Albert Ellis Quotes & Sayings
34 most famous Albert Ellis quotes and sayings (psychologist). These are the first 10 quotes we have.
“The art of love is largely the art of persistence.”
“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.”
“Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human.”
“You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.”
“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.”
“We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.”
“I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them.”
“I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression.”
“People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.”
“By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.”
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