Confidence cannot escalate to arrogance, it only happens if the blood of pride is running through your veins.

— Michael Bassey Johnson

Mounting tensions in Eastern Europe send shivers down the spine. Barely a quarter of a century after the end of the Cold War we seem to be sliding inexorably towards another.

— Alex Morritt

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When we are anxiously attached, our inability to trust the intentions and behaviors of others will often lead us to escalate situations and then reject attempts to reassure us. It is a painful and dramatic spiral.

— Mary Crocker Cook

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