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Albert Ellis Quotes

American - Psychologist | September 27, 1913 - July 24, 2007

Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency.

Think Efficiency Inefficiency I Think

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them.

People Accept Therapist Get Them

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.

Hate War Doing Philosophy Result Go

For that again, is what all manner of religion essentially is: childish dependency.

Religion Childish Again Dependency

I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public.

Fear Women Age Myself Behavior Over

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.

Time Dating Effort People Rejection

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.

Love Great Depression People Anxiety

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

Good World Results Real Bring Us

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

Work Something Irrational Means

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

Women Men More Evidence Seem Than

I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert.

Work Happy World Going Like Gospel

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.

Good Yourself You Choice Abuse Tell

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