Albert Ellis Quotes

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Albert Ellis

Profession : Psychologist

Birth : September 27, 1913

The art of love is largely the art of persistence.

Albert Ellis

For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency.

Albert Ellis

There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.

Albert Ellis

I hope to die in the saddle seat.

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

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

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

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

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

Albert Ellis

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.

Albert Ellis

Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world.

Albert Ellis

I think the future of psychotherapy and psychology is in the school system. We need to teach every child how to rarely seriously disturb himself or herself and how to overcome disturbance when it occurs.

Albert Ellis

People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.

Albert Ellis

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.

Albert Ellis

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

Albert Ellis

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

I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition.

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 don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.

Albert Ellis