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

Attempts to help humans eliminate all self-ratings and views self-esteem as a self-defeating concept that encourages them to make conditional evaluations of self. Instead, it teaches people unconditional self-acceptance.

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 with them because, again, I don't care too much what other people think.

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

Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years.

Needing leads to bleeding - to almost all inevitable suffering.

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.