--- title: "28 People Depressed Quotes by 24 authors" description: "Browse 28 People Depressed quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best People Depressed sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/patrick-califia-35753_blocked_a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed-i-thin_1443012.jpg" --- > [A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed-i-think-are-suffering-from-blocked/) [Patrick Califia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-califia/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/614/patrick-califia-35753_blocked_a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed-i-thin_1443012.jpg) > [“If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and crafty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tao-te-ching/if-a-country-is-governed-with-repression-the-people-are-depressed-and/) [Tao Te Ching](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tao-te-ching/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17c/tao-te-ching-36812_depression_if-a-country-is-governed-with-repression_248519.jpg) > [People become depressed when they neglect their spiritual practice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dharma-mittra/people-become-depressed-when-they-neglect-their-spiritual-practice/) [Dharma Mittra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dharma-mittra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23d/dharma-mittra-15992_neglect_people-become-depressed-when-they-neglec_412626.png) > [The Funniest People Are The Most Depressed..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grace/the-funniest-people-are-the-most-depressed/) [Grace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ca/grace-33959_comedy_the-funniest-people-are-the-most-depress_2997040.jpg) > [People are depressed for many reasons, one of which I think is how we have been taught to react to trauma, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-zambreno/people-are-depressed-for-many-reasons-one-of-which-i-think-is-how-we/) [Kate Zambreno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-zambreno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d44/kate-zambreno-12400_has-beens_people-are-depressed-for-many-reasons-on_1682973.jpg) > [Somehow, like so many people who get depressed, we felt our depressions were more complicated and existentially based than they actually were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-redfield-jamison/somehow-like-so-many-people-who-get-depressed-we-felt-our-depressions/) [Kay Redfield Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-redfield-jamison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9a/kay-redfield-jamison-1826_complicated_somehow-like-so-many-people-who-get-depr_438932.jpg) > [A new study found that people who are depressed have a greater risk of stroke. Well that should cheer them up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-leno/a-new-study-found-that-people-who-are-depressed-have-a-greater-risk/) [Jay Leno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-leno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/jay-leno-210_cheer_a-new-study-found-that-people-who-are-de_2783737.png) > [“Almost everyone is overconfident--except the people who are depressed, and they tend to be realists.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-t-hallinan/almost-everyone-is-overconfident-except-the-people-who-are-depressed/) [Joseph T. Hallinan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-t-hallinan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/joseph-t-hallinan-83991_confidence_almost-everyone-is-overconfident-except_2644759.jpg) > [The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-cameron/the-political-system-is-broken-the-economy-is-broken-and-so-is/) [David Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-cameron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d5/david-cameron-1858_broken_the-political-system-is-broken-the-econo_992660.png) > [“Sometimes I just think depression's one way of coping with the world. Like, some people get drunk, some people do drugs, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/sometimes-i-just-think-depression-s-one-way-of-coping-with-the-world/) [Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/581/ned-vizzini-1483_depressed_sometimes-i-just-think-depression-s-one_2188452.png) > [I never knew so many selfish people, and depressed people who will try and knock you down with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-never-knew-so-many-selfish-people-and-depressed-people-who-will-try/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e27/anonymous-1_depressed-people_i-never-knew-so-many-selfish-people-and_2542488.jpg) > [Listen, life is not all about you! self centered people are always depressed, angry & confused. They believe they are always owed something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/listen-life-is-not-all-about-you-self-centered-people-are-always/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/anonymous-1_identity_listen-life-is-not-all-about-you-self-ce_2734326.jpg) > [“Owen: depressed people don't have the energy to kill themselves. that's what mr clark said Owen: he said it's not when people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-borris/owen-depressed-people-don-t-have-the-energy-to-kill-themselves-that-s/) [Albert Borris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-borris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/albert-borris-24524_depressed-people_owen-depressed-people-don-t-have-the-ene_414706.jpg) > [I've had my moments of feeling miserable in my life, as has everyone, but it's not often that you actually get the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hollander/i-ve-had-my-moments-of-feeling-miserable-in-my-life-as-has-everyone/) [Tom Hollander](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hollander/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/tom-hollander-17652_day-life_i-ve-had-my-moments-of-feeling-miserable_1938229.jpg) > [In America people get depressed for no reason. They say, 'I'm sad my boyfriend didn't call me.' I tell them, 'How would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anastasia-soare/in-america-people-get-depressed-for-no-reason-they-say-i-m-sad-my/) [Anastasia Soare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anastasia-soare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/anastasia-soare-5677_america_in-america-people-get-depressed-for-no-r_1104949.jpg) > [Sometimes I just think depression's