Allan Pease · 400 pages
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“Smoking is similar to hitting yourself over the head with
a hammer because, when you stop, you feel better”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
“whether we realize it or not, we automatically copy the facial expressions we see.”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
“By a man's fingernails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trouser-knees, by the calluses of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt-cuffs, by his movements—by each of these things a man's calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable. SHERLOCK HOLMES, 1892”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
“attract more friends, and extend life. Humor heals.”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
“Tilting the head to the side is a submission signal because it exposes the throat and neck and makes the person look smaller and less threatening. Its probable origin is in the baby resting its head on its parent's shoulder or chest, and the submissive, nonthreatening meaning it conveys seems to be unconsciously understood by most people, especially women.”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
“How to Offend Other Cultures When it comes to inadvertently offending other cultures, Americans usually take first prize. As mentioned, most Americans don't have a passport and believe the rest of the world thinks like them and wants to be like them.”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
“Head nodding has its origins in bowing to appear subordinate.”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
“Solitary confinement, where no others are in the prisoner's space, always has a calming effect. Violence from passengers on aircraft increased during the 1990's when the airlines started packing people close together in the seats to compensate for revenue lost as a result of price discounting.”
― Allan Pease, quote from The Definitive Book of Body Language
Allan Pease
Born place: Australia
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“Jaques’ vision in the same comedy of “the whining schoolboy with his satchel / And shining morning face, creeping like snail / Unwillingly to school”
― Stephen Greenblatt, quote from Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare
“The history of a man's soul, even the pettiest soul, is hardly less interesting and useful than the history of a whole people; especially when the former is the result of the observations of a mature mind upon itself, and has been written without any egotistical desire of arousing sympathy or astonishment. Rousseau's Confessions has precisely this defect – he read it to his friends.”
― Mikhail Lermontov, quote from Der Held unserer Zeit: Kaukasische Lebensbilder
“Forget Ryan,' Heidi said dismissively. 'He's a tool.'
'I thought you liked him!'
'I did--until I saw how little convincing he needed from me to cheat on you. And then I realized, Ryan Dano is a tool.”
― Natasha Friend, quote from My Life in Black and White
“The mature response, however, is not to leave; it's to change -- ourselves.
Whenever marital dissatisfaction rears its head in my marriage -- as it does in virtually every marriage -- I simply check my focus. The times that I am happiest and most fulfilled in my marriage are the times when I am intent on drawing meaning and fulfillment from becoming a better husband rather than from demanding a "better" wife.
If you're a Christian, the reality is that, biblically speaking, you can't swap your spouse for someone else. But you can change yourself. And that change can bring the fulfillment that you mistakenly believe is found only by changing partners. In one sense, it's comical: Yes, we need a changed partner, but the partner that needs to change is not our spouse, it's us!
I don't know why this works. I don't know how you can be unsatisfied maritally, and then offer yourself to God to bring about change in your life and suddenly find yourself more satisfied with the same spouse. I don't why this works, only that it does work. It takes time, and by time I mean maybe years. But if your heart is driven by the desire to draw near to Jesus, you find joy by becoming like Jesus. You'll never find joy by doing something that offends Jesus -- such as instigating a divorce or an affair.”
― Gary L. Thomas, quote from Sacred Marriage: Celebrating Marriage as a Spiritual Discipline
“Cuando regresaron, el escultor les mostró el caballo terminado.
Y uno de los niños, con los ojos muy abiertos, le preguntó:
-Pero... ¿Cómo sabías que adentro de aquella piedra había un caballo?”
― Eduardo Galeano, quote from Days and Nights of Love and War
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