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"Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can."
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"Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can."
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"As you seek new opportunities to make favorable first impressions, be ever aware of the subtle effect that physical positioning and distance/closeness can have on your interactions with others and use this understanding to your advantage."
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Personal Development
"A strong handshake conveys confidence, clarity, strength, and intention. As with everything else in life, if it is overzealous, it may be seen as aggressive, arrogant, or dominating. A bone-crushing vice-grip is just plain obnoxious and one of the fastest ways to make someone angry."
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"As I pulled aside the linen curtain to the back room, I heard the front door open again. If it was Christina returning to make a second effort at my leggings, I was going to be forced to get loud, and I didn't like getting loud.But it wasn't Christina I heard at the front of the store.Instead, a very familiar voice said, "No, no, I'm looking for something very particular. Oh, wait, I just saw it."I turned around.Cole St. Clair smiled lazily at me.I gave so many damns at once that it actually hurt."
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Personal Development
"Wow, said Adrian. He sat down on the bed and tested its bounciness, giving it a nod of approval. "This is amazing. What do you think, buttercup?"I have no words, I said honestly.He patted the spot beside him. "Want to try it out?"
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Personal Development
"Meeting someone for the first time has significance, but for some people, the awkwardness can be so great that they avoid a conversation altogether. The person who may be shy, introverted, or afraid of sounding stupid may just choose to remain silent rather than take the risk of engaging in embarrassing dialogue."
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Personal Development
"He asked her for coffee, but she wanted tea instead."
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Personal Development
"Do you ever answer anything in a way that people expect you to?"
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Personal Development
"Our attitude to people determines their attitude to us."
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Personal Development
"Simon gave her a startled look. 'I don't believe I have ever been condescended to by a woman before.' She shrugged. 'It was probably past time."
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"Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can."
Interaction
"If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and decide to go after it."
Isolation
"The average adult laughs 15 times a day; the average child, more than 400 times."
Laughter
"Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact."
Connection
"I have come to believe that there are infinite passageways out of the shadows, infinite vehicles to transport us into the light."
Hope
"I majored in Chinese. I was never really good at Chinese but I really, really benefited from having been exposed to Asian philosophy early in my life."
Life
"Seek art from every time and place, in any form, to connect with those who really move you."
Art
"Given the eclectic and constantly shifting nature of my metaphysical inclinations, I will probably never feel certain exactly what an angel is."
Nature
"The position that I take partly as a result of living in Asia is where you stop living according to your expectations and you become available to experience things as they are."
Experience
"Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self."
Self
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