Lack of forgiveness of others breeds lack of self-forgiveness. Albert Ellis More Quotes by Albert Ellis More Quotes From Albert Ellis Most things worth having require some sacrifice, usually more than you expect. Albert Ellis sacrifice 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 people past thinking People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change. Albert Ellis bothering-you damn people The goal of all life is to have a ball. Albert Ellis balls goal life-is I don't recommend that people speak their minds to their bosses or to somebody who's directly over them. You need to know when to speak your mind and what the penalty will be for doing so. Sometimes it's worth it, and often it's not! Albert Ellis speak-your-mind boss people 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 practiced it. Then I found that it intensively went into every irrelevancy under the sun - and that it didn't work. People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change. Albert Ellis form sun people I teach people to be flexible, scientific and logical in their thinking and therefore to be less prone to brainwashing by the therapist. Albert Ellis logical people thinking By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed. Albert Ellis bullying wise kids The art of love is largely the art of persistence. Albert Ellis inspiring love relationship If I had been a member of the academic establishment, I could have done other experiments. Albert Ellis members academic done So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities. Albert Ellis whining adversity helping The easy way out is often just that-the 'easy' way out of the most rewarding lifestyle. Albert Ellis easy work way I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them. Albert Ellis therapists accepting people 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 anxiety sex people 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 didn't hate him. I hated what he was doing. Albert Ellis hate philosophy war 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 can only be affiliated with a few HMOs. Albert Ellis referrals used people 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 dating rejection people I'm very happy. I like my work and I like the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert - I like that. And seeing clients, doing group therapy, writing books. Albert Ellis teaching writing book As a matter of fact, 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 didn't hate him. I hated what he was doing. Albert Ellis hate philosophy war When I was 16 I started keeping a diary in which I recorded my disagreements with the famous philosophers. I didn't insist that they were wrong, that I was right and I had to prevail. I just agreed and disagreed with them. I thought there was a high degree of probability that I was right and some other thinkers were wrong. But I wasn't positive about it. Albert Ellis philosopher degrees diaries
