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

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

People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.

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.

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.

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

Religious creeds encourage some of the craziest kinds of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors and favor severe manifestations of neurosis, borderline personality states, and sometimes even psychosis.