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> [I've been anxious but not depressed. I'm an incorrigible optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-truss/i-ve-been-anxious-but-not-depressed-i-m-an-incorrigible-optimist/)

[Liz Truss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-truss/)

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> [When we start to feel anxious or depressed, instead of asking, "What do I need to get to be happy?" The question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-t-suzuki/when-we-start-to-feel-anxious-or-depressed-instead-of-asking-what-do/)

[D.T. Suzuki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-t-suzuki/)

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> [I had been anxious and depressed for years and suddenly I was deeply at peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eckhart-tolle/i-had-been-anxious-and-depressed-for-years-and-suddenly-i-was-deeply/)

[Eckhart Tolle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eckhart-tolle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/eckhart-tolle-81_anxious_i-had-been-anxious-and-depressed-for-yea_1690688.jpg)

> [I'm not someone who feels that unless I am anxious or depressed, there will be no creative drive. My greatest desire in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-duplass/i-m-not-someone-who-feels-that-unless-i-am-anxious-or-depressed-there/)

[Mark Duplass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-duplass/)

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> [Feeling anxious or depressed sometimes is part of what it means to be a person, and it might even be essential to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-flay/feeling-anxious-or-depressed-sometimes-is-part-of-what-it-means-to-be/)

[K. Flay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-flay/)

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