Quotes by Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis

Albert Ellis

American psychologist

Lived from: 1913 - 2007

Born: 27 september 1913 Died: 24 july 2007

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  • 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.
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  • Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because I had previously been an analyst and they were very angry at my flying the coop.
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  • Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.
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  • 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.
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  • People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.
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  • People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.
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  • People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.
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  • Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world.
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  • Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.
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  • The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence.
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  • The art of love is largely the art of persistence.
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  • 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.
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  • We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.
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  • You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.
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