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"Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional."
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"A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open."

"Many a thief is a better man than many a clergyman, and miles nearer to the gate of the kingdom."
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"It matters little where a man may be at this moment; the point is whether he is growing."

"Out of timber so crooked as that from which man is made nothing entirely straight can be carved."

"A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint."
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"Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human."

"There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to be equally irrational."

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

"I had a great many sex and love cases where people were absolutely devastated when somebody with whom they were compulsively in love didn't love them back. They were killing themselves with anxiety and depression."

"In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs."

"Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because I had previously been an analyst and they were very angry at my flying the coop."

"I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public."

"Most people would have given up when faced with all the criticism I've received over the years."

"I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them."
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