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Persons Quotes by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Even without success, creative persons find joy in a job well done. Learning for its own sake is rewarding.
- 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…
- What I "discovered" was that happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not…
- For a person to become deeply involved in any activity it is essential that he knows precisely what tasks he must accomplish, moment by moment.
- The more a person feels skilled, the more her moods will improve; while the more challenges that are present, the more her attention will become…
- Most of us become so rigidly fixed in the ruts carved out by genetic programming and social conditioning that we ignore the options of choosing…
- A person who forgoes the use of his symbolic skills is never really free.
- A self that is only differentiated - not integrated - may attain great individual accomplishments, but risks being mired in self-centered egotism. By the same…
- To be creative, a person has to internalize the entire system that makes creativity possible. Creative individuals are remarkable for their ability to adapt to…
- We have all experienced times when, instead of being buffeted by anonymous forces, we do feel in control of our actions, masters of our own…
- Try to be inspired by something every day. Try to inspire at least one person every day.
- Most enjoyable activities are not natural; they demand an effort that initially one is reluctant to make. But once the interaction starts to provide feedback…
- Enjoyment appears at the boundary between boredom and anxiety, when the challenges are just balanced with the person's capacity to act.
- Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. "He who…
- To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond…
- Our jobs determine to a large extent what our lives are like. Is what you do for a living making you ill? Does it keep…
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- Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today. — Alexis Arguello
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- If liberty and equality, as is thought by some, are chiefly to be found in democracy, they will be best attained when… — Aristotle
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner… — Aristotle
- My mother is the coolest, most amazing person I know. — J. J. Abrams
- I gave my life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth it? — Richard Bach
- The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. — Karen Armstrong
- A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear… — Lance Armstrong
- As filmmakers, we can show where a person's mind goes, as opposed to theater, which is more to sit back and watch… — Darren Aronofsky
- I think it's important as a filmmaker, as any person working in the arts, that you've got to try new stuff and… — Darren Aronofsky
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash