At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint.

By having a reverence for life, we enter into a spiritual relation with the world By practicing reverence for life we become good, deep, and alive.

Anyone who proposes to do good must not expect people to roll stones out of his way, but must accept his lot calmly, even if they roll a few stones upon it.

A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in...

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.

The true worth of a man is not to be found in man himself, but in the colours and textures that come alive in others.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who...

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who...

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

If I had been a member of the academic establishment, I could have done other experiments.

I would have liked having children to some degree, but frankly I haven't got the time to take the kids to the goddamn ballgame.

Rational beliefs bring us closer to getting good results in the real world.

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...

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.

People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.

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.

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.

I hope to die in the saddle seat.