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Society cannot exist unless a controlling power upon will and appetite be placed somewhere, and the less of it there is within, the more there must be without.: Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797), We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011
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Be systematically heroic in little unnecessary points, do every day or two something for no other reason than its difficulty, so that, when the hour of need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved or untrained to stand the test.: Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011
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The great thing, then, in all education, is to make our nervous system our ally instead of our enemy.: William James (1842 - 1910), The Principles of Psychology
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When we exercise self-control on a given occasion, we win for ourselves a little credibility we can rely on the next time around. Pretty soon we develop a reputation to ourselves that we want badly to uphold. With each test that we meet, our resolve gains momentum, fueled by the fear that we may succumb and establish a damaging precedent for our own weakness.: Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011
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Be eager to fulfill the smallest duty and flee from transgression for one duty includes another and one transgression induces another transgression.: The Talmud, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011
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While we don't have much say over the desires that we have, we certainly can decide which we prefer-and then search for ways to act on that basis.: Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011
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A handsome parson is fit for nothing but ti put ideas into the young woman's heads.: Judith Brocklehurst, Darcy And Anne
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My ability to tolerate shame, to compartmentalize it, to swallow it, increased right along with my belt size. it came with the territory of being heavy. Obese people have a lifetime of experience with shame.: Edward Ugel, I'm With Fatty: Losing Fifty Pounds in Fifty Miserable Weeks, 2010
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The people who can most successfully lose weight and maintain a healthy life style are foodies. When it comes to healthy eating, people who know how to cook and make ingredients taste good have a distinct advantage over those who can't.: Edward Ugel, I'm With Fatty: Losing Fifty Pounds in Fifty Miserable Weeks, 2010
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He wanted to live life in such a way that if a photograph were taken at random it would be a cool photograph. Things should look right. Fun; there should be a lot of fun and no more sadness than absolutely necessary.: David Nicholls, One Day, 2010
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