Patrick deWitt Quotes

Well, you can't be depressed and sad 24 hours a day.

I can't deal with waking up and being sad.

I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.

I've often felt depressed; everyone feels depressed.

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.

I seem to be able to get depressed quite easily without any reason.

Earlier in my life, I had a tendency toward depression.

We all relate to having highs and lows. Everyone gets depressed.

One thing about me is that I don't like to be sad all the time.

I've definitely had times in my life where I've been depressed and not able to do anything at all.

I have no problem with people feeling a bit down - crikey, you only have to walk down the road to find enough reasons to fall into a depressive coma - but I do have a problem with whining about it.

I think I suffer from some mild depression.

You never really shake depression and that's a tough road you have to deal with.

I'm just into having fun, because I went through some bad years that really depressed me and made me angry.

I've definitely gone through phases where I'm not happy with my life, and you notice in little ways until they start adding up.

I believe that everyone experiences depression to some degree at some time in their lives. And there are probably millions of people who live with a low level of sadness and heaviness day in and day out.

If I laugh a couple of times a day, I'm doing good. People think it's their God-given right to be happy, and it's just not. It's something you've got to work at. I like to paint the human condition, and the human condition is not smiles and happy people.

I have had periods of depression in my life.

I get frustrated but never depressed.

My life has had a lot of fun moments, but I tend to feel sadness more often.

I'm not a big depressive, but I have my moments.

I can't speak for everybody. But I will say that for me, when I've been depressed - and I get depressed. I have irrational bouts of anxiety. I have random FedEx deliveries of despondency. Just like, 'I didn't order this. Oh, well, keep the PJs on, cancel everything you're doing today. It's time to take a sad shower.'

Depression seems to be related to fear, anger and frustration. When you're in a bad mood, even if you meet with your friends, you don't take pleasure in their company. But when you're in a good mood, even if things go wrong, you can cope with them without difficulty. This is why putting yourself in a good mood, making a point of developing a sense of loving kindness gives you greater inner strength.

You don't get depressed because bad things happen to you. That's getting pissed off and annoyed. That's reasonable. Someone hits you in the face you go ow, you know that's... but depression is something that happens like weather to you inside you.

But there were times when you felt miserable and you wanted to feel better, and other times when you felt miserable and you figured you would just keep on feeling miserable.