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> [I think we're coming into a time where it has to do with how you stand in relationship to your own world within and in relationship to those around you in the world without. And I believe these are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/i-think-we-re-coming-into-a-time-where-it-has-to-do-with-how-you/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

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## More by Steven C. Hayes

> [“If you were on a bus trying to go east in a maze of dirt roads in a large valley, you might not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/if-you-were-on-a-bus-trying-to-go-east-in-a-maze-of-dirt-roads-in-a/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [If a therapist is feeling insecure in therapy, a lot of therapists will try to sort of push that aside to try to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/if-a-therapist-is-feeling-insecure-in-therapy-a-lot-of-therapists/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [ACT psychology is a psychology of the normal. A lot of the psychologies that are out there are built on the psychology of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/act-psychology-is-a-psychology-of-the-normal-a-lot-of-the/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [If you aren't willing to have it, you will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/if-you-aren-t-willing-to-have-it-you-will/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [Your history's not going to go away; it isn't the same thing as dirt on the floor or paint peeling off the walls; it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/your-history-s-not-going-to-go-away-it-isn-t-the-same-thing-as-dirt/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [I want good science, and I want it to be realistically marketed. I wouldn't like only two countries on the planet that allow pharmaceutical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/i-want-good-science-and-i-want-it-to-be-realistically-marketed-i/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [The government ought to help out, because the average citizen can't go out and be doing reviews of the scientific literature. And focus on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/the-government-ought-to-help-out-because-the-average-citizen-can-t-go/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [The mental cognitive processes that we're targeting are ones that narrow human beings' repertoire and make it harder for them to learn to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/the-mental-cognitive-processes-that-we-re-targeting-are-ones-that/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [What keeps me up at night in a negative way is, if we don't solve the problems of the human heart and of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/what-keeps-me-up-at-night-in-a-negative-way-is-if-we-don-t-solve-the/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [There are times when you felt especially important to another person, or cared about or loved or accepted. Well, loving relationships aren't something you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/there-are-times-when-you-felt-especially-important-to-another-person/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [I kind of look at what's on the T-shirts and I see another solution, which also worries me. I see "Just do it." "No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/i-kind-of-look-at-what-s-on-the-t-shirts-and-i-see-another-solution/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [The definition of happiness being very emotion-oriented - the problem is that there's too many quick and dirty ways to chase that in ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/the-definition-of-happiness-being-very-emotion-oriented-the-problem/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [But this cheap-thrill version, this sort of ease definition, the feel-good definition of happiness is an empty promise. Unless we get wiser as to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/but-this-cheap-thrill-version-this-sort-of-ease-definition-the-feel/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [Most people are hurt deeply by betrayals in relationships. It might be better to really get up against and sort of contact that caring,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/most-people-are-hurt-deeply-by-betrayals-in-relationships-it-might-be/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

> [Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-c-hayes/get-out-of-your-mind-and-into-your-life/)

[Steven C. Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-c-hayes/)

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