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Almost all my middle-aged and elderly acquaintances, including me, feel about 25, unless we haven't had our coffee, in which case we feel 107.
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Polite strangers often tell soothing lies about our physical appearance that prevent many of us from facing, discussing and solving our real problems.
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No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth.
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Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young.
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Although beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, the feeling of being beautiful exists solely in the mind of the beheld.
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Only since the Industrial Revolution have most people worked in places away from their homes or been left to raise small children without the help of multiple adults, making for an unsupported life.
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People are so afraid of authority figures and doctors are authority figures.
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Most of my clients don't realize that the way they look and the way they think about their looks are two separate issues.
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Good-looking individuals are treated better than homely ones in virtually every social situation, from dating to trial by jury.
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Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation.
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Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others.
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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.
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Absolutely lonely people have few personal interactions of any kind.
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I always felt that it was my job to try to help other people get it and deal with it.
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My own nature hovers between neurotic and paranoid. I've developed the habit of mentally listing things that make me optimistic about the future. I do it every day.
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