Albert Ellis Quotes

You have considerable power to construct self-helping thoughts, feelings and actions as well as to construct self-defeating behaviors. You have the ability, if you use it, to choose healthy instead of unhealthy thinking, feeling and acting.

~ Albert Ellis

The art of love is largely the art of persistence.

~ 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

I hope to die in the saddle seat.

~ Albert Ellis

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

~ Albert Ellis

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

~ 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

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

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.

~ Albert Ellis