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Ten years ago, when I was on an airplane and I introduced myself to my seatmate, and told them [I was a psychologist], they'd move away from me. ... And now when I tell people what I do, they move toward me.
Martin Seligman
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Martin Seligman
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: August 12
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Albany
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Martin E. P. Seligman
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