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> [When we depress, we believe we are the victims of a feeling over which we have no control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/when-we-depress-we-believe-we-are-the-victims-of-a-feeling-over-which/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

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## More by William Glasser

> [The answer lies in preventing these failures, not in looking for better ways to fix the people who are failing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/the-answer-lies-in-preventing-these-failures-not-in-looking-for/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [Too many of us fail to fulfill our needs because we say no rather than yes, or perhaps later in life, yes when we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/too-many-of-us-fail-to-fulfill-our-needs-because-we-say-no-rather/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [Education is the process in which we discover that learning adds quality to our lives. Learning must be experienced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/education-is-the-process-in-which-we-discover-that-learning-adds/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [A friend of mine, a dedicated golfer, shot a hole in one playing by himself. Disaster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/a-friend-of-mine-a-dedicated-golfer-shot-a-hole-in-one-playing-by/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [“What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/what-happened-in-the-past-that-was-painful-has-a-great-deal-to-do/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [I think it is totally wrong and terribly harmful if education is defined as acquiring knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/i-think-it-is-totally-wrong-and-terribly-harmful-if-education-is/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [You can acquire a lot of knowledge without ever going to school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/you-can-acquire-a-lot-of-knowledge-without-ever-going-to-school/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [“What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/what-happened-in-the-past-that-was-painful-has-a-great-deal-to-do-2/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [This is at the heart of all good education, where the teacher asks students to think and engages them in encouraging dialogues, constantly checking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/this-is-at-the-heart-of-all-good-education-where-the-teacher-asks/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [Good or bad, everything we do is our best choice at that moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/good-or-bad-everything-we-do-is-our-best-choice-at-that-moment/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [They have this big book called the 'DSM-IV,' you know, that is supposedly written about crazy people, but I think it is a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/they-have-this-big-book-called-the-dsm-iv-you-know-that-is-supposedly/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [To counter the avoidance of intellectual challenge and responsibility, we must reduce the domination of certainty in education.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/to-counter-the-avoidance-of-intellectual-challenge-and-responsibility/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [What happened in the past that was painful has a great deal to do with what we are today, but revisiting this painful past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/what-happened-in-the-past-that-was-painful-has-a-great-deal-to-do-3/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [Love. What is love? No word can define it, it's something so great, only God could design it. Yes, love is beyond, what man…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/love-what-is-love-no-word-can-define-it-it-s-something-so-great-only/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

> [Unlike the weak, the strong neither give up nor are driven by pain into rash or stupid behavior. They don't like pain any more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-glasser/unlike-the-weak-the-strong-neither-give-up-nor-are-driven-by-pain/)

[William Glasser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-glasser/)

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