Positive Psychology Sayings

#1. The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life.

Martin Seligman

#2. What I remember the most about my childhood is constant fear and "good food." I don't want to get into the greasy, buttery, deep-fried, fatty, sugary, meaty, barbecued details here, but with no knowledge of healthy lifestyles or positive psychology, time took its toll on me.

Bryant H. McGill

#3. 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.

Martin Seligman

#4. Positive psychology is both a movement and a science. The movement involves absolutely anyone who is interested in evidence-based approaches to improving well-being, either for themselves or for their community. I invite you to join this movement!

Barbara Fredrickson

#5. Part of positive psychology is about being positive, but sometimes laughter and clowns are not appropriate. Some people don't want to be happy, and that's okay. They want meaningful lives, and those are not always the same as happy lives.

Eric Weiner

#6. Voices in the study of positive psychology, framed the traits as hope, wisdom, creativity, future-mindedness, courage, spirituality, responsibility, and perseverance. V. Paraphrased from a speech given by Bruce Springsteen

Martin Dugard

#7. You know that saying 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing'? That's so true of positive psychology. Our latest research tells us that the pursuit of happiness is a delicate art. Certain approaches to seeking happiness are now known to backfire, whereas others are effective.

Barbara Fredrickson

#8. Positive psychology is the study of what constitutes excellence in individuals, communities, and workplaces. It incorporates the study of productivity, resilience, motivation, emotions, strengths, team dynamics, and more.

Margaret Greenberg

#9. A lot of positive psychology is stuck in being the psychology of privilege, and I reject that.

Ariel Gore

#10. Positive psychology is to the corporate state what eugenics was to the Nazis

Chris Hedges

#11. Genuine freedom is not based upon the negative psychology of release. Its roots are in positive acts of dedication to ends and values. Freedom presupposes the autonomous existence of values which men wish to be free to follow and measure up to.

Robert A. Nisbet

#12. Everyone is doing the best they can with what they know, and we are all here to learn and grow.

Alaric Hutchinson

#13. Have no fear. Trust in the vibrational currents of your life.

Alaric Hutchinson

#14. Such is human psychology that if we don't express our joy, we soon cease to feel it.

Lin Yutang

#15. The science of psychology has been far more successful on the negative than on the positive side ... It has revealed to us much about man's shortcomings, his illnesses, his sins, but little about his potentialities, his virtues, his achievable aspirations, or his psychological health.

Abraham Maslow

#16. Do not allow yourself to be a thermometer which gauges the temperature, rather be a thermostat which changes your environment.

Asa Don Brown

#17. Illusions can and do create PHYSICAL Dis-Ease within our bodies. So it's most important to master our thoughts, to become cognizant of what we are spending our precious mental energy on each moment of every day.

Alaric Hutchinson

#18. By activating an expansive, tolerant, and creative mindset, positive feelings maximize the social, intellectual, and physical benefits that will accrue.

Martin Seligman

#19. Be aware of the type of humor you use in your daily life. Just because people are laughing doesn't mean it is creating positive vibes.

Alaric Hutchinson

#20. You're only as good as your next thought of yourself.

Curtis Tyrone Jones

#21. There is a wager that we must all make; for the small stake of some rewarding mental training, we can attain lasting contentment and contribute to a positive outcome for our planet.

Neil Hayes

#22. We all feel that the opposite of our own highest principle must be purely destructive, deadly, and evil. We refuse to endow it with any positive life-force; hence we avoid and fear it.

C. G. Jung

#23. Positive simply means unifying energies, while negative simply means separating energies. It's not about what's good or bad, right or wrong. It's about
embracing what feels good and brings us closer to peace.

Alaric Hutchinson

#24. Resiliency is the essence of a global positive framework ...

Asa Don Brown

#25. You're only as good as you're next thought of yourself.

Curtis Tyrone Jones

#26. Thus, the "memories" that people reported contained little information about the event they were trying to recall (the speaker's tone of voice) but were greatly influenced by the properties of the retrieval cue that we gave them (the positive or negative facial expression).

Daniel L. Schacter

#27. There are as many life missions as there are people. We are all unique. We are all important.

Janet Gallagher Nestor

#28. Holistic self-realization is the realization of your heart's desire. Why holistic? Because it involves your entire being.

Stefan Emunds

#29. When well-being comes from engaging our strengths and virtues, our lives are imbued with authenticity.

Martin Seligman

#30. Have you ever noticed that fear affects your physical mind and body?

Asa Don Brown

#31. Genuine self-acceptance is not derived from the power of positive thinking, mind games or pop psychology. IT IS AN ACT OF FAITH in the God of grace.

Brennan Manning

#32. Vibration can be shifted through the mastery of thought

Alaric Hutchinson

#33. It is the very use of coercion, positive or negative, that breaks or deadens the spirit, which is the source of motivation.

Kelly Bryson

#34. All positive interactions with other human beings involve, to some degree, the experience of visibility
that is, the experience of being seen and understood.

Nathaniel Branden

#35. Mastery of impulse is achieved through taking pauses during life's contrasting situations. Mastery of impulse is about developing strong willpower that can be used to redirect the flow of energy in any situation. Mastery of impulse is about responding to the world with a sense of reason and peace.

Alaric Hutchinson