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Depression Quotes

Words for the weight that doesn't always show.

Some of these lines admit to depression outright, others just gesture at a mood that's hard to name — the range runs from someone owning up to mild depression to reflections on hard financial seasons people call their own Depression. If anxiety feels closer to what you're carrying, our Anxiety quotes might fit better.

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I was depressed for a year after 'The Pianist,' and I don't suffer from that, generally. It wasn't just a depression; it was a mourning.

Quotes by Adrien Brody

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I remember that in the past I was overwhelmed with the mystery of anxiety, or the mystery of depression, but now when you feel that feeling coming on you no longer go into fight-or-flight mode. You go: 'Oh, I know...

Quotes by Adam Granduciel

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'Hard Times' does not romanticize the Depression, but at least a few of Mr. Terkel's subjects managed to find silver linings.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

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Depression is something that doesn't just go away. It's just... there and you deal with it. It's like... malaria or something. Maybe it won't be cured, but you've got to take the medication you're prescribed, and you stay out of...

Quotes by Adam Ant

Anxiety Quotes

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Creative people are more prone to depression.

Quotes by Adam Ant

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Bipolar disorder, manic depression, depression, black dog, whatever you want to call it, is inherent in our society. It's a product of stress and in my case over-work.

Quotes by Adam Ant

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I have suffered from depression for most of my life. It is an illness.

Quotes by Adam Ant

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt eventually became the greatest liberal leader of 20th century United States, but he started as a fiscal conservative. His greatness is founded in his willingness to change his mind to save his country from the Great Depression.

Quotes by Abhijit Banerjee

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The album 'Hoodie SZN' is about the result of where I come from: it gave me this black heart. And the black heart represents depression.

Quotes by A Boogie wit da Hoodie

Believe Quotes

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The majority of my work in games, outside of 'Depression Quest,' has been experimental pushes into comedy games. I think there are a lot of intersections there.

Quotes by Zoe Quinn

A few of these quotes read more like private admissions than public statements, which is part of why they resonate. Browse our Depression Prayers for something more contemplative, or find a line for your Depression Status update.