Quotes by Martin Seligan

Life inflicts the same setbacks and tragedies on the optimist as on the pessimist, but the optimist weathers them better … The optimist bounces back from defeat, and, with his life somewhat poorer, he picks up and starts again. The pessimist gives up and falls into depression. Because of his resi…

Optimism is just a useful adjunct to wisdom. By itself it cannot provide meaning. Optimism is a tool to help the individual achieve the goals he has set for himself. It is in the choice of the goals themselves that meaning – or emptiness – resides. When learned optimism is coupled with a renewed co…

Learned helplessness is the giving-up reaction, the quitting response that follows from the belief that whatever you do doesn’t matter.