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Peter McWilliams (August 5, 1949 – June 14, 2000) was an American bestselling author known for his self-help and personal growth books. His notable works include "You Can't Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought" and "Life 101," which gained widespread popularity in North America. McWilliams was also a prominent advocate for medical marijuana legalization. He passed away in Los Angeles at age 50.

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“For many, negative thinking is a habit which, over time, becomes an addiction.”

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“Negative thinking is always expensive--dragging us down mentally, emotionally, and physically--hence I refer to any indulgence in it as a luxury.”

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Book:Love 101: To Love Oneself Is the Beginning of a Lifelong Romance

Source: Love 101: To Love Oneself Is the Beginning of a Lifelong Romance

“I'm tired of people thinking that Libertarians don't have morality- that they don't have values. that's a lot of hogwash. Libertarians are the ONLY politicians with values.”

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“For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking is addictive to each of the Big Three - the mind, the body, and the emotions. If one doesn't get you, the others are waiting in the wings.”

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“Some people think that meditation takes time away from physical accomplishment. Taken to extremes, of course, that's true. Most people, however, find that meditation creates more time than it takes.”

Source: Life 101: Everything We Wish We Had Learned about Life in School--but Didn't

“All the things you think you should have done that you didn't do, and all the things you did that you think you shouldn't have done, accept them. You did (or didn't ) do them. That's reality. That's what happened. No changing the past.”

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“Everyone thinks they can be a writer. Most people dont understand whats involved. The real writers persevere. The ones that dont either dont have enough fortitude and they probably wouldnt succeed anyway, or they fall in love with the glamour of writing as opposed to the writing of writing.”

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“Wealth is enjoying what we already have, not getting more of what we think will make us happy.”

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“There are many misconceptions about depression-mostly negative. Unfortunately, because depressed people think negatively about depression and its treatment, they don't get help, which allows the depression to worsen, which leads to more negative thinking, which produces a vicious cycle of suffering.”

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