"Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life.Â With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is larger than you are."

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Source : Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). “Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”, p.11, Vintage

Martin Seligman

#Meaningful Quotes #Optimism Quotes #Belief Quotes

“Thomas More: ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast--man's laws, not God's--and if you cut them down...d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.”

Source : A Man for All Seasons act 1 (1960)
“Sweep the garden, any size, said the roshi. Sweeping, sweeping alone as the garden grows large or small. Any song sung working the garden brings up from sand gravel soil through straw bamboo wood and less tangible elements Power song for the hands Healing song for the senses what can and cannot be perceived of the soul.”

Source : Olga Broumas (1999). “Rave: poems, 1975-1999”, Copper Canyon Pr
“I think that music has an endless life.”
“I would rather gamble on our vision than make a 'me, too' product.”
“We were on our way to the twentieth floor, sharing the elevator with two suits that had men inside them.”
“I bet the pill is harder to get than drugs--which shows how screwed up this world really is!”
“My everyday beauty routine is always rushed and pretty simple.”
“Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.”

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