Greg Oden Quotes

I try not to get depressed about stuff I can't do anything about.

Ah," said the jailer, "do not always brood over what is impossible, or you will be mad in a fortnight.

My biggest problem is what to do about all the things I cant do anything about.

There is no answer. It's okay. But even if it wasn't okay, what am I supposed to do?

I tend not to worry about things I can't do anything about. It's not in my nature to spend too much time thinking.

I have given up trying to be happy. It is no use and leads to nothing.

It's the age-old thing - it's such a cliche - but why worry about things you have no control over?

I briefly did therapy, but after a while, I realised it is just like a farmer complaining about the weather. You can't fix the weather - you just have to get on with it.

Don't bang your head against the wall about what you can't do.

When you're type A you always think you can fix anything. Sometimes there's nothing you can do.

Bemoaning your fate is not going to solve the problem.

You're not always happy with things that go on in life on a daily basis. There's nothing I can do. You've got to deal with it and still take care of myself.

If a problem can be solved it will be. If it can not be solved there is no use worrying about it.

If you can't fix it, you have to stand it.

What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.

I don't worry about the things I can't change.

It's no good saying I wished I could go out more, because I can't. But I don't bother about it too much.

And I kind of said to myself if I get my voice back I'm not going to take back the old anxiety about it and just focus on the limitations. I'm really going to enjoy it.

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.

Making the best of things is... a damn poor way of dealing with them. My whole life has been a series of escapes from that quicksand.

I try not to worry about things that I can't control.

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

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

I find it very difficult to relax. I find it increasingly difficult to find outlets for my frustration.

I'm just here and I'm doin' the best I can. If you don't understand that, then what can I do?