Worry itself is one of the most painful conditions.

Needing leads to bleeding - to almost all inevitable suffering.

I started to call myself a "rational therapist" in January 1955; later I used the term "rational emotive." Now I call myself a "rational emotive behavior therapist." But from the start, I always included philosophic techniques as well as experiential, emotional and behavioral techniques.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs.

Being assertive does not mean attacking or ignoring others feelings. It means that you are willing to hold up for yourself fairly-without attacking others.

We can't change the past, so we change how people are thinking, feeling and behaving today.