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.

So I'd better stop my whining and help myself cope better with even the worst Adversities.

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.

I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition.

Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse.

Much of what we call emotion is nothing more or less than a certain kind - a biased, prejudiced, or strongly evaluative kind - of thought.

I'm one of the best-loved psychologists in the United States, but I'm also probably the most hated one.