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Positive Quotes by Martin Seligman
- Not only do happy people endure pain better and take more health and safety precautions when threatened, but positive emotions undo negative emotions.
- Positive emotion can be about the past, the present, or the future. The positive emotions about the future include optimism, hope, faith, and trust. Those…
- The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also…
- Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life. With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is…
- So Positive Psychology takes seriously the bright hope that if you find yourself stuck in the parking lot of life, with few and only ephemeral…
- By activating an expansive, tolerant, and creative mindset, positive feelings maximize the social, intellectual, and physical benefits that will accrue.
- Positive, optimistic sales people sell more than pessimistic sales people.
- I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do.
- If we just wanted positive emotions, our species would have died out a long time ago.
- You can have meaning, accomplishment, engagement and good relationships, even if you are dull on the positive affect side.
- I think we pursue positive relationships whether or not they bring us engagement or happiness.
- Positive emotion alienated from the exercise of character leads to emptiness, to inauthenticity, to depression, and, as we age, to the gnawing realization that we…
- Positive psychology is not remotely intended to replace therapy or pharmacology. So when depressed, anxious or in panic or post-traumatic stress disorder, I am all…
- Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism is the feeling of thinking things will be…
More Positive Quotes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- The energy of the mind is the essence of life. — Aristotle
- Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle
- This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. — Neil Armstrong
- Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway. — Mary Kay Ash
- A mediocre idea that generates enthusiasm will go further than a great idea that inspires no one. — Mary Kay Ash
- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- Living with anyone for many years takes skill. To keep peace in the household, couples learn to adapt to one another, hopefully… — Diane Ackerman
- You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future, or a different past. — Richard Bach