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.
Albert Ellis

Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.
Albert Ellis

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.
Albert Ellis

People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.
Albert Ellis

People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.
Albert Ellis

People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.
Albert Ellis

Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world.
Albert Ellis

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.
Albert Ellis

The art of love is largely the art of persistence.
Albert Ellis

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.
Albert Ellis

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.
Albert Ellis

There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational.
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.
Albert Ellis

You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it.
Albert Ellis