“As a matter of fact, 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.” WarMatterPhilosophyFactsHateResultsWillingI HateHatedUpsetMatter Of FactHate Him Author:Albert Ellis
“People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their thinking, and to think about thinking about their thinking, which the goddamn dolphin, as far as we know, can't do. Therefore they have much greater ability to change themselves than any other animal has.” PeopleThinkingKnowsAbilityAnimalGreaterUpsetDolphinsAbility To Change Author:Albert Ellis
“For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency. If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic. People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware. Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world. Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional. The art of love is largely the art of persistence.” PeopleIfsMenWorldMeanArtRealSelfBeliefLove IsResultsKnownSelf EsteemRationalEsteemPersistenceUpsetMotiveSicknessWorking ItReal WorldIrrationalDependencyConditional Author:Albert Ellis
“People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.” PeopleInspirationalBelieveOptimismOptimisticUpset Author:Albert Ellis
“People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their thinking, and to think about thinking about their thinking, which the goddamn dolphin, as far as we know, can't do. Therefore they have much greater ability to change themselves than any other animal has, and I hope that REBT teaches them how to do it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsAbilityAnimalTeachGreaterUpsetDolphinsAbility To Change Author:Albert Ellis
“If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.” IfsHateImpossibleConditionsBlameUpsetUnkind Author:Albert Ellis
“People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.” PeopleInspirationalPerspectiveDepressionUpset Author: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.” PeopleThinkingFeelingsTodayPastTeachUpsetCan't ChangeCan't Change The Past Author: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.” WarPhilosophyHateResultsWillingHatedUpsetHate Him Author:Albert Ellis
