When people change their irrational beliefs to undogmatic flexible preferences, they become less disturbed.

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

Reality is not so much what happens to us; rather, it is how we think about those events that create the reality we experience. In a very real sense, this means that we each create the reality in which we live.

Most things worth having require some sacrifice, usually more than you expect.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

Strong feelings are fine; it's the overreactions that mess us up.

My rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT) was one of the very few therapies that was originated partly or largely because I wanted to be brief and efficient. And therefore right from the start I was active and directive. I tried to show people some central masturbatory core to their philosophy and to get them to work at changing it cognitively, emotionally and behaviorally.