Illness Quotes

1077 Illness quotes by 776 unique authors

I did as much research as I could and I took ownership of this illness, because if you don't take care of your body, where… — Karen Duffy
If creative work protects a man against mental illness, it is small wonder that he pursues it with avidity; and even if the state of… — Anthony Storr
One of the pitfalls about writing about illness is that it is very easy to imagine people with cancer as either these wise-beyond-their-years creatures or… — John Green
The right to a good death is a basic human freedom. The [2006-JAN] Supreme Court's decision to uphold aid in dying allows us to view… — John Shelby Spong
I have come to realize that an early symptom of approaching mental illness is the belief that one's work is terribly important. If you consider… — Bertrand Russell
When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside: "Am I dying or is this my birthday?" — Nancy Astor
We learn as much from sorrow as from joy, as much from illness as from health, from handicap as from advantage and indeed perhaps more. — Pearl S. Buck
Fast food may appear to be cheap food and, in the literal sense it often is, but that is because huge social and environmental costs… — Prince Charles
We achieve active mastery over illness and death by delegating all responsibility for their management to physicians, and by exiling the sick and the dying… — Thomas Szasz
More than illness or death, the American journalist fears standing alone against the whim of his owners or the prejudices of his audience. Deprive William… — Lewis H. Lapham
Sadness, disappointment, and severe challenge are events in life, not life itself. — Richard G. Scott
It all made sense - terrible sense. The panic she had experienced in the warehouse district because of not knowing what had happened had been… — Flora Rheta Schreiber
Recovering from the suicide of a loved one, you need all the help you can get. — Judy Collins
Writing my blog has saved me thousands on therapy. — Phil Cooke
You can never turn the clock back and, since we're talking about mental health, I would stress that. — Peter Shilton
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of, but stigma and bias shame us all. — William J. Clinton
You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Psychoanalysis is the mental illness it purports to cure — Karl Kraus
You can feel like a mental patient, but that doesn't mean you have to act like one. — Marsha M. Linehan
I can't describe the feeling when I go down - it's down down down and there's never going to be an up again. And whatever… — John Marsden
I just felt as though I would never be happy again, and as if I had fallen into a big black hole. — Brooke Shields
There is no need to suffer silently and there is no shame in seeking help — Catherine Zeta-Jones
It was like I had a curse on me. I couldn't believe how much God was piling on. There was so much death around me. — George Michael
I have not been an easygoing guy. I think it's called bipolar manic depression. I've got a rich history of that in my family. — Ben Stiller
Every pore of you is crying and you don't even understand why or what. I actually kind of died and got born again as a… — Sinead O'Connor

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