Explanatory Style Quotes
- Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence. — Martin Seligman
- ...Force yourself to use the optimist's explanatory style: 'The situation is temporary. The effect will be limited, not pervasive. And it's due to external causes.'… — Price Pritchett
- Whether or not we have hope depends on two dimensions of our explanatory style; pervasiveness and permanence. — Martin Seligman