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...the reward centers of the brain--where the pleasure of those high-calorie foods registers--also respond to other substances that bring about pleasure....But those reward centers also respond to other gratifying things, like watching a sunset or experiencing a loving touch...So while you may not be able to change the wiring in your brain, you can "feed" those reward centers other pleasures...Biology isn't destiny when you have effective strategies... ↗

— Bob Greene

#food-additction #weight-loss #change

When I was a child we were sufficiently well off for me to be a picky eater and I still cannot eat vegetables cooked in the traditional British manner. ↗

— Vince Cable

#cannot #child #cooked #eat #eater

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it. ↗

— William Feather

#afford #budget #buying #keep #tells

A large part of the present anxiety to improve the education of girls and women is also due to the conviction that the political disabilities of women will not be maintained. ↗

— Millicent Fawcett

#anxiety #conviction #disabilities #due #education

I had rather be first in a village than second at Rome. ↗

— Julius Caesar

#had #i #rather #rome #second

Success seems to be largely a matter of hanging on after others have let go. ↗

— William Feather

#after #go #hanging #largely #let go

One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure. ↗

— William Feather

#adventure #get #look #most #out

When we separate music from life we get art. ↗