“There is a misconception about what depression looks like. People think it is crying all the time and wringing your hands. ... [People with depression] rarely have that kind of emotional display.”
Thomas Insel
“Tough times create tough people.”
Richard 'Grimesy' Grimes
“Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals”
Clarence Darrow
“A lot of people will try to understand depression but you find it takes time, it is very difficult.”
Charlotte Dodds
“A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.”
Jonathan Davis
“...Depression is not sobbing and crying and giving vent, it is plain and simple reduction of feeling...People who keep stiff upper lips find that it's damn hard to smile.”
Judith Guest
“Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people.”
Zig Ziglar
