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
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
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
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
The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation — the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honor, Duty, Patriotism, and clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven. – David Lloyd George