“We have children to pursue other elements of well-being. We want meani...” — Martin Seligman Quote

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

“There are physical characteristics which are inherited. These include things like good looks, high intelligence, physical coordination. These attributes contribute to success in life, and success in life is a determinant of optimism.”

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

“The very elements of what constitutes good nursing are as little understood for the well as for the sick. The same laws of health or of nursing, for they are in reality the same, obtain among the well as among the sick.”

“Physicists are interested in measuring neutrino properties because they tell us about the structure of the Standard Model, the well-tested theory that describes matter's most basic elements and interactions.”

“Special emphasis should be laid on this intimate interrelation of general statements about empirical fact with the logical elements and structure of theoretical systems.”