43 Quotes by Hans Selye

Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.

Its not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it.

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise

If you want to live a long life, focus on making contributions .

As much as we thirst for approval we dread condemnation.

Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.

Fight for your highest attainable aim/ But never put up resistance in vain.

Almost no germ is unconditionally dangerous to man; its disease-producing ability depends upon the body's resistance.

I doubt that Fleming could have obtained a grant for the discovery of penicillin on that basis [a requirement for highly detailed research plans] because he could not have said, 'I propose to have an accident in a culture so that it will be spoiled by a mould falling on it, and I propose to recognize the possibility of extracting an antibiotic from this mould.'