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The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own.
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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Even injustice has it's good points. It gives me the challenge of being as happy as I can in an unfair world.
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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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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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