“Depression is the inability to construct a future”
- Rollo May

“Depressions may bring people closer to the church but so do funerals” – Clarence Darrow

“Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.” – Grenville Kleiser

“I start to think there really is no cure for depression, that happiness is an ongoing battle, and I wonder if it isn’t one I’ll have to fight for as long as I live. I wonder if it’s worth it.” – Elizabeth Wurtzel

“I’m not always depressed: only when I think and feel” – Ashleigh Brilliant

“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

“That terrible mood of depression of whether it’s any good or not is what is known as The Artist’s Reward.” – Ernest Hemingway

“Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours.” – Ronald Reagan

“Depression is nourished by a lifetime of ungrieved and unforgiven hurts” – Penelope Sweet