Dennis Quaid Quotes

Far from 'rotting my brain,' as I was often told would happen, TV helped me feel less alone at a time when I spent so much time alone.

Anything that can keep me distracted and from my own brain, it's good.

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

I discovered that I was part of a Parkinson's community with similar experiences and similar questions that I'd been dealing with alone.

No one is depressed when they're asleep, which is why being in bed is such a safe place if you're really down.

One major challenge within happiness is loneliness. The more I've learned about happiness, the more I've come to believe that loneliness is a terrible, common, and important obstacle to consider.

Solitude vivifies; isolation kills.

When you watch someone on TV go through something that you're going through that's difficult, it lets you know that you're not alone, and there's nothing to be ashamed of.

For me, calling my mom really helps soothe me when I'm spiraling. Having someone to talk to, whether it's a therapist, your brother, or a friend, can be such a positive thing.

I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone.

I've actually read that isolation is the enemy, so why do that to myself?

Music helped me, growing up: it very much felt like a companion and made me less lonely.

Laugh whenever you can. Keeps you from killing yourself when things are bad. That and vodka.

Jeff Bodine was saying that when he gets depressed, that he cleans house.

My goal was to be able to be alone without food, sugar, phone, men, TV, anything and to feel O.K. about myself.

If I'm in a rotten mood, I stay in and watch television.

People don't want drama 365 days a year. I'm a sense of relief; it's my job to take your mind off what's bad for that brief second you're in the room with me, regardless of shape, race, colour or anything. It brings people together, and it makes me feel good about what I'm doing.

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

I maintain my sanity by keeping my distance.

When everything is lonely I can be my best friend.

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.

It's better to be healthy alone than sick with someone else.

Music and art and culture is escapism, and escapism sometimes is healthy for people to get away from reality. The problem is when they stay there.

Almost the first thing I did when I became ill was to buy a truly good television set.

I love therapy. I swear by therapy. I couldn't exist without therapy.