I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert.
Albert EllisPeople don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness. They always have the power to think, and to think about their thinking, and to think about thinking about their thinking, which the goddamn dolphin, as far as we know, can't do. Therefore they have much greater ability to change themselves than any other animal has, and I hope that REBT teaches them how to do it.
Albert EllisI would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame.
Albert EllisThinking rationally is often different from "positive thinking," in that it is a realistic assessment of the situation, with a view towards rectifying the problem if possible.
Albert Ellis