Coping Quotes

221 quotes by 166 authors

At first, when a child meets something that scares him, the fear grows, like a wave. But when he goes into the water and swims… — Jonathan Kellerman
Instruct thyself for time and patience favor all. — Pythagoras
If you aren't in over your head, how do you know how tall you are? — Thomas Stearns Eliot
As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews. — Joanne Harris
In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. — Lee Iacocca
I only used a cell phone for the first time after I was released. I had difficulty coping with it because it seemed so small… — Aung San Suu Kyi
I choose not to think of my life as surviving, but coping. — Lorna Luft
Food is a coping mechanism; people are afraid of giving it up because then they'll feel confused and lost. — Phil McGraw
I didn't do drugs. It wasn't my thing. But the drink was terrible. Today when I look back, it's like I was another person. You… — Gary Oldman
Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism. — Chuck Palahniuk
Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about… — Norman Vincent Peale
Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem. — Virginia Satir
I've always had a quirky way of looking at things. It's my coping mechanism. — Sherri Shepherd
You may not know it but I'm no good at coping with all the attention in the luxury hotels I sometimes find myself in. — Paul Theroux
I used food as a coping mechanism for many, many years, and it was my best friend for a long time. — Carnie Wilson
Give me lust, baby. Flash. Give me malice. Flash. Give me detached existentialist ennui. Flash. Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism. Flash. — Chuck Palahniuk
Occasionally some individuals let the seeming ordinariness of life dampen their spirits. Though actually coping and growning, others lack the quiet, inner-soul satisfaction that can… — Neal A. Maxwell
Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism. — Chuck Palahniuk
It's the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways--either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the… — Dalai Lama

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