Martin Seligman Quotes

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 are fidgeting until we die.

Martin Seligman

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PositiveAgeCharacterDepression

If you want to train for big mountain endeavors, spend time in big mountains.

Jimmy Chin

TimeMountainsMountainYouTrain

I've always looked for my affirmation through my peers, the people I race against, and within my team.

Jimmie Johnson

PeopleTeamRaceAffirmationWithin

I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others.

Jim Bakker

GoodPeopleThinkOthersAlwaysWho

There's a lot of good that's done for society in building businesses, but it's also great to be involved in those things where you can be connected to the community, to the world, and think about how you can use what you're creating, both in terms of your personal skills as well as your products or services to do good things for others.

Jeff Raikes

GoodCommunityGreatGood ThingsYou

When I started out in the duck-call business, my college buddies would come in and say, 'Robertson, you have a college degree. What are you doing?' Then they drove away saying, 'What an idiot!' Thirty-five years later, they're saying, 'The sucker's a genius!'

Si Robertson

BusinessCollegeSayingGeniusDoing

Many still believe that conducting political and economic reforms at the same time is not an Asian way. But this is a fairy-tale. We broke that old stereotype by reforming our political, economic and social systems concurrently since 1990.

Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

TimeBelievePoliticalWayOldSame

Contrary to what those in power would like you to believe so that you'll give up your pension, cut your wages, and settle for the life your great-grandparents had, America is not broke. Not by a long shot. The country is awash in wealth and cash.

Michael Moore

LifePowerBelieveAmericaLongYou

My mother came from a generation that did not want nannies. She had her first child at 24 and her last - me - at 42.

Janine di Giovanni

MotherChildMeGenerationWantShe

I love to write just about more than anything, but there are times I have to force myself to sit down and work. I want to play with my daughter or watch a movie with my husband or go outside on the nicest day of the year. But if writing is going to be your job, you have to treat it like a job.

Chelsea Cain

WorkLoveDaughterMyselfDayJob

Shyness is inherently uncomfortable; introversion is not. The traits do overlap, though psychologists debate to what degree.

Susan Cain

UncomfortableDebateDegreeShyness

This little kid pointed at me and said, 'You look disgusting!' That was the first time I thought maybe I did. I decided I'd better start eating. I'm just thankful that I made it through with relatively few scars.

Susan Dey

ThankfulTimeMeEatingStartLook

It's a terrible way to live, to be closeted, to always be worried about being found out. To live this double life is really trying.

Sean Maher

LifeLiveTryingWayAlwaysOut

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