Quotes by Mental Illness One in four of us will have a mental illness at some point. That is a lot of people. Alastair Campbell mental-illness four people The finest minds, like the finest metals, dissolve the easiest. Alexander Pope mental-illness finest mind The soul is innocent and immortal, it should never die ungodly in an armed madhouse. Allen Ginsberg mental-illness soul depression Among writers, if you don't have a therapist, it's like saying you don't keep a journal or use the thesaurus. It's a natural accompaniment. Amy Tan mental-illness use depression Some of my earlier songs are kind of more about mental illness. Andrew Bird mental-illness kind song I see myself as one would see another. Anne Sexton mental-illness cutting two The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness. Ashley Montagu mental-illness systematic institutions It can be difficult to present mental illness in film without resorting to devices that, if not handled well, can seem heavy-handed or cliché. Brian Lindstrom mental-illness heavy film I think that most of us instinctively avoid people with mental illness. Brian Lindstrom mental-illness people thinking Every now and then I hear voices in my head, but not very clear. I can't understand what they are saying. It's a mental illness. I have been diagnosed as a manic depressive. Brian Wilson mental-illness now-and-then voice I just felt as though I would never be happy again, and as if I had fallen into a big black hole. Brooke Shields mental-illness holes black Neurosis is an inner cleavage-the state of being at war with oneself. Carl Jung neurosis mental-illness war My mom had the breakdown for the family, and I went into therapy for all of us. Carrie Fisher breakdown mental-illness mom So, because I have a mental illness I should disappear and hide? Ever since I went into hospital, all I have heard and read about is people telling me what they think I should do. Charlotte Dawson mental-illness people thinking For years now, I've been talking about the rise of the extreme right in the U.S. Since 9/11, white nationalists have killed more Americans on U.S. soil than any foreign or domestic terrorist group combined. It's something we don't categorize as terrorism or extremism. We often brush it off as mental illness - things like Oak Creek Wisconsin - and these people are certainly tied to white supremacy, have written manifestos. We've got a major problem in not calling that terrorism. Christian Picciolini mental-illness problem people There is a very fine line between hobby and mental illness. Dave Barry mental-illness hobbies lines I don't suffer from a mental illness, I live with it. David Feherty mental-illness illness suffering I am, emphatically. Mental illness triggered by xperimental error. David Mitchell mental-illness illness errors Maybe I'm needy, neurotic, paranoid. Under the circumstances, of course, if I weren't needy, neurotic, and paranoid, I'd obviously be psychotic. Dean Koontz mental-illness psychotic depression My good fortune is not that I've recovered from mental illness. I have not, nor will I ever. My good fortune lies in having found my life. Elyn Saks mental-illness fortune lying 1234567»