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title: "5 Clients Quotes By Albert Ellis"
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> [I'm very happy. I like my work and I like the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/i-m-very-happy-i-like-my-work-and-i-like-the-various-aspects-of-it/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

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> [The Freudian tradition will never completely die because it has a few good points. For example, people have motives and thoughts of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/the-freudian-tradition-will-never-completely-die-because-it-has-a-few/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

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> [Freudian therapists do a lot of listening and very little persuading, and that was one of the reasons I eventually gave up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/freudian-therapists-do-a-lot-of-listening-and-very-little-persuading/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

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> [This, perhaps, goes to show that conditional self-esteem, as I have said for many years, is an insidious, real sickness, so much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/this-perhaps-goes-to-show-that-conditional-self-esteem-as-i-have-said/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

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> [When I started to get disillusioned with psychoanalysis I reread philosophy and was reminded of the constructivist notion that Epictetus had proposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/when-i-started-to-get-disillusioned-with-psychoanalysis-i-reread/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

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## Other authors on Clients

## More by 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/the-best-years-of-your-life-are-the-ones-in-which-you-decide-your/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [“REBT’s Insight No. 1 holds that you have both healthy and unhealthy emotions”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/rebt-s-insight-no-1-holds-that-you-have-both-healthy-and-unhealthy/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [Failure doesn't have anything to do with your intrinsic value as a person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/failure-doesn-t-have-anything-to-do-with-your-intrinsic-value-as-a/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/so-i-d-better-stop-my-whining-and-help-myself-cope-better-with-even/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [I'm one of the best-loved psychologists in the United States, but I'm also probably the most hated one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/i-m-one-of-the-best-loved-psychologists-in-the-united-states-but-i-m/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/i-thought-foolishly-that-freudian-psychoanalysis-was-deeper-and-more/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [I'm very happy. I like my work and I like the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/i-m-very-happy-i-like-my-work-and-i-like-the-various-aspects-of-it/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/let-s-suppose-somebody-abused-you-sexually-you-still-had-a-choice/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/people-don-t-just-get-upset-they-contribute-to-their-upsetness/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [“The concept of deservingness for one’s “sins” implies that certain acts are unquestionably under all conditions “sinful.” And this is impossible to prove.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/the-concept-of-deservingness-for-one-s-sins-implies-that-certain-acts/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [The art of love is largely the art of persistence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/the-art-of-love-is-largely-the-art-of-persistence/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [I teach people to be flexible, scientific and logical in their thinking and therefore to be less prone to brainwashing by the therapist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/i-teach-people-to-be-flexible-scientific-and-logical-in-their/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/for-that-again-is-what-all-manner-of-religion-essentially-is-childish/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [Thinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/thinking-rationally-is-often-different-from-positive-thinking-in-that/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

> [People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-ellis/people-are-terrified-of-other-people-or-difficult-projects-because/)

[Albert Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-ellis/)

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