Quotes by Depression I realized that I had granted my illness lordship over me. In viewing my depression as a despot subjecting me to its savage fancies, I was able to escape responsibility, to indulge fully my selfish desire to let my ego flourish unfettered, not obliged to anyone. But this wasn't freedom. It was a prison-a cell separating me from those who cared for me and for whom I might have cared. Eric G. Wilson selfish responsibility depression I cling to nowhere until I fall - the crash of Nothing. Emily Dickinson mental-illness depression fall The artist's personality, built upon strong desires and compassionate vision, is by its nature prone to depression. Eric Maisel strong artist depression I'm what you call a Depression sailor. Ernest Borgnine sailor depression The world leans on us. When we sag, the whole world seems to droop. Eric Hoffer literature depression world No society has been able to abolish human sadness, no political system can deliver us from the pain of living, from our fear of death, our thirst for the absolute. It is the human condition that directs the social condition, not vice versa. Eugene Ionesco pain depression death That terrible mood of depression of whether it's any good or not is what is known as The Artist's Reward. Ernest Hemingway depressing artist depression Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm. Euripides adversity sadness depression Those whom God wishes to destroy, he first makes mad. Euripides mad depression insanity Combining paid employment with marriage and motherhood creates safeguards for emotional well-being. Nothing is certain in life, but generally the chances of happiness are greater if one has multiple areas of interest and involvement. To juggle is to diminish the risk of depression, anxiety, and unhappiness. Faye J Crosby motherhood emotional depression Every act of life, from the morning toothbrush to the friend at dinner, became an effort. I hated the night when I couldn't sleep and I hated the day because it went toward night. F. Scott Fitzgerald sleep depression morning When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone. Fiona Apple crowds depression people Unless you are political or intellectual, events like the Depression are seen as personal events. We thought of the Depression as something that made the pipes freeze; we thought it hit us because Daddy didn't move his taxi stand and because he broke his hip. It was only later I found out it was a national phenomenon. Florynce Kennedy daddy depression moving The proliferation of support groups suggests to me that too many Americans are growing up in homes that do not contain a grandmoth. Florence King growing-up home depression But with the slow menace of a glacier, depression came on. No one had any measure of its progress; no one had any plan for stopping it. Everyone tried to get out of its way. Frances Perkins stopping progress depression It's like a kettle. If it's a kettle, you turn the kettle off, you know what I mean? I wish I could put a hole in my head and let the steam come out. The steam was getting so high and the pressure was just getting a little bit much for me. Frank Bruno wish depression mean I think love lyrics have contributed to the general aura of bad mental health in America. Frank Zappa depression america thinking You can hold yourself back from the sufferings of the world, that is something you are free to do and it accords with your nature, but perhaps this very holding back is the one suffering you could avoid. Franz Kafka world-suffering health depression If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person. Fred Rogers uplifting depression motivational I have the true feeling of myself only when I am unbearably unhappy. Franz Kafka feeling-lost feelings depression «56789101112131415»