1672 quotes by psychologists for you to enjoy

I have never worked on interrogation; I have never seen an interrogation, and I have only a passing knowledge of the literature on interrogation. With that qualification, my opinion is that the point of interrogation is to get at the truth, not to get at what the interrogator wants to hear. Martin Seligman

Truth Knowledge Seen Only Point Never Qualification Opinion Passing Hear Get Wants Literature Worked Interrogation

In human history, we are going from knowledge to omniscience, from potence to omnipotence, from ethics and religion to righteousness. So, in my view, God comes at the end of this long process. This may not happen in our lifetimes or even in the lifetime of our species. Martin Seligman

I have spent most of my life working with mental illness. I have been president of the world's largest association of mental-illness workers, and I am all for more funding for mental-health care and research - but not in the vain hope that it will curb violence. Martin Seligman

Life Hope World Care Will My Life Research Vain President Spent Mental Mental Illness More Most Am Been Curb Workers Working Illness Largest Funding Violence Association

The goal of a life free of dysphoria is a snare and a delusion. A better goal is of good commerce with the world. Authentic happiness, astonishingly, can occur even in the presence of authentic sadness. Martin Seligman

Happiness Life Good World Better Sadness Free Delusion Occur Goal Snare Authentic Commerce Even Presence

If the point of the inner-child movement is to cure adult problems, it doesn't work. Reliving childhood traumas gives you a nice afterglow, but it lasts only for hours or days. There is no evidence it changes adult problems. Martin Seligman

Work You Problems Nice Changes Lasts Evidence Reliving Only Gives Point Adult Days Hours Cure Childhood Movement

I've been bothered about time generally and our tripartite division of time into past, present, and future. I think I know what the past is, and I think I know what future is, but I'm really not comfortable with the notion of present. Martin Seligman

Future Time Past Think Our About Bothered Generally Division Know Comfortable Been Really Notion Present

My frontal lobe doesn't function well. When I'm out with friends, I typically have a cup of coffee, and that's not good for my sleep. And yet I'll do it again, night after night - 'Oh why did I have that cup of coffee?' I can't stop it because I love it. May-Britt Moser

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I was trained to be very tough. My mom told me I shouldn't cry; I shouldn't be afraid of anything. May-Britt Moser

Mom Me Tough Cry Very Trained Afraid Anything

I've trained myself to find time to exercise relaxation of the body. I have these programs - I just listen to the instructions, and they're simple. Sometimes you just hold your hand tight and keep your breath - you hold it, hold it, feel all the tension, and then relax. May-Britt Moser

Time Myself You Simple Sometimes Relax Breath Programs Relaxation Find Tension Feel Instructions Exercise Tight Hand Trained Listen Just Hold Then Body Your Keep

I was the youngest child. I got to be myself and ask stupid questions because I was the youngest. It is so important to listen to the questions children have and reward them for the wondrous questions they ask. May-Britt Moser

Myself Reward Important Stupid Stupid Questions Because Got Questions Child Listen Wondrous Children Them Ask Youngest Youngest Child

A Web site that promotes flow is like a gourmet meal. You start off with the appetizers, move on to the salads and entrees, and build toward dessert. Unfortunately, most sites are built like a cafeteria. You pick whatever you want. That sounds good at first, but soon it doesn't matter what you choose to do. Everything is bland and the same. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

Good You Matter First Build Whatever Move On Meal Everything Dessert Web Web Site Bland Pick Soon Toward Like Most Built Gourmet Sounds Salads Off Site Same Sites Move Want Unfortunately Choose Start Flow