Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because I had previously been an analyst and they were very angry at my flying the coop.
Albert Ellis
Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.
Albert Ellis
People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection.
Albert Ellis
People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.
Albert Ellis
People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.
Albert Ellis
People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.
Albert Ellis
Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world.
Albert Ellis
Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.
Albert Ellis
The art of love is largely the art of persistence.
Albert Ellis
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.
Albert Ellis
There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.
Albert Ellis
There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.
Albert Ellis
We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.
Albert Ellis
You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.
Albert Ellis
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