"There are a lot of studies that suggest……" — Kay Redfield Jamison
"There are a lot of studies that suggest a higher rate of creativity in bipolars than the general population."
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104 Quotes by Kay Redfield Jamison
Kay Redfield Jamison has 104 quotes on this site.
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The quickness and flexibility of a well mind, a belief or hope that things will eventually sort themselves out-these are…
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I think wanting to write is a fundamental sign of disease and discomfort. I don't think people who are comfortable…
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But then back on lithium and rotating on the planet at the same pace as everyone else, you find your…
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It was as if my father had given me, by way of temperament, an impossibly wild, dark, and unbroken horse.…
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There is a particular kind of pain, elation, loneliness, and terror involved in this kind of madness. When you're high…
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When I am high I couldn't worry about money of I tried. So I don't. The money will come from…
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Every seventeen minutes in America, someone commits suicide. Mostly, I have been impressed by how little value our society puts…
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I am by temperament an optimist, and I thought from the beginning that there was much to be written about…
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I have often asked myself whether, given the choice, I would choose to have manic-depressive illness. If lithium were not…
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Others would say to me, 'It is only temporary, it will pass, you will get over it,' but of course…
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Manic depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the…
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Anyone who suggests that coming back from suicidal despair is a straightforward journey has never taken it.
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More Creativity Quotes
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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There is no great genius without a mixture of madness.
— Aristotle
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Originality is the essence of true scholarship. Creativity is the soul of the true scholar.
— Nnamdi Azikiwe
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The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' but 'That's funny...'
— Isaac Asimov
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Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.
— Lauren Bacall
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A prudent question is one-half of wisdom.
— Francis Bacon
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You don't take a photograph, you make it.
— Ansel Adams
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When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.
— Ansel Adams
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There are always two people in every picture: the photographer and the viewer.
— Ansel Adams
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No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged…
— Ansel Adams
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Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies; but the compelling force of…
— Ansel Adams
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Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.
— Scott Adams
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