Achieve Quote by David D. Burns

Reaching for the stars, perfectionists may end up clutching at air.

— David D. Burns

“That these mandates exist is hardly news, but their cumulative effect on women’s lives tends to be examined through a fragmented lens, one-pathology-at-a-time, the…

— Caroline Knapp

“We can then recognize that we invented religions to serve two central needs which continue to this day and which secular society has not…

— Alain de Botton

[On her troubled relationships with her daughters:] You can acquire enemies. Why give birth to them?

— Joan Fontaine

People who are contented and serene sleep well. They fall asleep easily, stay asleep, and wake refreshed. Conversely, people who are anxious, stressed, or…

— Andrew Weil

“It is in my head! That's why it's called Mental Illness.”

— Roni Askey-Doran

Having a mood disorder is not synonymous with having artistic talent, but it is true that people in the so-called creative professions-writers, actors, artists,…

— Tracy Thompson

A mood disorder is dangerous. You've got to get those dramatic waves of highs and lows stabilized. It's dangerous if you don't.

— Jane Pauley

Mood disorders are terribly painful illnesses, and they are isolating illnesses. And they make people feel terrible about themselves when, in fact, they can…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

Far too many doctors-many of them excellent physicians-commit suicide each year; one recent study concluded that, until quite recently, the United States lost annually…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“Mental illness is not in the business of making sense of itself.”

— Roni Askey-Doran

“Many so-called disorders of the mind are simply disorders of thought.”

— Vironika Tugaleva