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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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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When I watch myself, I see nothing but faults, like, 'This I need to do different, this I need to do different,' and so if there comes a point in time where I'm like, 'Man, this whole thing is just getting really stale,' I am not opposed to being the bad guy again.
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His peculiar gift was the power of holding continuously in his mind a purely mental problem until he had seen it through.
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I don't panic unless I have to. Wastes energy.
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As a toddler, my favorite piece of clothing was my Oshkosh denim overalls that I would call my Oreos because I could never say Oshkosh. I was literally obsessed with them and wanted to wear them every single day.
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It's a real player move to take a girl wine-tasting on a date - she'll like that.
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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.
