Dbts Quotes & Sayings

Dr Stewart Wolf took the placebo effect to the limit. He took two women who were suffering with nausea and vomiting, one of them pregnant, and told them he had a treatment which would improve their symptoms. In fact he passed a tube down into their stomachs (so that they wouldn't taste the revolting bitterness) and administered ipecac, a drug that which should actually induce nausea and vomiting. Not only did the patients' symptoms improve, but their gastric contractions - which ipecac should worsen - were reduced. His results suggest - albeit it in a very small sample - that a drug could be made to have the opposite effect to what you would predict from the pharmacology, simply by manipulating people's expectations. In this case, the placebo effect outgunned even the pharmacological influences. More — Ben Goldacre

Patience is not learned in safety. — Pema Chodron

With a few flowers in my garden, half a dozen pictures and some books, I live without envy. — Lope De Vega

You should always look like a star. Otherwise people will lose a little of the esteem they have for you. — Peggy Lee

On top of opportunities in further traffic growth, there are increasing opportunities to fully realize the potential of the online video ecosystem, as China continues to evolve into a consumer-driven economy. — Victor Koo

What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both. — Dick Gephardt

I would like to be able to admire a man's opinions as I would his dog - without being expected to take it home with me. — Frank A. Clark

There was no script, but I said, 'I'm in, regardless' and was committed to Legends before I saw a single page.It was a lovely surprise to find so much meat on the bone. — Wentworth Miller

Lots of the cooking classes open to non-professionals are too low-level for experienced foodies, or don't offer enough hands-on training. — Homaro Cantu

I'm an economist by training. And I know that what works is a permanent increase in buying power. — Sarah Steelman

It's a harmless breakfast."
"Nothing harmless about what he whips up. His parents are chefs, so he's picked up a few tips and anything he makes is beyond yummy."
"Uhm, you're not doing a good job talking me out of it, — Veronica Blade

In a normal family, a surprise means presents, cake and a party. For me ? I had no idea. And my family, doing something nice is seen as an attack. When I was nine, I 'attacked' my father with a fathers day gift. A visor organiser for his car, because it was useful. And it rhymed. Visor. Organiser. I was nine. — Christopher Titus

New believers are the lifeblood of the church. We can either evangelize or fossilize. — Greg Laurie