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Hans Selye Biography

János Hugo Bruno "Hans" Selye CC (/ˈsɛljeɪ/; Hungarian: Selye János; January 26, 1907 – October 16, 1982), was a pioneering Hungarian-Canadian endocrinologist of Hungarian origin. He conducted much important scientific work on the hypothetical non-specific response of an organism to stressors. Although he did not recognize all of the many aspects of glucocorticoids, Selye was aware of their role in the stress response. Charlotte Gerson considers him the first to demonstrate the existence of biological stress.

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The builder of the best racing car is not necessarily its best driver.

Car, Racing, Drivers, Builder, Driver

Even after the greatest defeats, the depressing thought of being a failure is best combated by taking stock of all your past achievements.

Combated, Depressing, Failure, Past, Thought

Who would enjoy a life of no runs, no hits, no errors?

Enjoy, Errors, Hits, Running, Runs

It is generally assumed that recurrent miscarriage may be due to progesterone deficiency, hypothyroidism or vitamin E deficiency and should be treated in theses cases with progesterone, thyroid extracts and vitamin E respectively. In theory, thyroid therapy appears to be the least well-founded, especially when applied to women without manifest signs of hypothyroidism, yet among the measures mentioned above it is most frequently claimed to have been successful.

Extracts, Miscarriage, Pms, Successful, Thyroid, Women

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

Inspirational, Stress, Anxiety, Kills, Reaction

The fairest thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true science. He who knows it not, and can no longer wonder, no longer feel amazement, is as good as dead. We all had this priceless talent when we were young. But as time goes by, many of us lose it. The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement. It is the essence of his being.

Death, Emotional, Loses, Science, Talent, Thing

To make a great dream come true, you must first have a great dream.

Ambition, Dream, Firsts, Make, True

Stress is the spice of life.

Life, Spice, Spice Of Life, Spices, Stress

What makes me so certain that the natural human lifespan is far in excess of the actual one is this. Among all my autopsies (and I have performed over 1000), I have never seen a person who died of old age. In fact, I do not think that anyone has ever died of old age yet. We invariably die because one vital part has worn out too early in proportion to the rest of the body.

Actual, Health, Medicine, Performed, Thinking, Worn

Unlock your natural drives by doing what you enjoy.

Enjoy, Motivation, Natural, Unlock

Nothing erases unpleasant thoughts more effectively than conscious concentration on pleasant ones.

Breakup, Positive Thinking, Conscious, Effectively, Erases, Thoughts

Stress, in addition to being itself, was also the cause of itself, and the result of itself.

Cause, Causes, Result, Results, Stress

Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.

Getting Older, Older, Stress, Survival

Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.

Gratitude, Important, Emotion, Emotions, Human

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

Approval Of Others, Condemnation, Dread, Fear, Self Esteem, Thirst

If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions.

Long, Focus, Want, Life, Making

To remain healthy a man must have some goal, some purpose in life that he can respect and be proud to work for.

Goal, Healthy, Man, Men, Remain, Respect

Complete freedom from stress is death

Complete, Complete Freedom, Death, Freedom, Stress

Gratitude conserves the vital energies of a person more than any other attitude tested.

Attitude, Energies, Energy, Gratitude, Tested

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.

Positive, Happiness, Attitude, Adopting, Negative

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