Albert Ellis

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

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. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs. ”

I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it. ”

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. ”