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I choose to live in the present because when you suffer from chronic illness, you don't have a choice. It's day by day, one foot in front of the other. When ... SiteHomeAuthorsTopicsQuoteOfTheDayTop100QuotesProfessionsBirthdaysAboutAboutUsContactUsTermsOfServicePrivacySettingsPrivacyPolicyCopyright©2001-2022BrainyQuote Home Authors Topics QuoteOfTheDay IllnessQuotes PopularTopics MotivationalQuotes LifeQuotes InspirationalQuotes AttitudeQuotes BeautyQuotes PositiveQuotes ChristmasQuotes SuccessQuotes PopularAuthors DesmondTutu WinstonChurchill MarkTwain AlbertEinstein OscarWilde Confucius SunTzu ElonMusk Menu Top10IllnessQuotes Citethispage Layout Grid List Loveneverdiesanaturaldeath.Itdiesbecausewedon'tknowhowtoreplenishitssource.Itdiesofblindnessanderrorsandbetrayals.Itdiesofillnessandwounds;itdiesofweariness,ofwitherings,oftarnishings. AnaisNin Lifeisaseriesofbabystepsalongthewayandifyouaddupthesetinylittlestepsyoutaketowardyourgoal,whateveritis,whetherit'sgivingupsomething,aterribleaddictionortryingtoworkyourwaythroughanillness.Whenyoutotalupthosebabystepsyou'dbeamazedoverthecourseof10years,thestridesyou'vetaken. HodaKotb Wehavetorealizethatscienceisadouble-edgedsword.Oneedgeoftheswordcancutagainstpoverty,illness,diseaseandgiveusmoredemocracies,anddemocraciesneverwarwithotherdemocracies,buttheothersideoftheswordcouldgiveusnuclearproliferation,biogermsandevenforcesofdarkness. MichioKaku Thereareusestoadversity,andtheydon'trevealthemselvesuntiltested.Whetherit'sseriousillness,financialhardship,orthesimpleconstraintofparentswhospeaklimitedEnglish,difficultycantapunexpectedstrengths. SoniaSotomayor Peoplewhocannotfindtimeforrecreationareobligedsoonerorlatertofindtimeforillness. JohnWanamaker Whenyoucryoutinpainfromabrokenwrist,noonequestionsit.Youjustgotothehospitalandtakethenecessarysteps.Mentalillnessisjustasreal,evenifitcan'tbeseen. TorreyDeVitto Somedays,24hoursistoomuchtostayputin,soItakethedayhourbyhour,momentbymoment.Ibreakthetask,thechallenge,thefearintosmall,bite-sizepieces.Icanhandleapieceoffear,depression,anger,pain,sadness,loneliness,illness.Iactuallyputmyhandsuptomyface,onenexttoeacheye,likeblindersonahorse. ReginaBrett Religioniscapableofdrivingpeopletosuchdangerousfollythatfaithseemstometoqualifyasakindofmentalillness. RichardDawkins I'vejustlearnedabouthisillness.Let'shopeit'snothingtrivial. IrvinS.Cobb Peoplearealwayssellingtheideathatpeoplewithmentalillnessaresuffering.Ithinkmadnesscanbeanescape.Ifthingsarenotsogood,youmaybewanttoimaginesomethingbetter. JohnForbesNash,Jr. Idoalotofbooksigningsandconventionseveryyear,andImeetagreatmanyreaderswhoarestruggling...they'reworkingthroughillness,injury,addiction,depression,grief,orsomeothertrauma.Itseemstomethatthere'salotofheroisminfightingthosethingsaswell,asbestyoucan. GailSimone Ienjoyconvalescence.Itisthepartthatmakestheillnessworthwhile. GeorgeBernardShaw Peopledon'trealizehowmanyofthehomelessaresinglemoms,andalotofveterans,andpeoplewithmentalillness. JoeMaddon Illnessisthedoctortowhomwepaymostheed;tokindness,toknowledge,wemakepromiseonly;painweobey. MarcelProust Sometimesittakesawake-upcall,doesn'tit,toalertustothefactthatwe'rehurryingthroughourlivesinsteadofactuallylivingthem;thatwe'relivingthefastlifeinsteadofthegoodlife.AndIthink,formanypeople,thatwake-upcalltakestheformofanillness. CarlHonore Fearisaquestion:Whatareyouafraidof,andwhy?Justastheseedofhealthisinillness,becauseillnesscontainsinformation,yourfearsareatreasurehouseofself-knowledgeifyouexplorethem. MarilynFerguson Emotionalwell-beingismorethantheabsenceofamentalillness.It'sthatresourcewithineachofuswhichallowsustoreacheverclosertoourfullpotential,andwhichalsoenablesustoberesilientinthefaceofadversity. VivekMurthy