Quote by Russell Hoban
When you suffer an attack of nerves youre being attacked by the ne

When you suffer an attack of nerves youre being attacked by the nervous system. What chance has a man got against a system? – Russell Hoban

Other quotes by Russell Hoban

If the past cannot teach the present and the father cannot teach the son, then history need not have bothered to go on, and the world has wasted a great deal of time. – Russell Hoban

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Learning
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But when I dont smoke I scarcely feel as if Im living. I dont feel as if Im living unless Im killing myself. – Russell Hoban

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Smoking
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There are situations in life to which the only satisfactory response is a physically violent one. If you dont make that response, you continually relive the unresolved situation over and over in your life. – Russell Hoban

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Violence
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Pressure and stress is the common cold of the psyche. – Andrew Denton

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Stress

Loafing needs no explanation and is its own excuse. – Christopher Morley

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The non-specific response of the body to any demand for change. – Hans Selye

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Stress

Stress is something that we are not always conscious of; it can exist on a cellular level and hide, masked by our ingrained insensitivity. – Garri Garripoli, Qigong: Essence of the Healing Dance

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Stress

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The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes anothers, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises. – Leo Buscaglia

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inspirational

I believe that Gandhi was correct. Non-violent civil disobedience is the only way to bring about change that allows people to enjoy the change and not get killed in the process. – Edward James Olmos

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There are times, like after a long day of work, when the thought of an easy drive-through is enticing. But then I remember how crappy I felt when I ate fast food in the past, and it inspires me to head to the grocery store or my local farmers market and whip up an easy but healthier option. – Alison Sweeney

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Food

The characteristic political attitude of today is not one of positive belief, but of despair. – Herbert Read

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Attitude