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

Stop shoulding on yourself

Even when people act nastily to you, don't condemn them or retaliate.

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them.

Happiness is experienced largely in striving towards a goal, not in having attained things, because our nature is always to want to go on to the next endeavor.

Much of what we call emotion is nothing more or less than a certain kind - a biased, prejudiced, or strongly evaluative kind - of thought.

If the Martians ever find out how human beings think, they'll kill themselves laughing.