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.

I had used eclectic therapy and behavior therapy on myself at the age of 19 to get over my fear of public speaking and of approaching young women in public.

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them.

In the old days we used to get more referrals, because people had insurance that paid for therapy. Now they belong to HMOs, and we can only be affiliated with a few HMOs.

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

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