties, we thought it would be fun to take up cross-country skiing as a…
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Elderly parents tend to think their relationship with their middle-aged children is smoother than the children do. Adult grandchildren, who have little…
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Regret is a bitter emotion, so painful that the urge to avoid it often drives decision-making strategies.
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The tenuousness of modern life can make anyone feel overwrought.
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Some people, no matter how robust their stock portfolios or how healthy their children, are always mentally preparing for doom. They are…
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Anxiety is not fear, exactly, because fear is focused on something right in front of you - a real and objective danger.
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In the modern world, the anxious temperament does offer certain benefits: caution, introspection, the capacity to work alone. These can be adaptive…
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You must give soldiers reasons to have confidence and pride in themselves, in their leaders, and in their units. Only then will…
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You can't assume that kindness is an inherited trait. It is learned behavior.
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Gentleness is a divine trait: nothing is so divine as gentleness, and nothing is so gentle as real strength.
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Human beings never think for themselves... For the most part, members of our species simply repeat what they are told-and become upset…
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Curiosity has ... proven to be a great ingredient in resilience, a trait particularly valuable in an extended economic downturn. Resilient people…
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The denial of death is openly acknowledged as a significant trait of our culture. The tears of the bereaved have become comparable…
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If successful people have one common trait, it's an utter lack of cynicism. The world owes them nothing. They go out and…
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My experiments with single traits all lead to the same result: that from the seeds of hybrids, plants are obtained half of…
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When two plants, constantly different in one or several traits, are crossed, the traits they have in common are transmitted unchanged to…
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If there is a trait which does characterize leaders it is opportunism. Successful people are very often those who steadfastly refuse to…
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A man's most valuable trait is a judicious sense of what not to believe.
— Euripides
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The fact that we are born with the potential to go from simple survival to God-consciousness is the remarkable trait that sets…
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