The great majority of the things we now make ourselves panicked about are self-created 'dangers' that exist almost entirely in our own imaginations.

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

The emotionally mature individual should completely accept the fact that we live in a world of probability and chance, where there are not, nor probably ever will be, any absolute certainties, and should realize that it is not at all horrible, indeed—such a probabilistic, uncertain world.

Convince yourself that worrying about many situations will make them worse rather than improve them.

You have only to exist as you do and to live your life as best you can.

The goal of all life is to have a ball.

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.