Manic Quotes

107 quotes by 80 authors

I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not available to me, or didn't… — Kay Redfield Jamison
Weâ€™re all misfits herefrom our weirdnesses and our differences, from our manic fixations, our obsessions, our passions. From all those wild and wacky things that… — Terri Windling
Being heartbroken is like having this really horrible freedom. You can be selfish with your thoughts, which can lead to manic creativity, but at the… — Florence Welch
Manic depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to live. — Kay Redfield Jamison
The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old… — Sammy Davis, Jr.
Manic depression's touching my soul. I know what I want, but I just don't know how to go about getting it. — Jimi Hendrix
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness. There exists a striking association between creativity and manic depression. Why are more creative people prone to… — Nick Flynn
Sometimes I get a little manic and you can't stop me. I'm all over the place. I have fun — Dom DeLuise
When I'm manic, I'm so awake and alert, that my eyelashes fluttering on the pillow sound like thunder. — Andy Behrman
The prospect Smiler was a manic farmer. Few men I think can have been as unfortunate as he; for on the one hand he was… — Laurie Lee
Remember that the stock market is manic-depressive. — Warren Buffett
I try to meditate every morning. It relaxes me, clears my mind, and sets my day off on the right foot before things get too… — Elle Macpherson
Get a life. A real life. Not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. — Anna Quindlen
I do worry about young people in the business who have experienced a lot of success and are punted around doing those manic publicity trails,… — Sally Hawkins
The world of manic depression is a world of bad judgment calls. — Carrie Fisher
If you like capitalism, you will positively love depressions, because they are one and the same, like manic-depressives and their cycles, like spouse-abusers and their… — Kenny Smith
I have had manic-depressive illness, also known as bipolar disorder, since I was 18 years old. It is an illness that ensures that those who… — Kay Redfield Jamison
Nowadays you envy a manic-depressive. Half the time he's happy, the other half he's right. — Robert Breault
The Chinese believe that before you can conquer a beast you first must make it beautiful. In some strange way, I have tried to do… — Kay Redfield Jamison
Whereas the melancholic exhibits a state of general inhibition, in the manic patient even normal inhibitions of the instincts are partly or wholly abolished. — Karl Abraham

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