"Some find that very optimistic people have benign illusions about themselves. These people may think they have more control, or more skill, than they actually do. Others have found that optimistic people have a good handle on reality. The jury is still out."

-- Martin Seligman

#Optimistic Quotes #Reality Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I could write down twenty cases wherein I wished that God had done otherwise than he did, but which I now see, if I had had my own way, would have led to extensive mischief.”
“Gaza has 1.2 million Palestinians living in crowded places and the resistance will be strong.”
“The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.”
“It's something that was very interesting to me to be a part of and all of them again because of the relationship. Some of the superhero movies are better than others.”
“I killed you. And you. And you.”
“God is not obligated to anoint what He does not initiate.”
“I've been in wars and in riots and hung out of many helicopters in the early days. And there's a detachment that happens when you look through the camera. You're looking for the shot.”

Source : "Remembering Oscar-Winning Cinematographer Haskell Wexler". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. December 29, 2015.
“Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.”

Source : Margaret Fuller (2012). “At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe”, p.159, tredition

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