All Albert Ellis Quotes
- People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But… Afraid
- If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic. Inspirational
- I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them. Accept
- Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years. All
- People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change. Bother
- For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency. All
- Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency. Efficiency
- I hope to die in the saddle seat. Death
- I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert. According
- I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame. Ballgame
- If I had been a member of the academic establishment, I could have done other experiments. Academic
- 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. Abuse
- I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love… Absolutely
- As a result of my philosophy, I wasn't even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I… Even Upset
- I wrote several articles criticizing psychoanalysis, but the analysts weren't listening to my objections. So I finally quit after practicing it for six years. Analyst
- In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we… Affiliated
- I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of… Age
- I started to call myself a rational therapist in 1955; later I used the term rational emotive. Now I call myself a rational emotive behavior… Behavior
- I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and… Deeper
- Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because I had previously been an analyst and they were very… Analyst
- Even injustice has it's good points. It gives me the challenge of being as happy as I can in an unfair world. Challenge
- Stop shoulding on yourself Funny
- If the Martians ever find out how human beings think, they'll kill themselves laughing. Beings
- 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 unrealistic.… All
- The emotionally mature individual should completely accept the fact that we live in a world of probability and chance, where there are not, nor probably… Absolute