The more sinful and guilty a person tends to feel, the less chance there is that he will be a happy, healthy, or law-abiding citizen. He will become a compulsive wrong-doer. – Albert Ellis
Im 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
If something is irrational, that means it wont work. Its usually unrealistic. – Albert Ellis
As a result of my philosophy, I wasnt even upset about Hitler. I was willing to go to war to knock him off, but I didnt hate him. I hated what he was doing. – Albert Ellis
Theres no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational. – Albert Ellis
Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because theyre alive and human. – Albert Ellis
People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that theyd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection. – Albert Ellis
We teach people that they upset themselves. We cant change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today. – Albert Ellis
For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency. – Albert Ellis
I hope to die in the saddle seat. – 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 got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change. – Albert Ellis
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 approaching young women in public. – 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
The art of love… is largely the art of persistence. – Albert Ellis
