Martin Seligman Quotes
It's my belief that, since the end of the Second World War, psychology has moved too far away from its original roots, which were to make the lives of all people more fulfilling and productive, and too much toward the important, but not all-important, area of curing mental illness.
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As a kid, my parents had the typical stuff going on in the home, like Bee Gees, The Carpenters. Then I got exposed to what my brothers were listening to: a lot of classic rock, Led Zeppelin. It was around the mid-'80s when the whole Electro-Techno-Pop-House music thing started happening in Chicago.
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I can tell you, all the intelligence services in the world were running my name through their databases to see did anyone by this name come in the country? When? Do we know anything about it? Where did she stay? Who did she see?
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Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.
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Working with people from all walks of life, from full-time moms to CEOs at large companies, I've distilled many universal truths about success. There's a secret I've learned that works quite well at helping you to achieve what you want: Decide what you want.
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Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.
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I kind of crave loneliness.
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Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with hot flashes.
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Nobody should be sent indefinitely into detention; everybody should have their day in court.
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I don't know the right way to retire.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.
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I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
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Those most moved to tears by every word of a preacher are generally weak and a rascal when the feelings evaporate.
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I see many black males grasping for some thread of hope. There are so many destructive practices, glimpses into a psychic abyss. That must be very frightening.
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My whole back's tattooed. I just wanted a twist. I was always in punk bands when I was little... I think that's where the tie comes from.
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I always start with emotion. That's where I start all of my improvisations, on the piano. I always start with the mood or the feel of where I am in that moment.
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I don't remake any movie, whether old or of other language.
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I like to say it's an attitude of not just thinking outside the box, but not even seeing the box.
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There is a contract between the reader and the writer. The readers give me their hard-earned cash, and I have to entertain them.
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Growing up isn't simply getting old... Growing up is when you don't believe anymore.
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Each and every one of us should stop playing small and license ourselves to become one of the giants of the new century. We will need champions by the truckload.
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Life is a lot easier when you realize that you're not in control of it all.
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We are all a lot more attracted to someone who finds us incredibly attractive. It's very flattering. It feels good.
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It's my belief that, since the end of the Second World War, psychology has moved too far away from its original roots, which were to make the lives of all people more fulfilling and productive, and too much toward the important, but not all-important, area of curing mental illness.
