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To err is human to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.
Albert Ellis
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Albert Ellis
Age: 93 †
Born: 1913
Born: September 27
Died: 2007
Died: July 24
Behaviour Therapist
Cognitive Scientist
Non-Fiction Writer
Psychologist
Sex Educator
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
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Freud had a gene for inefficiency, and I think I have a gene for efficiency.
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People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.
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I don't recommend that people speak their minds to their bosses or to somebody who's directly over them. You need to know when to speak your mind and what the penalty will be for doing so. Sometimes it's worth it, and often it's not!
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