Martin seligman

I'm trying to broaden the scope of positive psychology well beyond the smiley face. Happiness is just one-fifth of what human beings choose to do.

If we just wanted positive emotions, our species would have died out a long time ago.

We have children to pursue other elements of well-being. We want meaning in life. We want relationships.

I don't mind being wrong, and I don't mind changing my mind.

On the relationship side, if you teach people to respond actively and constructively when someone they care about has a victory, it increases love and friendship and decreases the probability of...

Psychology is much bigger than just medicine, or fixing unhealthy things. It's about education, work, marriage - it's even about sports. What I want to do is see psychologists working to help people...

When we take time to notice the things that go right - it means we're getting a lot of little rewards throughout the day.

You can have meaning, accomplishment, engagement and good relationships, even if you are dull on the positive affect side.

I think we pursue positive relationships whether or not they bring us engagement or happiness.

The fundamentalist religions simply seem to offer more hope for a brighter future than do the more liberal, humanistic ones.