Albert Ellis Quotes
I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.
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During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.
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I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
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The fear that individuality will be crushed out by the growing 'tyranny' of standardization is the sort of myth which cannot withstand the briefest examination.
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Photography, alone of the arts, seems perfected to serve the desire humans have for a moment - this very moment - to stay.
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Since Mashable's inception, some of our most popular articles have focused on the science behind the world's coolest innovations.
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Well, all I can say is, it's a day-by-day program, and so I'm very worried about relapsing, but I don't know. I don't want to use. I don't want to go back to that place because nothing good came of it. It was super dark; it's not nice.
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I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.
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Owing to some peculiarity in my nervous system, I have perception of some things, which no one else has; or at least very few, if any... I can throw rays from every quarter of the universe into one vast focus.
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I want to make affordable shoes of quality that are very fashion forward, chic, and that I'm going to wear.
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I don't think I care about the hair as much as people think I do. It's just kind of there. It's not really a big deal to me. It actually drives me nuts. It's always in my face if I don't have a hat on. I might have to get rid of it.
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I'm somebody who plays the piano... sometimes.
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This world is clearly emerging before our eyes. The shifts ahead, the opportunities ahead are massive.
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If one marries out of necessity, he will have to reincarnate to reach the point where he wants to live only for God.
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A wonderful but kind of a terrible truth about acting is that you actually get to a point where you become content with an impossible task: it is really impossible to properly prepare. You kind of have to start over every time.
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Hollywood is geared toward teenage idiocy.
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I grew up in Oregon, and then I lived in San Francisco and New York.
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Many a man is praised for his reserve and so-called shyness when he is simply too proud to risk making a fool of himself.
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The wise are above books.
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In Hollywood today, it's cool for guys to wear nail polish and earrings in their lips and tongues. I don't get it.
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I've always liked the heavier stuff. I've always loved Tool and System of a Down, Korn and Nine Inch Nails.
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I don't go to church regular. But I pray for answers to my problems.
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Failure isn’t a necessary evil. In fact, it isn’t evil at all. It is a necessary consequence of doing something new.
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When I was in middle school, I remember thinking, like, Tara Lipinski was 14: I only got a few more years to go before I'm really old.
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I thought foolishly that Freudian psychoanalysis was deeper and more intensive than other, more directive forms of therapy, so I was trained in it and practiced it.
