“I believe the perception of what people think about DID is I might be crazy, unstable, and low functioning. After my diagnosis,… — Esmay T. Parker Copy Share Image
[Keeping kosher was] the symbol of an initiation, like the insignia of a secret brotherhood, that set her apart and gave her… — Jessie Sampter Copy Share Image
The notion that "applied" knowledge is somehow less worthy than "pure" knowledge, was natural to a society in which all useful work… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Soaps are great. You learn to work very fast - some say superficially, but that's not really true. You do some very… — Charles Shaughnessy Copy Share Image
Even with all that - excellent treatment, wonderful family and friends, supportive work environment - I did not make my illness public… — Elyn Saks Copy Share Image
“...it really struck me that, just as people might look at me and never imagine I'd worked as a prostitute, they must… — Sophie Hayes Copy Share Image
I want the audience to think about how many people are hiding in the shadows with the condition. I want the film… — Paul Dalio Copy Share Image
Do we really want a society in which the stigma of going on the dole has been erased? — Mickey Kaus Copy Share Image
“The drug I take is called schizophrenia, among other labels, which I desperately want to put away. I want to put the… — Jonathan Harnisch Copy Share Image
Whether the medium is ready for consumers is better judged by those consumers. I sometimes read online - but not often. The… — Gene Wolfe Copy Share Image
Baldness is visually enough of a stigma as it is without a big sweaty bloke on stage pointing it out. — Johnny Vegas Copy Share Image
Mental health treatment is most likely available to the officers, but they may be reluctant to access it due to cultural beliefs… — Brian Lindstrom Copy Share Image
Pretty people aren't as accepted as other people. It comes with all these stigmas. — Mischa Barton Copy Share Image
When I first started, you could go to a college campus and it was not cool to wear a country artist's shirt… — Eric Church Copy Share Image
We're all in this together. It's okay to be honest. It's okay to ask for help. It's okay to say you're stuck,… — Jamie Tworkowski Copy Share Image
I love ebola jokes. When done in the right way, maybe it gets people to learn about ebola, to learn about the… — Trevor Noah Copy Share Image
The fact of the matter is that we're all aging, and there's this stigma that older actresses don't work as much as… — Jewel Staite Copy Share Image
I think a trillion dollars of student loans and a massive skills gap are precisely what happens to a society that actively… — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
My struggle has allowed me to transcend that sense of shame and stigma identified with my being a Black gay man. Having… — Marlon Riggs Copy Share Image
For women raised in the '70s, high heels can still carry a stigma; they're associated with being stupid, with just wanting to… — Christian Louboutin Copy Share Image
Think about the stigma that is attached to the idea that alcoholism is a disease, an incurable illness, and you have it.… — Chris Prentiss Copy Share Image
I went public with the alcoholism, very early on... the early '70s. Mercedes McCambridge, the actress, I think was the first recognizable… — Dick Van Dyke Copy Share Image
I still cannot fathom how difficult it was for the women I met to find out that they were HIV-positive. It is… — Gabriel Byrne Copy Share Image
Don’t let people’s stereotypes or stigmas or words—don’t let that put you in a box. Don’t let that ruin your day. — Lil B Copy Share Image