one way of coping with the world. Like, some people get drunk, some people do drugs, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ned-vizzini/sometimes-i-just-think-depression-s-one-way-of-coping-with-the-world-3/) [Ned Vizzini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ned-vizzini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c19/ned-vizzini-1483_coping_sometimes-i-just-think-depression-s-one_2673635.png) > [When public figures remain silent about depression, there is a cost to the rest of society. Silence contributes to the misperception that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-redfield-jamison/when-public-figures-remain-silent-about-depression-there-is-a-cost-to/) [Kay Redfield Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-redfield-jamison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/kay-redfield-jamison-1826_about_when-public-figures-remain-silent-about_2067433.jpg) > [A lot of times, people think that it doesn't make sense for people to be depressed when they have everything, a loving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-toews/a-lot-of-times-people-think-that-it-doesn-t-make-sense-for-people-to/) [Miriam Toews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-toews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/705/miriam-toews-3632_depressed_a-lot-of-times-people-think-that-it-does_2111996.png) > [The one thing we do know is that the chemical imbalance theory - the theory that people get depressed when they don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irving-kirsch/the-one-thing-we-do-know-is-that-the-chemical-imbalance-theory-the/) [Irving Kirsch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irving-kirsch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/irving-kirsch-18763_brain_the-one-thing-we-do-know-is-that-the-che_1653055.png) > [“The only thing that consoles me is to be surrounded by people as depressed as I am. The readers down here, they're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-divry/the-only-thing-that-consoles-me-is-to-be-surrounded-by-people-as/) [Sophie Divry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-divry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0d/sophie-divry-47600_humor_the-only-thing-that-consoles-me-is-to-be_1177185.jpg) > [The Failure of Will theory is equally popular with people who are not depressed. Get out and take your mind off yourself,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chase-twichell/the-failure-of-will-theory-is-equally-popular-with-people-who-are-not/) [Chase Twichell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chase-twichell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01e/chase-twichell-56925_country_the-failure-of-will-theory-is-equally-po_2094557.jpg) > [People are depressed because they think their problems are forever. In fact, forever never exists, either in your happiness or sadness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernajoy-vaal/people-are-depressed-because-they-think-their-problems-are-forever-in/) [Bernajoy Vaal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernajoy-vaal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c8/bernajoy-vaal-524_happiness_people-are-depressed-because-they-think_2235745.jpg) > [In some cases, some people do get depressed in the middle of their grief, and they really need to be treated for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-redfield-jamison/in-some-cases-some-people-do-get-depressed-in-the-middle-of-their/) [Kay Redfield Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-redfield-jamison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/kay-redfield-jamison-1826_cases_in-some-cases-some-people-do-get-depress_1779653.jpg) > [I know a lot of people who are depressed, and they walk around, and they're smiling every day, but no one's asking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karamo-brown/i-know-a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed-and-they-walk-around-and/) [Karamo Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karamo-brown/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32d/karamo-brown-5694_day_i-know-a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed_869832.jpg) > [The world is littered with movies about people that are depressed that either did not come out or are not successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodie-foster/the-world-is-littered-with-movies-about-people-that-are-depressed/) [Jodie Foster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodie-foster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85e/jodie-foster-2055_about_the-world-is-littered-with-movies-about_2870058.jpg) > [“The very same person can, at the very same time, seem at peace to some people, and depressed or even suicidal to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mokokoma-mokhonoana/the-very-same-person-can-at-the-very-same-time-seem-at-peace-to-some/) [Mokokoma Mokhonoana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5e/mokokoma-mokhonoana-195_at-peace_the-very-same-person-can-at-the-very-sam_3057281.jpg) > [“What he and many people don't understand is that there is more to depression than a sometimes overwhelming feeling of inadequacy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliot-perlman/what-he-and-many-people-don-t-understand-is-that-there-is-more-to/) [Elliot Perlman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliot-perlman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/elliot-perlman-14111_depression_what-he-and-many-people-don-t-understand_2955476.jpg) > [ We need people to fight back. So many people are depressed, and they've become preoccupied with the negatives of this \[Donald Trump\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nina-turner/we-need-people-to-fight-back-so-many-people-are-depressed-and-they-ve/) [Nina Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nina-turner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/nina-turner-3107_cripples_we-need-people-to-fight-back-so-many-peo_2136451.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-depressed/#itemlist", "name": "People Depressed Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A lot of people who are depressed, I think, are suffering from blocked creativity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patrick Califia" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-califia/a-lot-of-people-who-are-depressed-i-think-are-suffering-from-blocked/", "image": { 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