Depression Quotes

2071 Depression quotes by 1126 unique authors

Insane people are always sure that they are fine. It is only the sane people who are willing to admit that they are crazy. — Nora Ephron
Being a typical Pisces, I might have experienced mood shifts, but I don't remember any depression, or needing to do anything, or to have someone… — Julius Erving
Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. — Euripides
Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm. — Euripides
We can alleviate physical pain, but mental pain - grief, despair, depression, dementia - is less accessible to treatment. It's connected to who we are… — Richard Eyre
This is what I am. I have periods of enormous self-destructive depression, where I go completely off my trolley and lose all sight of reality… — Siobhan Fahey
Depression scares people off. It makes me laugh that it has that kind of effect. — Siobhan Fahey
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently. — Henry Ford
I suffer depression only in the sense that I am a writer. We don't have proper jobs to go to. We are on our own… — Mark Haddon
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. — Nhat Hanh
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. — Nhat Hanh
No man for any considerable period can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward. — Ernest Hemingway
Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep. — Taraji P. Henson
Instead of seeing depression as a dysfunction, it is a functioning phenomenon. It stops you cold, sets you down, makes you damn miserable. — James Hillman
In the history of the treatment of depression, there was the dunking stool, purging of the bowels of black bile, hoses, attempts to shock the… — James Hillman
Depression opens the door to beauty of some kind. — James Hillman
The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as… — James Hillman
I've had some dark nights of the soul, of course, but giving in to depression would be a sellout, a defeat. — Christopher Hitchens
Economic depression cannot be cured by legislative action or executive pronouncement. Economic wounds must be healed by the action of the cells of the economic… — Herbert Hoover
I'm the only person of distinction who has ever had a depression named for him. — Herbert Hoover
Once upon a time my political opponents honored me as possessing the fabulous intellectual and economic power by which I created a worldwide depression all… — Herbert Hoover
Concern should drive us into action, not into a depression. — Karen Horney
I had some experience in dealing with people who have mental illness and depression, but I didn't see the signs in myself. I couldn't ask… — Clara Hughes
The only reason I've shared my story is to take that tiny baby step of breaking down the stigma attached to depression. — Clara Hughes

Who Wrote These Depression Quotes

1,126 authors contributed a total of 2,071 Depression Quotes, led by these top contributors: