Quotes by : Martin Seligman

There are physical characteristics which are inherited. These include things like good looks, high intelligence,....

Psychology is much bigger than just medicine, or fixing unhealthy things. It's about education, work,....

The fundamentalist religions simply seem to offer more hope for a brighter future than do the more liberal,....

The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with....

One of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't....

Positive thinking is the notion that if you think good thoughts, things will work out well. Optimism....

The best therapists can do with sadness, anger, and anxiety is to help patients live in the more comfortable....

I'm all for past influences the question is whether they are deterministic. Freud and the behaviorists....

It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads....

One of my signature strengths is the love of learning, and by teaching, I have built it into the fabric....