The easy way out is often just that-the 'easy' way out of the most rewarding lifestyle.

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.

To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.

When I started to get disillusioned with psychoanalysis I reread philosophy and was reminded of the constructivist notion that Epictetus had proposed 2,000 years ago: "People are disturbed not by events that happen to them, but by their view of them." I could see how that applied to many of my clients.

By not caring too much about what people think, I'm able to think for myself and propagate ideas which are very often unpopular. And I succeed.

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.