The world consists mainly of love slobs who need other people's approval. Most people don't live their own lives very well.

You never truly need what you want. That is the main and thoroughgoing key to serenity.

We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.

People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and that they'd much rather do other kinds of things. But most people are afraid of rejection.

Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.

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.

Unless, of course, you insist on identifying yourself with the people and things you love; and thereby seriously disturb yourself.