Martin Seligman Quotes

Rather than giving people an inflated view of themselves, we need to give them concrete reasons to feel good about themselves.

Martin Seligman

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The question is what will Mitt Romney do as president if his policy is simply to be hands off and let the government be made so small it can be drowned in a bathtub. In the 21st century global economy, no state alone has the ability to compete against China.

Jennifer Granholm

AloneGovernmentSmallHandsWill

Respecting other people's cultures is well and good, but I draw the line at where some branches of Islam, what they do to women. It's indefensible.

Jello Biafra

GoodWomenPeopleIslamLineWell

However impenetrable it seems, if you don't try it, then you can never do it.

Andrew Wiles

YouTryNeverSeemsThenHowever

I think the language of sacrifice is particularly important for societies like the United States in which war remains our most determinative common experience, because states like the United States depend on the story of our wars for our ability to narrate our history as a unified story.

Stanley Hauerwas

HistoryExperienceSacrificeWar

A smile costs about $240.

Roma Downey

SmileCostsAbout

If I was designing a web site for elementary school children, I might have a much higher percentage of older computers with outdated browsers since keeping up with browser and hardware technology has not traditionally been a strong point of most elementary schools.

Mike Davidson

TechnologyChildrenSchoolComputers

Some places that I have been, I have brought a token or some home from different places I have been. Some of them are around the house, and some of them are tucked away safely.

Milo Ventimiglia

HomeHousePlacesDifferentBeen

Japanimation is a whole different art form.

Lucy Liu

ArtWholeDifferentFormArt Form

It was the case for a number of years that I was doing a book a year, but that was back when I was part-time teaching - and since 1991, I've been a parent, so that cuts into the time!

Chris Van Allsburg

TimeBookParentDoingYearBack

One of the things that was probably to Dad's discredit was that he was never a fund-raiser. But he didn't live in an era of TV ads.

Bob Latta

LiveNeverThingsEraHeTV

I don't consider myself a social entrepreneur, but I'm thrilled to be doing good, if that's what I'm doing.

Perry Chen

GoodMyselfDoingEntrepreneur

You don't have to live in the country and grow your own food to be green.

Shalom Harlow

LiveFoodEnvironmentalGreenGrow

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