Stressisnothingmorethanasociallyacceptableformofmentalillness. RichardCarlson IknowalotaboutsystemiclupuserythematosusbecauseIhaveit,too.IwasdiagnosedthroughtheNHSwhenIfirstmovedtoEnglandin2008followingmonthsofseriousillness. KatherineRyan Ichoosetoliveinthepresentbecausewhenyousufferfromchronicillness,youdon'thaveachoice.It'sdaybyday,onefootinfrontoftheother.Whenthereisagoodday,yousoakupthatmoment.Those'goodselfie'momentsarecapturedbecausethey'reagift. YolandaHadid Ididn'twanttodoazooshow.Ididn'twanttodoastudyofsomeonewithmentalillness.Ijustwantedtoshowsomeonewhowastryingtolivetheirlife. DanielCraig Mostpeople,ifyouliveinabigcity,youseesomeformofschizophreniaeveryday,andit'salwaysintheformofsomeonehomeless.'Lookatthatguy-he'scrazy.Helooksdangerous.'Well,he'sonthestreetsbecauseofmentalillness.Heprobablyhadajobandahome. EricMcCormack WithoutanxietyandillnessIshouldhavebeenlikeashipwithoutarudder. EdvardMunch SometimesIsaythemedicationiseventougherthantheillness. SanyaRichards-Ross Ireviewbooksasadayjob,andthroughtheyearsI'vecometoviewthecontemporarymemoiras,almostalways,asagaofvictimization,sometimesbyothers,sometimesbytheself,andsometimesbyillnessormisfortune,leading,likeclockwork,tohealingandredemption. WalterKirn Romanticloveismentalillness.Butit'sapleasurableone.It'sadrug.Itdistortsreality,andthat'sthepointofit.Itwouldbeimpossibletofallinlovewithsomeonethatyoureallysaw. FranLebowitz Addictionisatoughillness,andrecoveryfromitisahardbutnoblepath.Menandwomenwhowalkthatpathdeserveoursupport,encouragement,andadmiration. SheldonWhitehouse Wehavetobeveryconsciousofthefactthatbeneatheveryillnessisaprohibition.Aprohibitionthatcomesfromasuperstition. AlejandroJodorowsky Thephrase'fakenews'soundstooplayful,toomuchlikeaschoolchildfakingillnesstogetoutofatest. DanielLevitin Yourpantryisyourfirstlineofdefenseagainstfood-borneillnessandthingslikehighbloodpressureandcholesterol. JoeBastianich Youcandieofthecurebeforeyoudieoftheillness. MichaelLandon IfthenationalmentalillnessoftheUnitedStatesismegalomania,thatofCanadaisparanoidschizophrenia. MargaretAtwood I'msurvivingalife-threateningillness.Manydonot,suchasthosewithoutcelebrityandfortunewhohavetodependonthepublichealthcaresystem. PattyDuke That'sthethingwithdementia.Ifyou'rewithsomebodywhohasaseriousillness,youcanusuallytalktothem,havealaugheverynowandthen-thepersonisstillwithyou.Withdementia,there'snoconversation;there'snotogetherness,nosharing. JudyParfitt I'vealwaysbeeninterestedinmedicineandwaspleasedwhenmybrotherbecameadoctor.Butafterthinkingseriouslyaboutthatfield,Irealizedthatwhatintriguedmewasnotthescience,notthechemistryorbiologyofmedicine,butthenarrative-thestoryofeachpatient,eachillness. LoisLowry Formostofthehistoryofourspecieswewerehelplesstounderstandhownatureworks.Wetookeverystorm,drought,illnessandcometpersonally.Wecreatedmythsandspiritsinanattempttoexplainthepatternsofnature. AnnDruyan They'retryingtotellusthatwe'renotright,sowehavetobuytheirproducts.Thenumberonecauseofmentalillnessisnotknowingwhoyouareandyoucan'tknowwhoyouareifyoudon'tspendtimehonoringyourself,andlivinginthepresent. NaomiJudd Ithinkthatageismisaculturalillness;it'snotapersonalillness. FrancesMcDormand Like,everyoneknowsthatweallneedhealthcare,butnotonlyisitinsanelyexpensiveformostpeopleinAmerica,therearesomanyself-employedpeoplewhoreallystrugglewhenfacedwithinjuryanddisabilityandillness. FinnWolfhard Iknowwhatit'sliketofeelmarginalizedanddefeatedandhumiliatedbysufferingfromamentalillness. MargaretTrudeau