“In 1980, Stanford University internist and epidemiologist James Fries recognized that modern medicine was not extending the human lifespan, and yet survival curves were changing. More people were living vitally until eighty-five or ninety, and then dying quickly, like the… — George E. Vaillant Copy Share Image
“As we’ve gone along, I’ve pointed out that a warm childhood relationship with his mother—not maternal education—was significantly related to a man’s verbal test scores, to high salary, to class rank at Harvard, and to military rank at the end of World War II. At the men’s twenty-fifth reunion, it looked, to my surprise, as though the quality of a… — George E. Vaillant Copy Share
“Mentally healthy individuals should be in touch with their own identity and their own feelings; they should be oriented toward the future and over time they should be fruitfully invested in life. Their psyches should be integrated and provide them a resistance to stress. They should possess autonomy and recognize what suits their needs; they should perceive reality without distortion… — George E. Vaillant Copy Share
“The reliable presence of people who love us facilitates our perception and toleration of painful reality and enriches our lives.” — George E. Vaillant Copy Share Image
“As Joseph Conrad said, we need to be taught when young to hope, to love, to put our trust in life.” — George E. Vaillant Copy Share Image
“In 1980, Stanford University internist and epidemiologist James Fries recognized that modern medicine was not extending the human lifespan, and yet survival curves were… — George E. Vaillant Copy Share Image
“The first difference is that religion refers to the interpersonal and institutional aspects of religiosity/spirituality that are derived from engaging with a formal religious… — George E. Vaillant Copy Share Image
“religion arises from culture; spirituality arises from biology.” — George E. Vaillant Copy Share Image
