Albert Ellis Quotes
People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.
Albert Ellis
Quotes to Explore
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The conflict between religion and science is inherent and (very nearly) zero-sum. The success of science often comes at the expense of religious dogma; the maintenance of religious dogma always comes at the expense of science.
Sam Harris
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I don't have to really be in the 60s. Every time I hail a cab in New York, and they pass me by and pick up the white person, then I get a dose of it. Or when they don't want to take you to Harlem. I grew up with that.
Queen Latifah
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I think people come and go, 'I'm going to find the real Gary. What is it... the real Gary? I've got to find it.' But the thing is, it's pretty much what you see is what you get. I'm just like this. There's no hidden viciousness.
Gary Lineker
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
J. B. Priestley
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Modesty means admitting the possibility of error, subsuming the self for the good of the whole, remaining open to surprise and the gifts that only failure can bring. There are many ways to practice it. Try taking up golf. Or making your own bagels. Or raising a teenager.
Nancy Gibbs
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Part of Michael's uniqueness, I think, comes from the fact that he worked with music. He had a tape which he gave me with many different compositions, really eclectic. These pieces of music were sources of inspiration.
Madeleine Stowe
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'Dhruva' will have them glued to their seats throughout, and I'm sure of that.
Ram Charan
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Pummeling an answer out of someone never works. You cannot intimidate someone with aggressive language and think they'll be more forthcoming... that's a caricature of interrogation, part of the TV culture of what it looks like.
Pamela Meyer
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
Jacki Weaver
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The one thing I am now sure of is that if there is such a thing as destiny, it is a result of our passion, be that for money, power, or love. Passion, for better or worse.
M. J. Rose
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If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
Dalai Lama
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If my wife was to say, 'Honey, I'd like you to go to PSG', I would have to take it into account.
Eden Hazard
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I'm really proud to say that in the recorded history of our family, we've never had a divorce or any kind of homosexual relationship.
Jim Inhofe
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People think I'm trying to make a fashion statement because I never wear a bra. It's really that I'm a tomboy at heart.
Cameron Diaz
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Imagine if organized religion organized billions of people and trillions of dollars to tackle the challenges that our economic and political systems are afraid or unwilling to tackle—a planet ravaged by unsustainable human behavior and an out-of-control consumptive economy, the growing gap between the rich minority and the poor majority, and the proliferation of weapons of all kinds—including weapons of mass destruction. “Wow,” people frequently say when I propose these possibilities. “If they did that, I might become religious again.” Some quickly add, “But I won’t hold my breath. It’ll never happen.
Brian D. McLaren
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When the door closes you have two choices. Give up, or keep going. Let them shut you down or prove them wrong. We all start somewhere. It's where you end up that counts. Grammy 2013
Rihanna
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I think I have never yet done any work with the aim of symbolizing a particular idea, but the fact that a symbol is sometimes discovered or remarked upon is valuable for me because it makes it easier to accept the inexplicable nature of my hobbies, which constantly preoccupy me.
M. C. Escher
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People got insights into what was bothering them, but they hardly did a damn thing to change.
Albert Ellis
