Quotes
Authors
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

"To overcome the anxieties and depressions of contemporary life, individuals must become independent of the social environment to the degree that they no longer respond exclusively in terms of its rewards and punishments. To achieve such autonomy, a person has to learn to provide rewards to herself. She has to develop the ability to find enjoyment and purpose regardless of external circumstances."

Source : Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (2001). “Flow: the psychology of optimal experience”

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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“Gold loves to make its way through guards, and breaks through barriers of stone more easily than the lightning's bolt.”
“The Constitution was framed fundamentally as a bulwark against governmental power, and preventing the arbitrary administration of punishment is a basic ideal of any society that purports to be governed by the rule of law.”

Source : "McCleskey v. Kemp, 481 U.S. 279". Dissenting opinion, 1987.
“To try to make men equal by altering social arrangements is like trying to make the cards of equal value by shuffling the pack.”

Source : james fitzjames stephen (1873). “liberty, equality, fraternity”, p.235
“Even if we fail, we are still gaining life experience. The worst thing that could happen is that we come out smarter and more prepared for our next challenge.”
“For me, as an actor, the most challenging thing is creating the character in the beginning because you have to write their backstory. The easy part about doing a sequel is that you've done the film, so you already know their backstory.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Deep Listening is listening to everything all the time, and reminding yourself when you're not. But going below the surface too, it's an active process. It's not passive. I mean hearing is passive in that soundwaves hinge upon the eardrum. You can do both. You can focus and be receptive to your surroundings. If you're tuned out, then you're not in contact with your surroundings. You have to process what you hear. Hearing and listening are not the same thing.”
“I am also a hard worker and people are sometimes surprised to see that as well.”

Source : "Christina Milian...music maven". AskMen Interview, www.askmen.com.
“After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alcohol.”

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