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Albert Ellis Quotes: People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.
         

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.


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

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



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You mainly feel the way you think.



The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.



If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.

If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.



By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.



Stop shoulding on yourself

Stop shoulding on yourself



Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.

Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.



The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.



The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.

The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.



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.

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.





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They say though that we do more to avoid pain than we do to gain pleasure. So it is when the pain becomes too much that we finally find the courage to make changes.

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I surrender to it, and by surrendering, I control it.

I surrender to it, and by surrendering, I control it.



Even bear-baiting was esteemed heathenish and unchristian: the sport of it, not the inhumanity, gave offence.

Even bear-baiting was esteemed heathenish and unchristian: the sport of it, not the inhumanity, gave offence.



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I've been craving peanut butter-and-mayonnaise fried cheese sandwiches.



If you fear loneliness, then don't get married.

If you fear loneliness, then don't get married.



Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.

Have your adventures, make your mistakes, and choose your friends poorly -- all these make for great stories.



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It is incredible how rich you can get by not being perfect



Music should be an elective experience. You should go, "I'm going to sit down and listen to some Beethoven, by God," and then you get to hear it.

Music should be an elective experience. You should go, "I'm going to sit down and listen to some Beethoven, by God," and then you get to hear it.



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True delicacy, that most beautiful heart-leaf of humanity, exhibits itself most significantly in little things.



Look, a lot of people don't think that the way that I live my life is a real thing, that it exists, that having a broad spectrum of sexual orientation is even possible.

Look, a lot of people don't think that the way that I live my life is a real thing, that it exists, that having a broad spectrum of sexual orientation is even possible.




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