Chance Quote by Igor Stravinsky

Manic depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to…

— Kay Redfield Jamison

“manic depression is the result of the sum of repetitiveness in life and expecting a different result.”

— Pieter Swaenepoel

Manic depressive people often have incredible energy and a slightly skewed, but nonetheless valid, way of looking at things.

— Kathryn Lasky

Manic depressive is a disease.

— Debbie Reynolds

Like most manic depressives, some of my symptoms included racing thoughts that I simply had to act upon - flying from New York to…

— Andy Behrman

Manic depressives have all the luck; they soar between crashes. The best us regular depressives can do is battle our way up to normal…

— Tim Sandlin

I finally came to terms with manic depression and lithium. I've taken lithium regularly for the past few years and have had no further…

— Charley Pride

The little depression I experienced during my manic-depression was not like depression as anyone else had ever described it. It was very violent and…

— Andy Behrman

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

“People who perceive the negative experiences in their lives as the result of uncontrollable forces are at a higher risk for depression than those…

— Sheena Iyengar

“When you manic you create, when you depressed you edit”

— Leo Kottke

I do have mood swings which can go into extremes.

— Divya Dutta