Albert Ellis
Albert Ellis
Albert Elliswas an American psychologist who in 1955 developed rational emotive behavior therapy. He held M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in clinical psychology from Columbia University and American Board of Professional Psychology. He also founded and was the President of the New York City-based Albert Ellis Institute for decades. He is generally considered to be one of the originators of the cognitive revolutionary paradigm shift in psychotherapy and the founder of cognitive-behavioral therapies. Based on a 1982 professional survey of USA...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth27 September 1913
CountryUnited States of America
Albert Ellis quotes about
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.
The art of love is largely the art of persistence.
The emotionally mature individual should completely accept the fact that we live in a world of probability and chance, where there are not, nor probably ever will be, any absolute certainties, and should realize that it is not at all horrible, indeed—such a probabilistic, uncertain world.
Worry itself is one of the most painful conditions.
Most things worth having require some sacrifice, usually more than you expect.
People are terrified of other people or difficult projects because they tell themselves that they could fail or be rejected. Failure can lead to sorrow, regret, frustration and annoyance-all healthy feelings without which people couldn't exist.
Strong feelings are fine; it's the overreactions that mess us up.
Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency.
If the Martians ever find out how human beings think, they'll kill themselves laughing.
The individual is taught that there is nothing that he as a total person is to feel ashamed of or self-hating for.
Much of what we call emotion is nothing more or less than a certain kind - a biased, prejudiced, or strongly evaluative kind - of thought.
Lack of forgiveness of others breeds lack of self-forgiveness.
Whining about your own, others', or the world's failings is a main element in what we usually call neurosis.
We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.