The Easy Way Out Is Often Just

I Regret That I've Been So Busy With Clinical Work That I Haven't Been Able To Spend Much Time On Experiments And Outcome Studies.

Neurosis Is Just A High-class Word For Whining.

You Largely Constructed Your Depression. It Wasn't Given To You. Therefore, You Can Deconstruct It.

I Started To Call Myself A "rational Therapist" In January 1955; Later I Used The Term "rational Emotive." Now I Call Myself A "rational Emotive Behavior Therapist." But From The Start, I Always Included Philosophic Techniques As Well As Experiential, Emotional And Behavioral Techniques.

Life Is Indeed Difficult, Partly Because Of The Real Difficulties We Must Overcome In Order To Survive, And Partly Because Of Our Own Innate Desire To Always Do Better, To Overcome New Challenges, To Self-actualize. Happiness Is Experienced Largely In Striving Towards A Goal, Not In Having Attained Things, Because Our Nature Is Always To Want To Go On To The Next Endeavor.