"Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence."

--

Source : Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). “Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”, p.162, Vintage

Martin Seligman

#Giving Up Quotes #Believe Quotes #Optimistic Quotes

“I think that there is a problem with rewards and consequences because in the long run, they rarely work in the ways we hope. In fact, they are likely to backfire.”
“Basically I just had to say, Screw everyone around me - from now on I'm just gonna play what I think is important to me and our music. So I gave the big finger to all the current trends in technical wizardry, and just went off and did what I felt was best for the songs.”
“I'm obsessed with the form of a toolbox. The idea of a portable kit that has everything you might need ignites something inside me. It's like Batman's utility belt.”
“Every time I see a child walking down the street I like to trip them. While they look for their missing teeth, I personally remind them that no matter how hard they try I will always be better than them.”
“Sometimes a fool has talent, but never judgment.”
“I am the passenger, I stay under glass. I look through my window so bright, I see the stars come out tonight. I see the bright and hollow sky, over the city's ripped backsides and everything looks good tonight.”

Source : Song: The Passenger
“Everyone has a spirit that can be refined, a body that can be trained in some manner, a suitable path to follow. You are here to realize your inner divinity and manifest your innate enlightenment.”
“If one is cruel to himself, how can we expect him to be compassionate with others?”

You may also like:

Aaron T. Beck
Psychiatrist
Albert Bandura
Psychologist
Barbara Fredrickson
Professor
Carol S. Dweck
Professor
Christopher Peterson
Professor
Ed Diener
Psychologist
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Professor
Sonja Lyubomirsky
Professor
Tal Ben-Shahar
Writer