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

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

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

Indeed, not all attacks-especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin-are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to assume that they are.

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.

The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.

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