Sunday, November 27, 2011

We have discovered that there is a set of human strengths that are the most likely buffers against mental illness: courage, optimism, interpersonal skill, work ethic, hope, honesty and perseverance. Much of the task of prevention will be to create a science of human strength whose mission will be to foster these virtues in young people.

-- Martin Seligman, Personal Development, Wikipedia

Saturday, November 12, 2011

A person's behavior can be influenced by urges that exist only in the subconscious.

-- Merriam-Webster,  "subconscious"