I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition. — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today. — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency. — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
In fact most of what we call anxiety is overconcern about what someone thinks of you. — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
If the Martians ever find out how human beings think, they'll kill themselves laughing. — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
You have considerable power to construct self-helping thoughts, feelings and actions as well as to construct self-defeating behaviors. You have the ability,… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I teach people to be flexible, scientific and logical in their thinking and therefore to be less prone to brainwashing by the… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
If human emotions largely result from thinking, then one may appreciably control one's feelings by controlling one's thoughts - or by changing… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency. Had I not been a therapist, I… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
There are three musts that hold us back: "I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
The Freudian tradition will never completely die because it has a few good points. For example, people have motives and thoughts of… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
Reality is not so much what happens to us; rather, it is how we think about those events that create the reality… — Albert Ellis Copy Share Image
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
“REBT’s Insight No. 1 holds that you have both healthy and unhealthy emotions” — Albert Ellis Copy Share
So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I'm one of the best-loved psychologists in the United States, but I'm also probably the most hated one. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I'm very happy. I like my work and I like the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
“The concept of deservingness for one’s “sins” implies that certain acts are unquestionably under all conditions “sinful.” And this is impossible to prove.” — Albert Ellis Copy Share
I teach people to be flexible, scientific and logical in their thinking and therefore to be less prone to brainwashing by the therapist. — Albert Ellis Copy Share
For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency. If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to… — Albert Ellis Copy Share
