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

If human emotions largely result from thinking, then one may appreciably control one's feelings by controlling one's thoughts - or by changing the internalized sentences, or self-talk, with which one largely created the feeling in the first place.

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame. So it would have had more disadvantages than advantages for them.

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

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

Humans can always accept themselves unconditionally.