Quotes by Albert Ellis

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.

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

We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.

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.

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.