Albert Ellis Quotes

If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

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• I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.

  

  Ed Westwick
  • Work
  • Writing
  • Poetry

• Together with international unity and resolve we can meet the challenge of this global scourge and work to bring about an international law of zero tolerance for terrorism.

  

  Manmohan Singh
  • Work
  • Together
  • Law

• It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations. Everything can't be personalized.

  

  Barbara Kruger
  • Good
  • Work
  • Mind

• People are like, 'Was it hard growing up mixed?' 'Did you not fit in?' and I'm like, 'No? What? That's the dumbest question ever.'

  

  Laura Harrier
  • People
  • Up
  • Growing

• I want to work with great directors and try not to put too much pressure on myself and just read things for the story and recognize when I'm drawn to something for the right reasons and try to maintain some sanity.

  

  Rachel McAdams
  • Work
  • Great
  • Myself

• People have got to get together and work together. I'm tired of the kind of oppression that white people have inflicted on us and are still trying to inflict.

  

  Fannie Lou Hamer
  • People
  • Work
  • Trying

• I found that I need to work, and I wouldn't have known that if I hadn't taken the time off.

  

  Vicki Lawrence
  • Time
  • Work
  • Taken

• Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work.

  

  Earl Nightingale
  • Work
  • Ability
  • Somebody

• I work in the film business, where schmoozing is an art form, lunch hour lasts from 12:30 until 3, and every meeting takes an hour whether there's an hour's worth of business or not.

  

  R. J. Cutler
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  • Art
  • Business

• I was taught to value hard work. At the end of day, I'm just Olivia.

  

  Olivia Culpo
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  • Day
  • Value

• Music really gets me going, so I've always got to make sure I have my iPod to give me energy to work out.

  

  Sam Bradford
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  • Music
  • Energy

• I always say, one way to connect with a working mother is to ask her what she has done before work that day!

  

  Raney Aronson-Rath
  • Work
  • Mother
  • Connect

• When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.

  

  Barkhad Abdi
  • Work
  • American
  • America

• I've always loved fashion and, of course, enjoyed my experiences walking on runways, but I love watching the shows as well! Now I understand more why it's such a big deal for the industry and why people work so hard before and during fashion weeks. It's interesting to see the same things from a different angle.

  

  Tao Okamoto
  • People
  • Work
  • Fashion

• Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His work.

  

  Faith Evans
  • Work
  • God
  • Faith

• I remember, in my first show in New York, they asked, 'Where is the Indian-ness in your work?'... Now, the same people, after having watched the body of my work, say, 'There is too much Indian philosophy in your work.' They're looking for a superficial skin-level Indian-ness, which I'm not about.

  

  A. Balasubramaniam
  • People
  • Work
  • Remember

• BoomTown has long been a big fan of Martha Stewart.

  

  Kara Swisher
  • Long
  • Fan
  • Big

• Maybe subconsciously I feel I was meant to work hard for a living.

  

  Eartha Kitt
  • Work
  • Living
  • Work Hard

• My first church had seven members in it, and I have to remember, the rent was $225 a month and I worked for Union Carbide and took the check I made from work to pay for the rent to keep the church open.

  

  T. D. Jakes
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  • Remember
  • Church

• I've always been terrified about not having money. I've been a big saver and a big earner. When I've been out of work, I've always found another job. I never wanted to get into debt, because money was very tight when I was growing up. I never felt deprived, but I couldn't have the things I wanted.

  

  Cherie Lunghi
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  • Work
  • Money

• While I am in this world, I am resolved that no vexation shall put me out of temper if I can possibly command myself. Even old age, which is making strides towards me, shall not prevail to make me peevish.

  

  Samuel Adams
  • World
  • Age
  • Myself

• [Mitt] Romney looks the part and is well known around the world and has a lot of experience.

  

  Andrea Mitchell
  • World
  • Experience
  • Looks

• If you make a fist and hold it for two hours, you won't be able to pick up a glass because you'll be so weak. Let's stay loose. Let's have fun.

  

  Lou Holtz
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  • Fun
  • Football

• If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic.

  

  Albert Ellis
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