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Virginia Woolf Novelist
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"Love ought to stop on both sides, don’t you think, simultaneously?’ He spoke without any stress on the words, so as not to wake the sleepers. ‘But it won’t - that’s the devil,’ he added in the same undertone."

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Tony Robbins Author, Life Coach
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"Here's a two step formula for handling stress. Step number one: Don't sweat the small stuff. Step number two: Remember it's all small stuff."

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Robert Wright Author
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"Humans have various ways of coping with extended stress, and one is the anticipation of a better time. Here, as with retribution, there is often a kind of symmetry: the more intense the stress and the more hopeless the situation, the more fabulous the coming times that are anticipated."

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Sylvester Stallone Actor, Filmmaker
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"The only thing that I haven't done is perform brain surgery on myself. I've been very, very lucky. I've spared Shakespeare undue stress by not doing that."

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Olivia Wilde Actress, Producer, Director
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"I love kids with a passion I usually reserve for hot cheese, miniature chairs, and Prince concerts, but I feel no stress to reproduce simply because of a fear of withering eggs."

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Gail Simone Comic Book Writer
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"I have read many, many of these first-time published efforts and often, even though some are absolutely at pro levels of production, and have very costly printing and presentation, they lack a purpose, they merely emulate successful comics that already exist... I can't stress this enough. Have something to say."

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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"We create stress for ourselves because you feel like you have to do it. You have to. I don't feel that anymore"

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Marcus Aurelius Philosopher, Emperor
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"It's normal to feel pain in your hands and feet, if you're using your feet as feet and your hands as hands. And for a human being to feel stress is normal - if he's living a normal life. And if it's normal, how can it be bad?"

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Ishmael Reed Writer
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"Given all of the anti-Muslim propaganda that's being disseminated by The American Nazi media, you have to be careful. It can stress you out."

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Grant Hill Basketball Player
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"People don't realize the amount of stress you put on your body both physically and mentally from just the wear and tear of a season."

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Kevin Bacon Actor
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"I don't read reviews. I haven't read them for probably 30 years. I can't. When they're bad, they're really rough, and when they're good, they're not good enough. You can always find something to stress over."

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Jenny McCarthy Actress, Model, Television Host
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"I'm free of stress and worries now because if I don't like something I'm doing, I just find the fun in it instead of being miserable. Let me have fun with the people I work with, let me have fun making money - when I grew up so poor, ya know?"

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Meryl Davis Figure Skater
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"I am a much happier 27-year-old than I was at 20 years old. I am so fortunate because I have an amazing family, amazing friends and a great support system. I think at 27 it is much easier for me to look at life and appreciate what I have rather than stressing about the little things day to day."

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