Pierre Charron Quotes

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

There are times for all of us when all the laughter seems to be gone, but we should not permit these periods to last too long. When we've lost our sense of humor, there isn't very much left. We become ridiculous. We must then go to war against the whole world, and that's a war we cannot win.

A well-balanced mind is the best remedy against affliction.

Both hurting and happiness make me feel more alive, but as I get older it seems that hurting's the low hanging fruit. So I pick it.

The only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy.

Yes, Chix, it's between us. Everyone has a right to be temporarily unstable. - Foaly

Long ago you may have given up control of your brain and set it on autopilot either because it just felt like too much work. And it is work! But for me, this work was well worth it for the prospect of not waking up sad every day.

If there is anything unhealthy in your reactions, just bear in mind that sickness is the means by which an organism frees itself from what is alien; so one must simply help it to be sick, to have its whole sickness and to break out with it, since that is the way it gets better.

If we don't go mad once in a while, there's no hope.

You don't have to be at rock bottom to take care of yourself.

I've found is that by doing stand-up, I've actually learned how to combat depression. I don't have clinical, but I've definitely had my bouts with it. I just figured out that it's a choice. You're in control of your brain. When your brain is sending you bad information or bad thoughts, you can decide to go to the gym, or write a new joke - or if you're on the road, go to a ball game... something that's going to get the blood going. Or you can let those thoughts take you right down the rabbit hole.

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

I stay healthy by dealing with things! Seriously, emotional and spiritual health is most important.

Sunday is the day people go quietly mad, one way or another.

The point is, you see," said Ford, "that there is no point in driving yourself mad trying to stop yourself going mad. You might just as well give in and save your sanity for later.

When any fit of gloominess, or perversion of mind, lays hold upon you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaints, but exert your whole care to hide it; by endeavouring to hide it; you will dry it away. Be always busy.

I used to get out of bed sometimes and feel depressed and watched a lot of reruns on TV to get over it. I should have allowed myself to be a little more human and not worry about trying to be a superwoman.

Characters who experience great trauma will sometimes create an escape.

I've had days when I go in my bedroom for 24 hours at a time. I call them my Cilla Black days, and they're literally black days. It's like the old Boomtown Rats song 'I Don't Like Mondays.' You just want to shut the whole day down.

I think everybody has had emotional distress, but yes, I think I'm pretty stable.

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

Drugs are marvelous if you want to escape, but reality is so rich, why escape?

Balance is so important in our lives. In our busy world, we can give ourselves balance between thinking and feeling.

I try to keep myself as sane and as grounded as possible by surrounding myself with normal people, such as all the friends that I've had from when I was little.

There's always something going on, but thank goodness these days it's with a clear head, which helps me massively.