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"I started to call myself a rational therapist in 1955; later I used the term rational emotive. Now I call myself a rational emotive behavior therapist."
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"Often those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks."
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"When you make eye contact with another person, you can send thousands of silent messages without even speaking a word. No wonder eye contact can be both a direct form of communication and an elusive attribute at the same time."
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"If you want to know the real reasons behind that attitude, think of the thought behind that attitude."
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"The head follows the feet. We act first and find reasons later."
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"Research has shown that smiling releases endorphins-the happy hormones that shift your physiology for improved well-being. When you smile and your eyes crinkle, your body releases chemicals that change the chemistry of your brain, lifting spirits, and reducing pain. Even when it is hard to smile and you are forcing it, positive changes take place in your physiology."
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"There are people who, the more you do for them, the less they will do for themseselves."
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"How would your life be different if.You walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day.You speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same."
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"Some people exert more energy on less important things, some people exert less energy on less important things."
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"Humans always love and hate each other for a reason; beauty or talent, hard working or wealth. If you want to be loved give them a reason."
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"Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good one, about what to tell yourself about the abuse."
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"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."
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"You largely constructed your depression. It wasn't given to you. Therefore, you can deconstruct it."
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"Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency."
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"I think it's unfair, but they have the right as fallible, screwed-up humans to be unfair; that's the human condition."
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"I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it-going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert."
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"There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy."
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"People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware."
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"If something is irrational, that means it won't work. It's usually unrealistic."
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"People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness."
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