--- title: "4 Adhd Quotes By Howie Mandel" description: "4 Adhd quotes by Howie Mandel. Plus more from Howie Mandel and more Adhd sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/howie-mandel-9298_adhd_i-was-diagnosed-with-attention-deficit-h_119753.jpg" --- > [I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as an adult, but I don't remember a time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/i-was-diagnosed-with-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-add/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b2/howie-mandel-9298_adhd_i-was-diagnosed-with-attention-deficit-h_119753.jpg) > [One of the great pleasures of having children is spending one-on-one time with them. Sadly, I could do that for only a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/one-of-the-great-pleasures-of-having-children-is-spending-one-on-one/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74a/howie-mandel-9298_blessing_one-of-the-great-pleasures-of-having-chi_1021197.jpg) > [After I impulsively revealed that I have OCD on a talk show, I was devastated. I often do things without thinking. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/after-i-impulsively-revealed-that-i-have-ocd-on-a-talk-show-i-was/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb2/howie-mandel-9298_after_after-i-impulsively-revealed-that-i-have_1753556.jpg) > ['Deal or No Deal' works nicely with my ADD/ADHD symptoms. I show up, meet the contestants, and move around the set. I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/deal-or-no-deal-works-nicely-with-my-add-adhd-symptoms-i-show-up-meet/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f0/howie-mandel-9298_act_deal-or-no-deal-works-nicely-with-my-add_2272114.jpg) ## Other authors on Adhd - [Melissa Orlov 17 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adhd/melissa-orlov/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adhd/rick-riordan/) - [Shannon L. Alder 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adhd/shannon-l-alder/) ## More by Howie Mandel > [Regardless of what I do, whether I write a book or whether I act or whether I host, I'll always do stand-up comedy because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/regardless-of-what-i-do-whether-i-write-a-book-or-whether-i-act-or/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [I've been chased. I've been pushed. I've been screamed at. I've been verbally abused. I've been afraid for my safety. But I did it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/i-ve-been-chased-i-ve-been-pushed-i-ve-been-screamed-at-i-ve-been/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [Everything runs its course. We had told a lot of stories that happened in our life. My kid was getting older, and we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/everything-runs-its-course-we-had-told-a-lot-of-stories-that-happened/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [My perspective on my mother has changed immensely. She was a lot taller when I was younger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/my-perspective-on-my-mother-has-changed-immensely-she-was-a-lot/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [I don't know if I'm teaching my kids right, but you have to go with your own instincts. You can't be so sure that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/i-don-t-know-if-i-m-teaching-my-kids-right-but-you-have-to-go-with/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as an adult, but I don't remember a time when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/i-was-diagnosed-with-attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-add/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [I was kind of a misfit, actually. When you're young, you want to be like everybody else, and I was like nobody else. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/i-was-kind-of-a-misfit-actually-when-you-re-young-you-want-to-be-like/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [The biggest void that people can have in their lives is a sense of humor. Spending your life with someone who doesn't have that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/the-biggest-void-that-people-can-have-in-their-lives-is-a-sense-of/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [You release these things, and if they fly then you have more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/you-release-these-things-and-if-they-fly-then-you-have-more/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [My childlike qualities sometimes lead me to jump into projects without thinking of the consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/my-childlike-qualities-sometimes-lead-me-to-jump-into-projects/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [It's really not that hard. If I do a Tonight Show, it's six or seven minutes. If I do a concert, it's 90 minutes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/it-s-really-not-that-hard-if-i-do-a-tonight-show-it-s-six-or-seven/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [Bobby's World touched a lot of people. That's why the family's last name is Generic. Uncle Ted is based on uncles we've all had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/bobby-s-world-touched-a-lot-of-people-that-s-why-the-family-s-last/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [You can go home with a lot of money with absolutely no skill.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/you-can-go-home-with-a-lot-of-money-with-absolutely-no-skill/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [My whole life is a practical joke. Every evening and every show has really become about entertaining me. I was always like that. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/my-whole-life-is-a-practical-joke-every-evening-and-every-show-has/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) > [I'm always in a hotel room, and I spend a good portion of my day setting it up so it's comfortable for me. Whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-mandel/i-m-always-in-a-hotel-room-and-i-spend-a-good-portion-of-my-day/) [Howie Mandel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-mandel/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adhd/howie-mandel/#itemlist", "name": "4 Adhd Quotes By Howie Mandel", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) as an adult, but I don't remember a time when I didn't have them. 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