Martin Seligman

"Death gives life its urgency and meaning."

"Perseverance is the bridge between vision and achievement."

"Gratitude transforms how we perceive and experience life."

"Creativity requires the freedom to fail."

"Justice requires both accountability and compassion."

"Patience allows for deeper understanding and better decisions."

"Kindness is a strength, not a weakness."

"Your greatest strength comes from knowing yourself fully."

"Fear is often a sign that something matters to you."

"True power lies in your influence on others for good."

"Money is a tool for creating the life you value."

"Health is the foundation upon which all other achievements rest."

"Adventure awaits those willing to step beyond their comfort zone."

"Imagination is more important than knowledge."

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind."

"Happiness is not just about feeling good, it's about engaging fully with life and using your strengths."

"Resilience is not about bouncing back; it's about bouncing forward with greater capability."

"Optimism is an engine of change and progress in a world that desperately needs both."

"The good life is using your signature strengths every single day in the main areas of living."

"Learned helplessness is the giving up reaction that follows our belief that an outcome is beyond our control."

"Character strengths are what positive psychology is all about."

"Meaning comes from using your strengths in service of something much larger than yourself."

"Depression is the shadow side of the human condition, but we can learn to manage it effectively."

"Authentic happiness comes from identifying and cultivating your character strengths."

"We are not prisoners of our circumstances; we are creators of our responses to them."

"The unexamined life may not be worth living, but the unlived life is certainly not worth examining."

"Flourishing requires more than the absence of disease; it requires the presence of wellbeing."

"Your talents are the gateway to your happiness and the world's greatest needs."

"The three paths to happiness are pleasure, engagement, and meaning—cultivate all three."

"Courage is not the absence of fear; it is action in the face of fear."