Liza Minnelli Quotes

Now I'm starting, relatively, to think straight again. I live one day at a time, one hour at a time. What makes it all worthwhile is my children.

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

So many tangles in life are ultimately hopeless that we have no appropriate sword other than laughter.

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

Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn't be able to survive.

And having a strong family, you know we've lost some members of our family and had some setbacks, but I think a good family and kids all those things I thought at one time... you got to be kidding me... Those things are so important they enable you to go on.

You do learn how to cope from those who are coping.

I do a lot of book signings and conventions every year, and I meet a great many readers who are struggling... they're working through illness, injury, addiction, depression, grief, or some other trauma. It seems to me that there's a lot of heroism in fighting those things as well, as best you can.

A lot of time, people enter the most depressing situations, and they are the funniest people on Earth, because they have to be. It's a coping mechanism.

But I can't stress enough how much talking helps. I was so reluctant at first; I didn't think it would help. But even if there's no answer to your troubles, they will seem so much smaller once they leave your head.

Whenever I have a bad day, I tell everybody around me, 'Just so guys know I am having a bad day and I am nervous about these things,' and that makes all the difference.

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

My father had his demons; our relationship was difficult and fractured. But I don't ever think, 'Poor me,' I just feel blessed that I had my mother. She was such a great mum.

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

I think sometimes it's only by talking about what's really going on that you can make it less scary.

If things get too much for you and you feel the whole world's against you, go stand on your head. If you can think of anything crazier to do, do it.

The one thing with stress is, you've got to keep your focus on what you can do, not what happened to you.

You can't control all the crazy stuff that happens to you. All you can control is the way you handle it.

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

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.

If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor.

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

If I'm having a really bad day, I always have a girlfriend - or even a guy friend - who I can call. They'll listen to me wallow for a minute and then be like, 'Okay, let's stop. Everything's great. Let's figure out how to fix whatever's bothering you.'

I can't understand people who give up and commit suicide. If I have a bad day, I figure tomorrow will be better. And even if it isn't, at least it isn't any worse.