Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to it's limited in voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
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The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.
Daley Thompson -
I think that it's important for every single person, no matter what they do in life, to participate in the well-being of humanity and the planet. Don't let a year go by knowing you didn't make an effort to do something - no matter how small - outside your own problems and drama.
Salma Hayek -
In the end, we know what makes us happy. We also know what makes us unhappy. That's the irony. We know and yet we still mess it up. That's part of the human condition, no, and why we need to work on it.
Harlan Coben -
When I was in law school, there was a used book store nearby. I picked up a Harlequin romance and read it. It was stress relieving.
Karen Robards -
I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprained ankles and allergic reactions. I did have to go to the hospital after slicing my finger while trying to cut a Kaiser roll in half.
Mara Wilson -
You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.
Yiannis Chryssomallis
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The 'M*A*S*H' cast loves each other with unconditional love; our domestic animals love us with unconditional love.
Gary Burghoff -
I've never left China. My family's been there for 600 years. But my architecture is not consciously Chinese in any sense. I'm a western architect.
I. M. Pei -
You can't write about an iconic Hollywood star of the sixties without bumping up against Elizabeth Taylor.
Taylor Jenkins Reid -
Man knows much more than he understands.
Alfred Adler -
It is a great night. It is the end of Socialism.
Margaret Thatcher -
Neo-Darwinists ask us to believe in things not seen. We’re not supposed to have an established religion in America, but we do, and it’s called Darwinism.
Ben Stein
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There's something very special about seeing history so clearly in front of you through that architecture that you just don't get in the U.S. If I was asked to choose where I'd most like to live, I would always choose London.
Charlie Cox -
My mother was a gorgeous person with no vanity, but she was a really good soul.
Mary Steenburgen -
With gas prices nationally, and especially in our area, increasingly on the rise, it is more crucial then ever that we take steps to diversify our energy sources and reduce our dependency on foreign oil.
Mary Bono -
Everything is always on the table. I think it's one of the things that's made 'Arrow' special. But we also all collectively feel like 'The Flash' needs to stand on its own two feet, now that it's gotten its launch from 'Arrow.'
Marc Guggenheim -
Good performance is about the capacity to focus and concentrate.
Betty Buckley -
None of the editors I've worked with have ever asked me to pull my punches. They've never asked me to give them anything other than my own interpretation of events.
James Nachtwey
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I was convinced that I was going to be onstage for the rest of my life.
James Callis -
A chilly breeze that seemed to emanate from the heart of the forest lifted the hair at Harry's brow. He knew that they would not tell him to go, that it would have to be his decision. "You'll stay with me?" "Until the very end," said James.
Joanne Rowling -
To me, 'the establishment' means people who are out of touch with the people they're elected to represent.
Jimmy Gomez -
Son, if the mountain were smooth, you couldn't climb it.
Wintley Phipps -
The unbeliever walks for a quadrillion miles, yet one moments of reality makes up for it.
Colin Wilson -
The best moments in our lives are not the passive, receptive, relaxing times...the best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to it's limited in voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi