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Just as animal research tells us that gluttony and sloth are side effects of a drive to accumulate body fat, it also says that eating in moderation and being physically active (literally, having the energy to exercise) are not evidence of moral rectitude. Rather, they're the metabolic benefits of a body that's programmed to remain lean.: Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It, 2010
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Fat people, it is commonly held, should be punished because they offend our aesthetic sensibilities. They take up too much space on subways, buses, airplanes, and elevators. They consume more than they contribute to society. They become ill and need to be taken care of, or they die early and their families are left unsupported. The only way fat people can gain some acceptance and forgiveness for their crime of overeating is to at least try, or look like they are trying, to lose weight. They must never eat an ice cream cone in public, never be seen eating a normal sized portion of non-diet food!: Albert Ellis, Michael Abrams, Lidia Dengelegi, The Art & Science of Rational Eating, 1992
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It is only in your mind that you have to excel, at anything or everything. Of course, it would be very nice to excel at most things. Indeed, we recommend that you try and do your best. But realistically, you are entitled to do the bare minimum to get by. All your accomplishments are just a bonus, something to enjoy, not requirements. You don't have to do anything to prove that you are worthy of existing.: Albert Ellis, Michael Abrams, Lidia Dengelegi, The Art & Science of Rational Eating, 1992
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Mourning never really ends, only as time goes on, as we do our work, it may erupt less frequently.: Ruth Davis Konigsberg, The Truth About Grief, 2011
To demand perfection is a sure way to be disappointed in everybody, for you will be bound to think ill of others.: Monica Fairview, Darcy Cousins, 2010
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Once you have listened to the gossip for some time, you will soon feel as if you know everyone, even if you have never met them.: Monica Fairview, Darcy Cousins, 2010
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The perversity of the human spirit is such that when a young lady longs for one specific partner, every other partner counts for nothing.: Monica Fairview, Darcy Cousins, 2010
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A curious part of the human psyche is that the moment that a person presumed to be in danger is discovered to be safe, everyone's anxiety turns into anger.: Monica Fairview, Darcy Cousins, 2010
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I think the mark of a great ruler, is not his ability to make war but to achieve peace.: Monica Fairview, Darcy Cousins, 2010
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It is generally true that, the more preparations one has for an event, the more inconveniently fast the event will occur.: Monica Fairview, Darcy Cousins, 2010
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