Hans Selye Quotes

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.

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

The healthiest of all human emotions is gratitude.

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

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

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

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

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

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise

To be totally without stress is to be dead.

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

Stress is the spice of life.

My advice to any young person at the beginning of their career is to try to look for the mere outlines of big things with their fresh, untrained and unprejudiced mind.

Leaders are leaders only as long as they have the respect and loyalty of their followers.

Gratitude is the most important of all human emotions.

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

The element of chance in basic research is overrated. Chance is a lady who smiles only upon those few who know how to make her smile.

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

Unlock your natural drives by doing what you enjoy.

The true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement.

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

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.

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

Complete freedom from stress is death

Almost no germ is unconditionally dangerous to man; its disease-producing ability depends upon the body's resistance.

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.

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

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.

As much as we thirst for approval, we dread condemnation.