Albert Ellis Quotes

I didn't feel I had to prove anything more.

I don't need awards to show me how successful I am or to prove to me that I'm doing a good thing and that I'm succeeding.

Accept that you are enough. You don't need to be anything that you are not.

We shouldn't want things and we should be satisfied with no thing. Furthermore, we don't deserve whatever we would like to have in our lives because we think we have been bad, we feel insufficient, or somebody else has convinced us that we're not worthy.

No one is happy unless he respects himself.

I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.

If you're not someone who has a natural and effortless love for yourself, it's hard to let go of your desire to please other people, and that's really not an ingredient for a happy life.

I did as well as I knew how and have nothing to be ashamed of.

Would that there were an award for people who come to understand the concept of enough. Good enough. Successful enough. Thin enough. Rich enough. Socially responsible enough. When you have self-respect, you have enough.

You are not a problem that needs solving.

I already gave my best. I have no regrets at all.

I am happy and content with and within myself.

The greatest lesson I have learned in life is that I am enough simply because I have been given life. Growing up, I constantly found myself trying to please others because I wanted to be included and validated. I expended myself completely.

The definition of success to me is not necessarily a price tag, not fame, but having a good life, and being able to say I did the right thing at the end of the day.

For me, I find that even though I've accomplished a few things in my life, looking back on accomplishments doesn't give me a sense of satisfaction.

I don't have anything else to prove.

Everything that makes us who we are is A-O.K.

I am happy with the roles I play.

It's not me standing on the podium with medals. It's me being able to walk out with a smile on my face and truly being happy with myself.

The facts prove I deserve to be where I am, and no one can take that away from me, regardless of where I come from.

Now, with all my world titles, I am very happy because I can say to all those people that what I chose to do was good for me.

I think when you're happy with yourself, that's what matters.

I've realised you don't gain validation from other people just because you have perfect skin or hair, it comes from the inside and I feel brighter and happier since I made peace with, and begun to accept, my spots.

You can have everything in the world, but if you aren't happy within yourself, it's not worth it.

Some people don't know why they have pride in something that they do.