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"The amygdala in the emotional center sees and hears everything that occurs to us instantaneously and is the trigger point for the fight or flight response."
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"He who knows when he can fight and when he cannot, will be victorious."
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"Regrettably, I do sometimes have to fight a tendency to be bitchy."
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