James Patterson Quotes

Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.

I tell people to monitor their self-pity. Self-pity is very unattractive.

If I am no longer disturbed myself, I will deal less with disturbed people, but I don't regret having concerned myself with them because I think most of us are disturbed.

Being down makes you think who you are.

If you have everything you want in life, including money, fame and being asked out on dates by 20 cute boys, and you are still unhappy then you have to go deep within yourself to fix the issue.

I can't imagine a world where I wouldn't have the means of expression. When I talk to people who don't, it seems like they're really unhappy.

I look on the outside how I feel on the inside.

All depression has its roots in self-pity, and all self-pity is rooted in people taking themselves too seriously.

I'm concerned with the lost, the lonely, the shy. I think shyness is in some ways more widespread now than formerly. I used to be shy myself. Of course, you can't be me now and remain shy, but I remember very well what it felt like.

I have no control over what people think, and if I were to spend energy on that, I would be a lifeless, deadened human being.

I am really driven, but my drive doesn't effect the conversations I have in my head about life, and my worries and fears and insecurities.

My instincts tell me that you will spiral into a very unhealthy place if you start pondering about how other people think about you and, quite frankly, I don't want to go there.

My life off the court has changed. I'm feeling good inside, so I guess it shows on the outside too.

Perhaps not being very self-aware in the past masked depression. I think I was confused. I think I was immature. I think I probably was quite depressed.

It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves, and if you're not comfortable within yourself, you can't be comfortable with others.

Well. I'm probably not loving myself like I should, but I'm really trying.

Simply put, you believe that things or people make you unhappy, but this is not accurate. You make yourself unhappy.

Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself.

Happiness, contentment, the health and growth of the soul, depend, as men have proved over and over again, upon some simple issue, some single turning of the soul.

There are times in my life when I haven't been happy. Sometimes it's not even physical, it's something else. The key is identifying why you're unhappy and doing whatever you can to fix it in a healthy way.

I'm just like anybody. I have my ups and downs.

Once a week, I like to slip into a deep existential depression where I lose all my sense of oneness and self-worth.

It makes me sad when I find sisters who aren't joyful. They might smile, but with just a smile they could be flight attendants!

Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.

Depression, if it's an unconsciously elected experience, is a luxury.