Harpo Marx Quotes

When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.

Try to relax and enjoy the crisis.

Melancholy, indeed, should be diverted by every means but drinking.

You need to be able to manage stress because hard times will come, and a positive outlook is what gets you through.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.

I don't have time to be depressed.

Keeping an active mind has been vital to my survival, as has been maintaining a sense of humor.

All the greatest comedians use comedy and humor to release pain and sadness, and I think that instead of wanting to live within my pain, or live within my sadness, I try to be funny and look at things with a funny view.

Comedy is a coping mechanism, and it helps us stay alive.

I've used my sense of humor as a coping tool. It's gotten me through a lot of challenging times.

There's many things in this world that will depress you, and make you good for nothing, if you take them seriously, and that cheer you up if you don't.

I don't need a good skate to make everything OK.

When I am stressed, my No. 1 reliever is my music.

When you feel the need to moan and groan, laugh with woeful recognition and eat flaky pastries. If you hear yourself taking the art of complaining a little too seriously, ask yourself what you're trying to accomplish, exactly.

Problems are not the problem; coping is the problem.

Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise.

So I'm not worried about the emotions I carry with me, because I'm happy that I have them; I think it's good for the work I do. The emotions that are not healthy are the ones you hold inside, like anger.

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.

Occupying my mind with complex problems has been my best and most powerful and most reliable defense against my mental illness.

Yes, I did and a lot of my friends who are in the same program as I were very much supportive, and the most important thing they said to me is do not let this interfere with what you have to do in taking car of yourself. That was the most important thing.

I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ass off to get out of it as soon as possible.

It is so important to talk about your cancer and the feelings you have about it.

I definitely use my music to kind of alleviate my stress and get me through specific moments in time where I'm just being really tough on myself.

We live in times of high stress. Messages that are simple, messages that are inspiring, messages that are life-affirming, are a welcome break from our real lives.