William Glasser

Quotes

• “We almost always have choices, and the better the choice, the more we will be in control of our lives.”

• “Drugs provide pleasure; they cannot provide happiness. For happiness, you need people.”

• “When a client says, It's hard to say, he usually knows what's really going on but doesn't want to talk about it....I break through that reluctance by acting as if it wasn't there. 'Well, say it anyway. This is the place to say hard-to-say-things.”

• “The most destructive habit [to relationships] is criticizing; next comes blaming, but any of the habits are more than capable of disconnecting you from a person you want to be close with.”

• “Brain drugs may make us feel better, but they do not solve the problems that led us to feel miserable”

Books by William Glasser in order

Books by William Glasser in the order they were published, from Mental Health or Mental Illness? (1960) to For Parents and Teenagers (2003).

1. 1Mental Health or Mental Illness?Mental Health or Mental Illness?1960
2. 2Reality TherapyReality Therapy1965
3. 3Reality Therapy, a New Approach to PsychiatryReality Therapy, a New Approach to Psychiatry1965
4. 4Schools Without FailureSchools Without Failure1968
5. 5The Identity SocietyThe Identity Society1972
6. 6Positive AddictionPositive Addiction1976
7. 7Stations of the MindStations of the Mind1981
8. 8Take Effective Control of Your LifeTake Effective Control of Your Life1984
9. 9Control TheoryControl Theory1985
10. 10Control Theory in the ClassroomControl Theory in the Classroom1986
11. 11The Quality School TeacherThe Quality School Teacher1993
12. 12The Control Theory ManagerThe Control Theory Manager1994
13. 13ChoiceChoice1998
14. 14Choice TheoryChoice Theory1998
15. 15Choice Theory in the ClassroomChoice Theory in the Classroom1998
16. 16The Language of Choice TheoryThe Language of Choice Theory1999
17. 17Every Student Can SucceedEvery Student Can Succeed2000
18. 18Getting Together and Staying TogetherGetting Together and Staying Together2000
19. 19Reality Therapy in ActionReality Therapy in Action2000
20. 20What Is This Thing Called Love?What Is This Thing Called Love?2000
21. 21Counseling with Choice TheoryCounseling with Choice Theory2001
22. 22FibromyalgiaFibromyalgia2001
23. 23Unhappy TeenagersUnhappy Teenagers2002
24. 24For Parents and TeenagersFor Parents and Teenagers2003