The Individual Is Taught That

The Easy Way Out Is Often Just That-the 'easy' Way Out Of The Most Rewarding Lifestyle.

The Best Years Of Your Life Are The Ones In Which You Decide Your Problems Are Your Own.

Convince Yourself That Worrying About Many Situations Will Make Them Worse Rather Than Improve Them.

When I Was 16 I Started Keeping A Diary In Which I Recorded My Disagreements With The Famous Philosophers. I Didn't Insist That They Were Wrong, That I Was Right And I Had To Prevail. I Just Agreed And Disagreed With Them. I Thought There Was A High Degree Of Probability That I Was Right And Some Other Thinkers Were Wrong. But I Wasn't Positive About It.

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.