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Albert Ellis Quotes

The art of love is largely the art of persistence Picture Quote #1

People don’t just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness Picture Quote #1

You mainly feel the way you think Picture Quote #1

Convince yourself that worrying about many situations will make them worse rather than improve them Picture Quote #1

I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it Picture Quote #1

In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs Picture Quote #1

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If the Martians ever find out how human beings think, they’ll kill themselves laughing Picture Quote #1

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them Picture Quote #1

I’m very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert Picture Quote #1

The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer Picture Quote #1

Attempts to help humans eliminate all self-ratings and views self-esteem as a self-defeating concept that encourages them to make conditional evaluations of self. Instead, it teaches people unconditional self-acceptance Picture Quote #1

Is self-esteem a sickness? That’s according to the way you define it. In the usual way it is defined by people and by psychologists, I’d say that it is probably the greatest emotional disturbance known to man and woman Picture Quote #1

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Being assertive does not mean attacking or ignoring others feelings. It means that you are willing to hold up for yourself fairly-without attacking others Picture Quote #1

I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn’t love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression Picture Quote #1

I regret that I’ve been so busy with clinical work that I haven’t been able to spend much time on experiments and outcome studies Picture Quote #1

We teach people that they upset themselves. We can’t change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today Picture Quote #1

By not caring too much about what people think, I’m able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Spirit and soul is horseshit of the worst sort. Obviously there are no fairies, no Santa Clauses, no spirits. What there is, is human goals and purposes as noted by sane existentialists. But a lot of transcendentalists are utter screwballs Picture Quote #1

As a result of my philosophy, I wasn’t even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I didn’t hate him. I hated what he was doing Picture Quote #1

People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow, regret, frustration and annoyance-all healthy feelings without which people couldn’t exist Picture Quote #1

I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven’t got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame Picture Quote #1

People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change Picture Quote #1

The goal of all life is to have a ball Picture Quote #1

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Failure doesn’t have anything to do with your intrinsic value as a person Picture Quote #1

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit Picture Quote #1

Worry itself is one of the most painful conditions Picture Quote #1

Even when people act nastily to you, don’t condemn them or retaliate Picture Quote #1

Happiness is experienced largely in striving towards a goal, not in having attained things, because our nature is always to want to go on to the next endeavor Picture Quote #1

Whatever may be, I am still largely the creator and ruler of my emotional destiny Picture Quote #1

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The art of love is largely the art of persistence (Albert Ellis Quotes) People don’t just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. (Albert Ellis Quotes) You mainly feel the way you think (Albert Ellis Quotes) Convince yourself that worrying about many situations will make them worse rather than improve them (Albert Ellis Quotes) I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it (Albert Ellis Quotes) In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs (Albert Ellis Quotes) If the Martians ever find out how human beings think, they’ll kill themselves laughing (Albert Ellis Quotes) I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them (Albert Ellis Quotes) I’m very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert (Albert Ellis Quotes) The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer (Albert Ellis Quotes) Attempts to help humans eliminate all self-ratings and views self-esteem as a self-defeating concept that encourages them to make conditional evaluations of self. Instead, it teaches people unconditional self-acceptance (Albert Ellis Quotes) Is self-esteem a sickness? That’s according to the way you define it. In the usual way it is defined by people and by psychologists, I’d say that it is probably the greatest emotional disturbance known to man and woman (Albert Ellis Quotes) Being assertive does not mean attacking or ignoring others feelings. It means that you are willing to hold up for yourself fairly-without attacking others (Albert Ellis Quotes) I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn’t love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression. (Albert Ellis Quotes) I regret that I’ve been so busy with clinical work that I haven’t been able to spend much time on experiments and outcome studies. (Albert Ellis Quotes) 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 Quotes) By not caring too much about what people think, I’m able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed. (Albert Ellis Quotes) 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 Quotes) Spirit and soul is horseshit of the worst sort. Obviously there are no fairies, no Santa Clauses, no spirits. What there is, is human goals and purposes as noted by sane existentialists. But a lot of transcendentalists are utter screwballs. (Albert Ellis Quotes) As a result of my philosophy, I wasn’t even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I didn’t hate him. I hated what he was doing. (Albert Ellis Quotes) People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow, regret, frustration and annoyance-all healthy feelings without which people couldn’t exist (Albert Ellis Quotes) I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven’t got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame. (Albert Ellis Quotes) People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change (Albert Ellis Quotes) The goal of all life is to have a ball (Albert Ellis Quotes) Failure doesn’t have anything to do with your intrinsic value as a person (Albert Ellis Quotes) By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit (Albert Ellis Quotes) Worry itself is one of the most painful conditions (Albert Ellis Quotes) Even when people act nastily to you, don’t condemn them or retaliate (Albert Ellis Quotes) Happiness is experienced largely in striving towards a goal, not in having attained things, because our nature is always to want to go on to the next endeavor (Albert Ellis Quotes) Whatever may be, I am still largely the creator and ruler of my emotional destiny (Albert Ellis Quotes)

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