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• I'm an atheist, but I'm very relaxed about it. I don't preach my atheism, but I have a huge amount of respect for people like Richard Dawkins who do.

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Atheist, People, Atheism

  "Daniel Radcliffe: a cool nerd" by Anita Singh, www.telegraph.co.uk. July 4, 2009.

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• When you get rid of your fear of failure, your tensions about succeeding... you can be yourself. Relaxed. You'll no longer be driving with your brakes on.

  Anthony de Mello

  Being Yourself, Fear, Failure

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• Despotism may govern without faith, but liberty cannot. How is it possible that society should escape destruction if the moral tie is not strengthened in proportion as the political tie is relaxed? And what can be done with a people who are their own masters if they are not submissive to the Deity?

  Alexis de Tocqueville

  Faith, Ties, People

  Alexis de Tocqueville (1862). “Democracy in America”, p.393

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• My thoughts before a big race are usually pretty simple. I tell myself: Get out of the blocks, run your race, stay relaxed. If you run your race, you'll win... channel your energy. Focus.

  Carl Lewis

  Basketball, Sports, Running

  Carl Lewis, Jeffrey Marx (1992). “Inside track: my professional life in amateur track and field”, Fireside

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• When the enemy is relaxed, make them toil. When full, starve them. When settled, make them move.

  Sun Tzu

  Art, War, Moving

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• Most people use music as a couch; they want to be pillowed on it, relaxed and consoled for the stress of daily living. But serious music was never meant to be soporific.

  Aaron Copland

  Music, Wisdom, Stress

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• As I get older, I'm more relaxed and less concerned with what people think of me

  Natalie Portman

  Thinking, People, Think Of Me

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• I find the Alexander Technique very helpful in my work. Things happen without you trying. They get to be light and relaxed. You must get an Alexander teacher to show it to you.

  John Cleese

  Teacher, Light, Trying

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• The more relaxed the muscles are, the more energy can flow through the body. Using muscular tensions to try to 'do' the punch or attempting to use brute force to knock someone over will only work to opposite effect.

  Bruce Lee

  Opposites, Trying, Energy

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• President Obama has thrown allies like Israel under the bus, even as he has relaxed sanctions on Castro's Cuba. He abandoned our friends in Poland by walking away from our missile defense commitments, but is eager to give Russia's President Putin the flexibility he desires, after the election. Under my administration, our friends will see more loyalty, and Mr. Putin will see a little less flexibility and more backbone.

  Mitt Romney

  Loyalty, Commitment, Walking Away

  Republican Party Presidential Nomination Acceptance, delivered 30 August 2012, Tampa, Florida

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• I often joke with my audiences that I make most of my income on a ski pole. People smile but they get my point. You need to make time for your genius to flow. We get our creative bursts, those idea torrents that take our business and personal lives to the next level, while we are skiing or drinking coffee in a Starbucks or walking in the woods or meditation with a sunrise. Those pursuits are not a waste of time. Creativity comes when you are relaxed, happy and enjoying the moment. And when it comes, it brings ideas that rock your world.

  Robin Sharma

  Drinking, Coffee, Creativity

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• You have to block everything out and be extremely focused and be relaxed and mellow too.

  Jennifer Capriati

  Block, Focus, Tennis

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• Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner and so miss opportunities to make good friends. They look through newspapers determined to find certain types of job advertisements and as a result miss other types of jobs. Lucky people are more relaxed and open, and therefore see what is there rather than just what they are looking for.

  Richard Wiseman

  Jobs, Party, Good Friend

  "Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn" by Richard Wiseman, www.telegraph.co.uk. January 9, 2003.

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• You are the strongest when relaxed and at peace

  Mario Teguh

  Strength, Being Strong, Peace

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• Scientists are coming to recognise the effects of the mind on physical health. The sense of relaxation associated with inner peace involves not only being physically at ease. If you are nagged by worry or seething with anger, you’re not really relaxed. The key to relaxation is peace of mind. The relaxation gained from alcohol, drugs or just listening to music may seem attractive, but it doesn’t last.

  Dalai Lama

  Keys, Worry, Alcohol

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• When the mind is totally present, it is relaxed, nimble, and sensitive. It feels lighter and clearer. It notices everything, but it is not distracted by anything. It is the feeling of knowing exactly where you are and what you are doing.

  Sakyong Mipham

  Knowing, Feelings, Mind

  Sakyong Mipham (2012). “Running with the Mind of Meditation: Lessons for Training Body and Mind”, p.152, Harmony

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• It is better, I think, to begin easily and get your running to be smooth and relaxed and then to go faster and faster.

  Henry Rono

  Running, Thinking, Smooth

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• The person who has a sense of humor is not just more relaxed in the face of a potentially stressful situation, but is more flexible in his approach.

  John Morreall

  Happiness, Laughter, Stressful Situations

  John Morreall (1983). “Taking Laughter Seriously”, p.108, SUNY Press

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• The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts.

  Bill Parcells

  Creative

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• It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life.

  Paulo Coelho

  Ideas, Decision, Relaxation

  Paulo Coelho (1992). “The diary of a magus”, Harpercollins

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• I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself.

  Susan Boyle

  Understanding, Brain, Labels

  "Susan Boyle: my relief at discovering that I have Asperger's". www.theguardian.com. December 8, 2013.

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• When I run, I think about everything: physics, family problems, plans for the weekend. I haven't made any big discoveries on a run, but it does give me time to think through problems. Some solutions are obvious, but they are only obvious when you are relaxed enough to find them.

  Wolfgang Ketterle

  Running, Weekend, Thinking

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• We are all members of the same great family ... On social occasions the formality of strictly military occasions should be relaxed, and a spirit of friendliness and goodwill should prevail.

  John A. Lejeune

  Military, Marine, Army

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• What it felt to me was like the dissolution of my idea of myself. I felt like separateness evaporated. I felt this tremendous sense of oneness. I'm quite an erratic thinker, quite an adrenalized person, but through meditation, I found this beautiful serenity and selfless connection. My tendency towards selfishness, I felt that kind of exposed as a superficial and pointless perspective to have. I felt very relaxed, a sense of oneness. I felt love.

  Russell Brand

  Beautiful, Ideas, Oneness

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• Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow

  Douglas Pagels

  Inspirational, Happiness, Success

  Alin Austin, Douglas Pagels (1993). “100 Things to Always Remember-- and One Thing to Never Forget”, Blue Mountain Arts

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