Martin Seligman Quotes
In human history, we are going from knowledge to omniscience, from potence to omnipotence, from ethics and religion to righteousness. So, in my view, God comes at the end of this long process. This may not happen in our lifetimes or even in the lifetime of our species.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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There is a shortage of doctors, and the American Medical Association is aiming to keep it that way.
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When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
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If some people have the belief or view that the Dalai Lama has some miracle power, that's totally nonsense.
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I don't Twitter, although sometimes I think that I should.
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Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.
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Maybe it is the media that has us divided.
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Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs.
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I think anyone that isn't fired up right now shouldn't probably be out here.
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Sometimes what you mustn't do is just as just as important as what you must do.
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If you're a competitive person, that stays with you. You don't stop. You always look over your shoulder.
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I was a nursery school teacher, and I worked with youth groups. I loved that job. It was exhausting, but you got a lot back - all their purity and insight and innocence is so on the surface, and they're so unrepressed; they'd really scream at you and then give you a massive kiss.
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I need a girl who will put me in my place, but I also want to laugh and have a good time.
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We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.
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Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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Any man in the company of two women is outnumbered four to one however amiable they may be.
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For me, I look at a pilot and go, 'I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential of the story.' And I also go, 'That didn't work. I could change that. Maybe that works. I don't know. We'll see.' For me, I look at it, as an actor, as what can I improve upon?
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I loved teaching social studies. And I loved starting each year by teaching about John Locke and the social contract. That lesson helped me teach not just about our rules for the classroom, but how, in our democracy, we give up some individual rights to ensure we collectively have the right to live and prosper in a society.
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After a couple of years at Vertigo, I realized that if I was going to be a professional artist, I'd have to devote myself to it full time, so I ended up leaving my job there and went freelance.
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Old cookbooks connect you to your past and explain the history of the world.
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In human history, we are going from knowledge to omniscience, from potence to omnipotence, from ethics and religion to righteousness. So, in my view, God comes at the end of this long process. This may not happen in our lifetimes or even in the lifetime of our species.
