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Famous Albert Ellis Quotes
“People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.”
“You mainly feel the way you think.”
“You never truly need what you want. That is the main and thoroughgoing key to serenity.”
“Eating is always a decision, nobody forces your hand to pick up food and put it into your mouth.”
“The easy way out is often just that-the 'easy' way out of the most rewarding lifestyle.”
“We can actually put the essence of neurosis in a single word: blaming - or damning.”
“Failure doesn't have anything to do with your intrinsic value as a person.”
“Needing leads to bleeding - to almost all inevitable suffering.”
“In fact most of what we call anxiety is overconcern about what someone thinks of you.”
“Even when people act nastily to you, don't condemn them or retaliate.”
“Lack of forgiveness of others breeds lack of self-forgiveness.”
“To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.”
“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.”
“Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.”
“People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.”
“People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.”