Gail Sheehy
Writer
1937-11-27
Books by Gail Sheehy
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Quotes by Gail Sheehy
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Stress overload makes us stupid. Solid research proves it. When we get overstressed, it creates a nasty chemical soup in our brains that makes it hard to pull out of the anxious depressive spiral.
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The first thing one notices about Jill Abramson is her short stature. The second is her intensity.
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We really only have two choices. Play it safe, or take a chance. For me, pulling back because of fear has always made me feel worse.
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The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
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To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.
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Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough.
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The dream for many millennial women is to make a difference as social or political entrepreneurs. They are using the social media and marketing tools they have mastered to empower less fortunate women and direct them onto career tracks that women have traditionally avoided, like science and technology.
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No one can control the aging process or the trajectory of illness.
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We have to move from the unbridled pursuit of self-gain at the expense of others to recovering appreciation for what we gain by caring and sharing with one another.
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Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one's own unnecessary vegetation.
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I actually like getting out of my comfort zone. It shakes me up.
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Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.
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When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on cooking.
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Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.
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