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People Quotes by Andrew Solomon
- A large proportion of my best friends are a little bit crazy. ... I try to be cautious with my friends who are too sane.…
- Mild depression is a gradual and sometimes permanent thing that undermines people the way rust weakens iron ... Like physical pain that becomes chronic, it…
- Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it. Seek out the memories depression…
- It is important not to suppress your feelings altogether when you are depressed. It is equally important to avoid terrible arguments or expressions of outrage.…
- Some people are trapped by the belief that love comes in finite quantities, and that our kind of love exhausts the supply upon which they…
- Depressed people cannot lead a revolution because depressed people can barely manage to get out of bed and put on their shoes and socks.
- I was overpowered by being in the world, by other people and their lives I couldn’t lead, their jobs I couldn’t do - overpowered even…
- I met people on college campuses who were defining themselves as genderqueer to express revolutionary feelings, or to communicate their individuality; they were gender fluid…
- While people argue with one another about the specifics of Freud's work and blame him for the prejudices of his time, they overlook the fundamental…
- A sense of humor is the best indicator that you will recover; it is often the best indicator that people will love you. Sustain that…
- People … don't want to be cured or changed or eliminated. They want to be whoever it is that they've come to be.
- Sometimes, people end up thankful for what they mourned. You cannot achieve this state by seeking tragedy, but you can keep yourself open more to…
- When you believe that you cannot stitch your own heart back together, go to work on the hearts of other people; there is no surer…
- Listen to the people who love you. Believe that they are worth living for even when you don't believe it.
- One of the things that often gets lost in discussions of depression is that you know it's ridiculous. You know it's ridiculous while you're experiencing…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle