The Exceptional Seven Percent Quotes

“Most people spend a good deal of energy denying that one day they will die. The common perception is that time flows forward from birth and ends with a huge question mark at death—a view that makes life meaningless and absurd. But this is a mistake. I believe it was the philosopher Martin Heidegger who asserted that time flows backward from death giving life its meaning. Death clarifies.”
― Gregory K. Popcak, The Exceptional Seven Percent: The Nine Secrets of the World's Happiest Couples

“the promise to “forsake all others” includes all those entanglements, friendships, family-of-origin commitments, career opportunities, and community involvements that do not serve to increase either the physical and mental health of each spouse or the intimacy of the marriage.”
― Gregory K Popcak, The Exceptional Seven Percent: The Nine Secrets of the World's Happiest Couples