Doing a kindness produces the single most reliable momentary increase in well-being of any exercise we have tested.
Martin SeligmanOne of the things psychologists used to say was that if you are depressed, anxious or angry, you couldn't be happy. Those were at opposite ends of a continuum. I believe that you can be suffering or have a mental illness and be happy - just not in the same moment that you're sad.
Martin SeligmanThe Fundamentalist Religions simply seem to offer more hope for a brighter future than do the more liberal, humanistic ones.
Martin SeligmanYou go into flow when your highest strengths are deployed to meet the highest challenges that come your way.
Martin Seligman