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Albert Ellis Quotes

Albert Ellis quotes

American Psychologist September 27, 1913 – June 24, 2007

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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. People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware. Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world. Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional. The art of love is largely the art of persistence. 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 your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. Albert Ellis
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 them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression. Albert Ellis
Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human. Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis quote: "The art of love is largely the art of persistence."
The art of love is largely the art of persistence. Albert Ellis
Life is indeed difficult, partly because of the real difficulties we must overcome in order to survive, and partly because of our own innate desire to always do better, to overcome new challenges, to self-actualize. Happiness is experienced largely in striving towards a goal, not in having attained things, because our nature is always to want to go on to the next endeavor. Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis quote: "I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally,..."
I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them. Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis quote: "People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware."
People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware. Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis quote: "Even injustice has it's good points. It gives me the..."
Even injustice has it's good points. It gives me the challenge of being as happy as I can in an unfair world. Albert Ellis
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. Albert Ellis
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 most people are afraid of rejection. Albert Ellis
We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today. Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis quote: "You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to..."
You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it. Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis quote: "People got insights into what was bothering them, but they..."
People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change. Albert Ellis
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. Albert Ellis

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