In order to succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life.
On the whole, the psychological work of the last quarter of the nineteenth century emphasized the study of consciousness to the neglect of the total life of intellect and character.
The function of intellect is to provide a means of modifying our reactions to the circumstances of life, so that we may secure pleasure, the symptom of welfare.
The un-conscious distortion of the facts is almost harmless compared to the unconscious neglect of an animal's mental life until it verges on the unusual and marvelous.
In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.
The Stanford prison experiment came out of class exercises in which I encouraged students to understand the dynamics of prison life.
The idea that I could push the envelope using dedication and research and endless curiosity has propelled me in my life's work.
There is so much division in this world. So what is really the path of healing? It can begin in this moment, by embracing the life that's here.
When a child shows up for school, and is not physically and mentally ready to learn, he or she never catches up.
RNA interference has proven to be a quite reliable mechanism for turning genes off in a whole variety of different plants and animals.
Every stress leaves an indelible scar, and the organism pays for its survival after a stressful situation by becoming a little older.
There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event.
I mean, obviously, a lot of people know me around the world. Kids know me.
Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control.
The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.
If you give yourself to your task at once, you won't have to do it twice.
Any therapist will tell you that when you're ready, you will come out. To be outed means you weren't ready.
The main thing is to care. Care very hard, even if it is only a game you are playing.
Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.
It's a tough world out there and all the guys are fighting hard and the competition is really tough.
And, you see, we are living in a world in which all wars are wars of defense.