Don'tbesensitiveifIshould,infuture,seembrusque,harsh,orevenunjustinmycriticism.IsincerelyhopeInevershallbe;butifIshould,rememberthatfault-findingisperhapsbothmyprivilegeandmyweakness,thatcorrectionistheonlyroadtoimprovement,andthatmyquicktemperandillnessareentitledtosomeconsideration. JosephPulitzer AsIkepthavingepisodesofdepression,Irealizedthatitwasnotaone-off:thatIhad,well,notadisease,really-moreanillness. SpikeMilligan Illnesshasalwaysbroughtmenearertoastateofgrace. AbbePierre Mostpsychiatristsassumethatmentalillnessessuchasdepressionarecausedbychemicalimbalancesinthebrain,whichcanbetreatedbydrugs.Butmostpsychotherapydoesn'taddressthesocialcausationofmentalillnesseither. MarkFisher Wewereneversupposedtoliveuntil40.Wewerebuilttoself-destructat30,whetherfromcancerormentalillness.We'reallgoingwaybeyondourexpirationdate. DouglasCoupland Whenyouhaveaspinalorbraininjury,oranykindofdevastatingillness,youkindoffallthroughthecracksinasense.Yourworldimplodes,andnooneisreallytheretohelppickupthepieces. VictoriaArlen Peoplewhoareinapositionoffindingoutthatthey'reatriskforsomeillness,whetherit'sbreastcancer,orheartdisease,areafraidtogetthatinformation-eventhoughitmightbeusefultothem-becauseoffearsthatthey'lllosetheirhealthinsuranceortheirjob. FrancisCollins Mothersanddaughtersgenerallyhavefairlycomplexrelationships,andourswasmademuchmoresobyMother'sillness.ShehadParkinson'sdisease,whichwasnotdiagnosedforalongtime...Allthatmademeveryself-protective,becauseforonething,Ididn'twanttogettrapped. AliceMunro Takechargeofhidden,sneakysourcesofchronicinflammationthatcantriggerillnessanddiseasebywearingcomfortableshoesdaily,gettinganannualfluvaccine,andaskingyourdoctorwhyyou'renotonastatinandbabyaspirinifyou'reovertheageofforty. DavidAgus Ithinkthosewhohaveaterminalillnessandareingreatpainshouldhavetherighttochoosetoendtheirownlife,andthosethathelpthemshouldbefreefromprosecution. StephenHawking Whateveritisthat'sbotheringme-interactingwithannoyingguyatarestaurant,contemplatingmyage,orlosingfriendstoillness-I'llstarttochipawayatit.Ifyoucanpokeholesinit,it'snotasformidable;it'snotasscary,andultimately,itbecomesanothertruth. BillyCrystal Manypeoplewithmentalillnesssufferinsilence,afraidtoseekhelpforfearofvictimisation. LucianaBerger Somanypeopleforsomanyyearshavepromotedtechnologyastheanswertoeverything.Theeconomywasn'tgrowing:technology.Poorpeople:technology.Illness:technology.Asif,somehow,technologyinandofitselfwouldbeasolution.Yetmachinevaluesarenotalwayshumanvalues. EllenUllman Thewarondrugsisvery,veryreal,andthewaronhelpingpeoplewithmentalillnessisvery,veryreal. WendyWilliams LetusgivepublicitytoH.I.V./AIDSandnothideit,becausetheonlywaytomakeitappearlikeanormalillnesslikeTB,likecancer,isalwaystocomeoutandsaysomebodyhasdiedbecauseofH.I.V./AIDS,andpeoplewillstopregardingitassomethingextraordinary. NelsonMandela Ibelievethatalltheimportantpeopleinmylifepriorto1982werevictimizedbymyillness. PattyDuke Peoplethatgothroughseriousillness-youcaneithergoonewayortheother.Youcaneitherbecomedespondentaboutitall.Oritkindofrejuvenatesyou,makesyoufocusonwhat'simportant. JackLayton I'mnotsuggestingthatsocialscientistsstopteachingandinvestigatingclassictopicslikemonopolypower,racialprofilingandhealthinequality.Buteveryoneknowsthatmonopolypowerisbadformarkets,thatpeopleareraciallybiasedandthatillnessisunequallydistributedbysocialclass. NicholasA.Christakis Livingwithmentalillnessisnotachoiceandcanleadtodebilitatingcircumstances. JessicaMulroney Alotofpeopledon'trealizethatdepressionisanillness.Idon'twishitonanyone,butiftheywouldknowhowitfeels,Isweartheywouldthinktwicebeforetheyjustshrugit. JonathanDavis Prev 1 2 3 4 .. 10 Next ExploreTopics Motivational Quotes Life Quotes Inspirational Quotes Attitude Quotes Beauty Quotes Positive Quotes Christmas Quotes Success Quotes