I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it-going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert.

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Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.

Self-esteem is the greatest sickness known to man or woman because it's conditional.

Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good...

Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good...

I wrote several articles criticizing psychoanalysis, but the analysts weren't listening to my objections. So...

I wrote several articles criticizing psychoanalysis, but the analysts weren't listening to my objections. So...

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

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

People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.

People don't just get upset. They contribute to their upsetness.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat...

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat...

The art of love is largely the art of persistence.

The art of love is largely the art of persistence.

We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change...

We teach people that they upset themselves. We can't change the past, so we change...

There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to...

There's no evidence whatsoever that men are more rational than women. Both sexes seem to...

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

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

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.

People have motives and thoughts of which they are unaware.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems...

Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because...

Many psychoanalysts refused to let me speak at their meetings. They were exceptionally vigorous because...

People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and...

People could rationally decide that prolonged relationships take up too much time and effort and...

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

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

Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good...

Let's suppose somebody abused you sexually. You still had a choice, though not a good...

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child,...

I believe the best service to the child is the service closest to the child,...

If it looks like shit, smells like shit, and feels like shit, you don't have...

If it looks like shit, smells like shit, and feels like shit, you don't have...

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.

So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone.