Depression Quotes

2071 Depression quotes by 1126 unique authors

Between the Great Depression and the 1970s, private business was viewed with suspicion even in most capitalist economies. Businesses were, so the story goes, seen… — Ha-Joon Chang
...we should all fortify ourselves against the dark hours of depression by cultivating a deep distrust of the certainties of despair. Despair is relentless in… — John Piper
still, what could i say? that i didn't just feel depressed - instead, it was like the depression was the core of me, of every… — John Green
Getting help for substance abuse can be reduced to the deceptively simple focus of ‘keeping away from the dope.’ But what does getting help with… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Back in August, I wrote a post about the supposed race to the bottom with ebooks, refuting some nonsense written by an establishment bonehead. This… — J.A. Konrath
Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an illness… — Irving Kirsch
That was when Leonard realized something crucial about depression. The smarter you were, the worse it was. The sharper your brain, the more it cut… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in fact, depression is… — John Green
No reason to feel depressed about being depressed. A depression can be a golden opportunity to collect the pieces and build ourselves anew. Global Souls… — Elif Safak
Disappointment Can do a couple things. It can drop you into a giant sucking sinkhole of depression, a place you have to fight to climb… — Ellen Hopkins
It’s so difficult to describe depression to someone who’s never been there, because it’s not sadness. I know sadness. Sadness is to cry and to… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Divorce has taught us how to sleep with friends, sleep with enemies, and then act like it's all perfectly normal in the morning. — Elizabeth Wurtzel
The degree to which a surviving parent copes is the most important indicator of the child's long-term adaptation. Kids whose surviving parents are unable to… — Hope Edelman
Emergencies have always been necessary to progress. It was darkness which produced the lamp. It was fog that produced the compass. It was hunger that… — Victor Hugo
Depression is like a bruise that never goes away. A bruise in your mind. You just got to be careful not to touch it where… — Jeffrey Eugenides
She still had her bad days, no question, when the black dog of depression sniffed her out and settled its crushing weight on her chest… — Lev Grossman
Her heart was a secret garden and the walls were very high. — William Goldman
tiny: but there is the word, this word phil wrayson taught me once: weltschmerz. it's the depression you feel when the world as it is… — David Levithan
If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is,… — Stephen Fry
Cat, you asked me before to find out if those dream -suppression pills had any side effects. I’ve checked with Pathology, and they said you… — Jeaniene Frost
But I have had enough melodrama in this life, and would willingly give my five senses if they could ensure us our present peace and… — Daphne du Maurier
Your body does not eliminate poisons by knowing their names. To try to control fear or depression or boredom by calling them names is to… — Alan Watts
If you trade your authenticity for safety, you may experience the following: anxiety, depression, eating disorders, addiction, rage, blame, resentment, and inexplicable grief. — BrenÃ© Brown
Depression hangs over me as if I were Iceland. — Philip Larkin
Like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient: it knows how to survive in hard places. I learned about these… — Parker J. Palmer

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