"Is self-esteem a sickness? That's according to the……" — Albert Ellis
"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."
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81 Quotes by Albert Ellis
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Spirit and soul is horseshit of the worst sort. Obviously there are no fairies, no Santa Clauses, no spirits. What…
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If human emotions largely result from thinking, then one may appreciably control one's feelings by controlling one's thoughts - or…
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Much of what we call emotion is nothing more or less than a certain kind - a biased, prejudiced, or…
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People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think…
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If people stopped looking on their emotions as ethereal, almost inhuman processes, and realistically viewed them as being largely composed…
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The emotionally sound person should be able to take risks, to ask himself what he really would like to do…
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You mainly feel the way you think.
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You never truly need what you want. That is the main and thoroughgoing key to serenity.
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The goal of all life is to have a ball.
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Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to pick up food and put it into your mouth.
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The easy way out is often just that-the 'easy' way out of the most rewarding lifestyle.
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Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.
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