Syndromes Quotes - Page 3

• My blood runs cold when I hear the 'great news' that we have found a marker for the Down's syndrome gene, which means we can identify it more easily. Why is that good news? It's only good news if you're going to terminate.

  Sally Phillips

  Running, Mean, Blood

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• So it seems that because of every syndrome and disorder we've invented in the past twenty years, the Los Angeles Times reported that 63% of American families are now considered dysfunctional. My God! That means we're the majority. We're normal! It's the people who have the mommy, the daddy, the brother, the sister, the little white picket fence - those people are the freaks, man!

  Christopher Titus

  Brother, Mean, Past

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• What having a Down's syndrome child isn't - and I feel very strongly about this - is a tragedy. All those pregnancy books you read when you are expecting refer to Down's syndrome as if it were the worst possible outcome, and it's not.

  Sally Phillips

  Children, Pregnancy, Book

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• Build your life around 5 key priorities: The Big 5. Any more and you'll suffer from Broken Focus Syndrome.

  Robin Sharma

  Keys, Broken, Focus

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Mar 20, 2013

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• Neoconservatives and the Pentagon have good reason to fear the return of the Vietnam Syndrome. The label intentionally suggests a disease, a weakening of the martial will, but the syndrome was actually a healthy American reaction to false White House promises of victory, the propping up of corrupt regimes, crony contracting and cover-ups of civilian casualties during the Vietnam War that are echoed today in the news from Baghdad.

  Tom Hayden

  War, White, House

  Tom Hayden (2008). “Writings For A Democratic Society: The Tom Hayden Reader”, City Lights Publishers

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• With relationships, I always had a reason why some time in the future would be better for me than it was that day. When I was fat, I thought I'd feel pretty when I was thin, and when I was thin, I thought I'd be happier if I was more toned and muscular and had more money to look more coordinated. I wasn't comfortable in my own skin unless there was a man there to tell me just how radiant that skin looked. I was a victim of low self-esteem and had the Soon syndrome bad. I was running toward a brighter future, unaware of the mirages I'd created in the distance.

  Stephanie Klein

  Running, Self Esteem, Distance

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• The biggest problem is getting beyond the "you can't" syndrome. The moment you figure that out, you're on your way to flying. Anyone who cannot see problems around him or herself is utterly blind. All the problems sitting there are an invitation for you to be creative, make use of your skills and resources and find a solution.

  Bill Drayton

  Skills, Creative, Flying

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• God gave me Parkinson's syndrome to show me I'm not 'The Greatest' - he is.

  Muhammad Ali

  Parkinson's, Show Me, Shows

  "'Twelve Rounds to Glory' rhymes Ali's life" by Regan McMahon, www.sfgate.com. January 27, 2008.

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• The opposite of sad is down's syndrome.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Opposites

  Twitter post from Nov 30, 2010

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• Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder: The STAMP Treatment Manual offers practical recommendations and creative practices that will certainly help young children with high functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome overcome their struggles with the really tough issues blocking their positive growth and development. Therapists, educators and parents caring for autistic children who endure a heavy load of anger, distrust, difficult interpersonal relationships, poor self-esteem and self-doubt need this excellent book.

  Liane Holliday Willey

  Children, Self Esteem, Block

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• I guess I've always lived upside down when I want things I can't have. My wife actually thinks I have a syndrome called Reality Distortion Field. It's kind of like drugs, only you can't come back from it. Reality Distortion is almost a permanent condition. Things come in and they go out: Presto, chango! To a certain extent, I did that with myself. As a kid, I did want to be an old-timer, since they were the ones with the big stories and the cool clothes. I wanted to go there. Now, I guess I want to bring that with me and go back in time.

  Tom Waits

  Kids, Thinking, Reality

  "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. October 31, 2011.

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• Everyone gets that second album syndrome.

  Niall Horan

  Albums

  "History boys: One Direction become first British act to top US charts with first two albums" by Tom Bryant, www.mirror.co.uk. November 22, 2012.

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• It's important to remember that Bush Derangement Syndrome on the left - comparing him to Hitler, calling him a terrorist and a tyrant - preceded Obama Derangement Syndrome on the right.

  John Avlon

  Tyrants, Important, Calling

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• The combination to be on guard for is young and bored, or young and resentful. You can spot them at social gatherings, the grad students or interns who tell you about syndromes, conditions, deviances, and disorders, and they love, love, love to talk. They speak in half-sentences with a knowing smile-squint, watch you falter at the pause, and then keep talking.

  Craig Clevenger

  Talking, Knowing, Bored

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• I've always been intrigued by Stockholm Syndrome. Reminds me of my childhood.

  Jonathan Ames

  Childhood, Stockholm Syndrome, Bored To Death

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• We try to avoid the single-building syndrome. You have to look at the big picture. If you try to put social and cultural development ahead of economic development, it doesn’t work. You have to do it all together.

  Aga Khan IV

  Trying, Together, Looks

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• The delusion that one's sexual pattern is The Only Right Way To Be is probably the single most common sexual-psychosis syndrome of this era, and it is virtually almost always the victim's fault. You cannot acquire this delusion by observing reality.

  Spider Robinson

  Reality, Psychosis, Patterns

  "Lady Slings the Booze". Book by Spider Robinson, 1992.

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• Now many of our Christians have what I call the 'goo-goo syndrome.' Good government. They want everybody to vote. I don't want everybody to vote. Elections are not won by a majority of people. They never have been from the beginning of our country, and they are not now. As a matter of fact our leverage in the elections quite candidly goes up as the voting populace goes down.

  Paul Weyrich

  Christian, Country, Government

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• Alice in Wonderland Syndrome. This is a mental illness. It is like looking through the wrong end of a pair of binoculars. It is as if you are living in a fantasy world of a fable. This is an interesting and sad syndrome. I’m sure that I have that syndrome. If it’s not it, then why the heck does my every moment with the ordinary girl feel like a fable?

  Joo Won

  Girl, Interesting, Ordinary

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• There should be a name for the syndrome that occurs when you're in Paris and you already miss it.

  Rosecrans Baldwin

  Names, Paris, Missing

  Rosecrans Baldwin (2012). “Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down”, p.255, Macmillan

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• Oh, my goodness, when you're a mother and you just give birth to a child with spina bifida and -- or Down's Syndrome or cerebral palsy, there's a bit of a shock you're going to have to go through, a bit of an adjustment curve.

  Joni Eareckson Tada

  Mother, Children, Curves

  "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. August 3, 2004.

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• I have two children. I have a Down syndrome child whom I love very much, and my wife that I love.

  Sebastiao Salgado

  Children, Two, Wife

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• I know of several children and adults (with Asperger’s Syndrome) who have reported a considerable reduction in visual sensitivity and sensory overload when wearing Irlen lenses.

  Tony Attwood

  Children, Adults, Lenses

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• There are many facts within fiction. This captivating story provides invaluable insights into the childhood of a girl who has Asperger’s syndrome. Fiction allows the author to explore different perspectives and add poignancy to the experiences of sensory sensitivity and being bullied and teased of someone who has Asperger’s syndrome. The title Delightfully Different describes Asperger’s syndrome but also the qualities of this novel.

  Tony Attwood

  Girl, Perspective, Childhood

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• I am a father. My son's name is Max and my daughter's name is Billie Grace. Twelve years ago Max was born with Down Syndrome. His journey has been complicated by infantile seizures, sleep apnea, dietary challenges and now, puberty!

  John C. McGinley

  Daughter, Mother, Father

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