Martin Seligman Quotes

There is an interesting scientific dispute about realism and optimism. Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out.

Martin Seligman

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GoodOptimismPeopleControlThink

I speak very quickly, even for an elected public servant. So if I fast-talk you, I'm not trying to mislead you.

Jesse White

SpeakTryingYouServantEvenVery

Sowing is not as difficult as reaping.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

DifficultSowingReaping

I always do book signings with the same blue pen. That way, if I add a personalised message to a book I've already signed, it'll be in the same colour as my signature.

John Grisham

BlueBookPenWayAlwaysColour

The physical evidence does not change because of public pressure or personal agenda. Physical evidence does not look away as events unfold nor does it blackout or add to memory. It remains constant and is a solid foundation upon which cases are built.

Robert P. McCulloch

ChangeMemoryFoundationPressure

I didn't graduate. I was doing theater in Michigan the summer after my junior year and just moved on to New York.

John Wesley Shipp

New YorkDoingYearSummerNewJust

When I first played 'Wolfenstein 3D,' it blew my mind. It had a big impact on me.

Trent Reznor

MindMeImpactFirstBigPlayed

Revenge is not a noble sentiment, but it is a human one.

Rudy Giuliani

RevengeHumanNobleSentiment

My parents had a long and eventful marriage and were always a bit like movie stars to me when they were young.

Monique Roffey

MarriageStarsParentsMeLongLike

We like non-fiction because we live in fictitious times.

David Shields

LiveBecauseLikeNon-FictionTimes

I think it's important to wear clothing that means something to you, and so I always try to make sure I'm wearing at least one item that has a personal meaning to me.

Coco Rocha

MeThinkMeaningYouPersonalTry

The actual Blue Rose murders, which lie at the core of the three novels, yield various incorrect solutions which assume the status of truth.

Peter Straub

TruthLieBlueRoseThreeStatus

The quest for Tommy Lee Jones' laugh begins now.

Seth MacFarlane

LaughNowQuestBeginsTommyLee

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