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Old 03-21-2008   #27 (permalink)
TXGhost
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Re: The Van Nevis Chat Thread

Well not manipulative but... well... I guess that is the right word for it. Not that I see it this way, I feel it is a bad thing.

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Originally Posted by Furious D 18
And one of the most valuable lessons I've learned is that no one can make you angry. You let them make you angry. There is no secret button that they can push to control you. You can consciously choose to remain calm. And often by remaining calm in a situation where they're trying to make you mad is the best way to "fight" them. People get so angry when they are trying to piss you off and it doesn't work.
This is a great lesson to be learned.

Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day; teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime; give a man religion and he will die praying for a fish.

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