I was an unusually private person - in a way, kind of insufferably so. I think I thought the celebrity thing when it happened was a temporary phenomenon, and I was above it. Jane Pauley More Quotes by Jane Pauley More Quotes From Jane Pauley My goal is to see that mental illness is treated like cancer. Jane Pauley cancermedicinegoal There might be false starts and do-overs.You are entitled to experiment before you find your calling. Jane Pauley callingmistakemight Sometimes it takes the better part of a lifetime to find out what your passion is, but in my observation, if you do, it might be the best part of your life. Jane Pauley passionmightlife You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense. Jane Pauley catsleepanimal The most likely moment for something incredible to happen to me was the moment I was most certain nothing ever would. Jane Pauley incrediblesmomentsinspirational I envy people with dreams and passions, but I don't think that way. I still don't have a 'bliss' to follow. For people like me - I suspect that's most people - holding out for a 'dream' or a 'passion' is paralyzing. I just like having work I enjoy that feels meaningful. That's hard enough... but it's enough. Jane Pauley passiondreammeaningful A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame. Jane Pauley mental-illnessdiagnosisshame I can cook; but not well. I figure I have six years until my children discover what their friends' mothers make for dinner. Jane Pauley mothers-dayinspiringchildren I've come to recognize what I call my 'inside interests.' Telling stories. And helping people tell their stories is a sort of interpersonal gardening. My work at NBC News was to report the news, but in hindsight, I often tried to look for some insight to share that might spark a moment of recognition in a viewer. Jane Pauley nbcgardeningpeople About the time I turned 50, I experienced the profound biological change that often accompanies women at that age. Also, I put two kids in college and lost both of my parents, so I'm no longer somebody's daughter. Jane Pauley daughtermotherkids 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 dramaticwavemood I came back to work when my children were two months old. At that early age, they seem to have little awareness of anybody but their Raggedy Ann dolls, so it wasn't a matter of them missing me. I was missing them. Jane Pauley missingtwochildren Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do. Jane Pauley examplewatcheskids The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity. Jane Pauley creativityopportunitymeaningful When I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder the year I turned 50, it was certainly a shock. But as a journalist, knowing a little bit about a lot of things, I didn't suffer the misconception that depression was all in my head or a mark of poor character. I knew it was a disease, and, like all diseases, was treatable. Jane Pauley knowingcharacteryears My tides were fluctuating, too - back and forth, back and forth - sometimes so fast they seemed to be spinning. They call this 'rapid cycling.' It's a marvel that a person can appear to be standing still when the mood tides are sloshing back and forth, sometimes sweeping in both directions at once. They call that a 'mixed state.' Jane Pauley cyclingspinningtides Nobody calls me silly. That is not a word that applies to me. Jane Pauley call-mesilly I have been fiercely private, in part because I could never understand how a journalist could be otherwise. I was also the mother of small children, and security concerns were paramount. Jane Pauley concernmotherchildren My parents were terrific - mother was a church organist and my father was probably the most respected person in our church outside of the minister and sometimes maybe that much. The neighbors all called him - a gentleman. Jane Pauley parentmotherfather Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change. Jane Pauley stripeslife-changingpeople
