Costa Paul

Psychologist American Born 1942 (age 84)

American psychologist who developed Big Five personality trait model with McCrae.

391 quotes

"Faith is the currency of those who have seen beyond reason."
Faith
"Leaders do not create followers—they create more leaders."
Leadership
"Work becomes calling when aligned with your deepest self."
Work
"Dreams are blueprints; action is construction."
Dreams
"Humor is the armor of the wise and the refuge of the broken."
Humor
"Beauty is not what we see but how we see it."
Beauty
"Death is not the opposite of life—it is the completion of it."
Death
"Perseverance is loving the struggle more than the prize."
Perseverance
"Gratitude transforms scarcity into abundance."
Gratitude
"Creativity is the act of making connections no one else sees."
Creativity
"Justice without mercy is merely revenge wearing a robe."
Justice
"Patience plants seeds patience alone will harvest."
Patience
"Kindness is the most sophisticated form of intelligence."
Kindness
"Strength is not the absence of weakness—it is acknowledged weakness made useful."
Strength
"Fear is the mind protecting itself from the unknown."
Fear
"Power reveals character; use it wisely."
Power
"Money follows attention, but happiness follows meaning."
Money
"Health is the foundation upon which all other dreams are built."
Health
"Adventure requires the willingness to be lost."
Adventure
"Imagination is the only truly renewable resource."
Imagination
"Technology is best when it makes us more human, not less."
Technology
"History repeats not because we forget, but because we choose not to listen."
History
"Philosophy is the art of becoming comfortable with discomfort."
Philosophy
"Literature captures moments immortal and makes them breathe forever."
Literature
"Politics is power struggling to justify itself."
Politics
"War is the failure of imagination made flesh."
War
"Motivation without discipline is merely enthusiasm."
Motivation
"Inspiration comes to those prepared to receive it."
Inspiration
"Relationships are the curriculum of the soul."
Relationships
"Solitude is the workshop where self is refined."
Solitude