I wrote several articles criticizing psychoanalysis, but the analysts weren't listening to my objections. So I finally quit after practicing it for six years.

People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us.

There are three musts that hold us back: I must do well. You must treat me well. And the world must be easy.

You mainly feel the way you think.

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

If you would stop, really stop, damning yourself, others, and unkind conditions, you would find it almost impossible to upset yourself emotionally - about anything. Yes, anything.

By honestly acknowledging your past errors, but never damning yourself for them, you can learn to use your past for your own future benefit.

Stop shoulding on yourself

Neurosis is just a high-class word for whining.

The attitude of unconditional self-acceptance is probably the most important variable in their long-term recovery.

The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better. But you don't get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.

If you lie to yourself, you become your worst enemy, attacking from inside. (from The Amazing You movie)

Follow my finger." He moved it around, tracking my eye movements. "Any blurred vision?""Well I think I'm hallucinating, because I see a big talking pile of crap." - Joanne Baldwin.

The instant you say All Quiet On The Western Front people remember that great 20th century classic book on war, a book about a school boy turned into a soldier overnight.

No sadder sound salutes you than the clear, Wild laughter of the loon.

I support Planned Parenthood privately with my personal contribution, and that should be the goal of any such agency, to find private donations.

What should I do? The person I really like...I told him not to play with bad people. But he won't listen. Really, what should I do?

I'm not in the Lifetime Achievement area yet-I'm still battling it out in the trenches.

More often than not, media coverage now mentions HIV-positive people in criminal contexts.

There are thousands of good reasons why magic doesn't rule the world. They're called Witches and Wizards.

My inspiration is my hometown.