Mental Quotes

The prevalence of mental illness compels me to give it - and the people suffering from it - a voice.

Mental health and mental balance is critical to leading a healthy life.

Prisons are woefully ill-equipped for their current role as the nations primary mental health facilities.

I have called you by name, you are mine... you are precious in my sight.

Mental illness is no myth, as some have claimed. It is a disturbance in our sense of possession of a stable inner self that survives its personae.

Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.

There is no such thing as mental illness, hence also no such thing as psychotherapy.

A sense of humor is regarded as a sign of mental health - apart from excessive punning, which is another matter entirely.

Love is mental illness going in and mental illness coming out. In between, you do a lot of laundry.

When you're depressed, everything becomes distorted.

I'm trying to do what Frank O'Hara did and remind myself there there's a lot of good stuff. I write about New York for my own mental health.

Not everyone who's homeless is a drug-addict or in need of mental health care. Some are normal people who've been knocked down, and it can happen to you, too. Not all of us made bad life choices.

Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental health.

Success in life isn't only for the gifted or the privileged or those with a high IQ. Success is totally dependent on three things: persistence, determination and a positive mental attitude.

... I went through a very lethargic period ... I was just sort of getting through every night and every day.

Maybe I'm needy, neurotic, paranoid. Under the circumstances, of course, if I weren't needy, neurotic, and paranoid, I'd obviously be psychotic.

The most vital aspect of winning is mental attitude.

Not a few patients, however, suffering from certain forms of mental disorder, regain a high degree of insight into their mental condition in what might be termed a flash of divine enlightenment.

A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.

It took me far too long to realize that lost years and relationships cannot be recovered. That damage done to oneself and others cannot always be put right again.

If I never had any mental health issues, there's no doubt in my mind I'd still be playing.

You can profit by disappointment - if it is turned into inspirational dissatisfaction with a positive mental attitude.

Never underestimate the repellent power of a negative mental attitude. It can prevent life's lucky breaks from benefiting you.

Success is achieved and maintained by those who keep trying with positive mental attitude. What you try for is up to you.

With every adversity there is a seed of an equivalent or greater benefit for those who are motivated with positive mental attitude to become achievers.

Brains without competitive hearts are rudderless.

I'm afraid of happy people. They're chemically unbalanced.

The way football is being played currently, that I have seen, it's dangerous. It's dangerous and it could impact their long-term mental health. You only get one brain.

Take heart! Many great things have been done by people in poor mental health.

It's almost selfishness, taking care of your mental health. You can't just not do it.

I have come to realize that an early symptom of approaching mental illness is the belief that one's work is terribly important. If you consider your work very important you should take a day off.

We talk about mental toughness all the time. That's the biggest thing good teams have, that they can overcome adversity.

Even with mental health as well as physical health, it's about taking responsibility and knowing that you're part of the solution always.

As well as being one of the worst things that can happen to a human being, schizophrenia can also be one of the richest learning and humanizing experiences life offers.

Another thing rappers, I admire your rebellious spirit, but materialism is a form of mental slavery. Slow down on the jewelry, pick up a book.

We're going to have a very, very robust, level of performance having to do with mental health. We are losing so many great people that can be taken care of if they have proper care.

One makes whatever revolution one can, each in their own way.

It's almost like a sign of mental illness to base your self-worth on the opinions of complete strangers, you know?

While obsession with one’s personal appearance is a sign of being a vacant prat, total oblivion to it is a sign of mental illness.

Exercise keeps me occupied, which is good for my mental health.

I detest 'love lyrics.' I think one of the causes of bad mental health in the United States is that people have been raised on 'love lyrics.

Your mental attitude is your motivation and your inspiration.

You attract the good and desirable with positive mental attitude. You repel them with negative mental attitude.

Positive mental attitude is determined by you. Not others.

The scariest thing of all is never knowing what you're suddenly going to believe.

I get absolutely shitfaced. I am shitfaced and hyper and ten years old. I am having the time of my life.

Isolated, she managed somehow to feel free—albeit with a freedom that made her want to smash a hole in the very center of the universe.

God's creatures who cried themselves to sleep stirred to cry again.

He had the feeling that there was something physically behind his eyes, blocking the light.

As no one knew much about my mental illness, a lot of people had the attitude that I had the capability to 'kick it' and get better instantly. This was the most frustrating attitude for me.