Mental Relief Quotes

I always like it at a war. There is always the chance that you will get up the next morning and be killed and not have to write.

It's nice to be able to forget.

When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity.

What we do as comics can be a service to people. It can make them laugh and take their mind off their problems for a few minutes.

If a man wishes to rid himself of a feeling of unbearable oppression, he may have to take hashish.

Not having to worry about money is almost like not having to worry about dying.

It takes a special, selfless person to make music that accommodates the universal need for mindless escapism - or what I call oblivion.

I wrote for nearly six hours. When I stopped, the dark mood, as if by magic, had folded its cloak and gone away.

The mind can be trained to relieve itself on paper.

It's actually really great to be a student and an actor, because I get to do this job that I love, then just when I think my head might explode, I get to go to school where they don't really care about what magazine cover I'm on.

I've lost, but I also gained a lot. I'm a creative person, and no one can take that away from me. I've been told I committed professional suicide because it was the only escape from the terrible pressures I was facing. What do you think?

If I need a cause for celebration, Or a comfort I can use to ease my mind, I rely on my imagination, And I dream of an imaginary time.

Writing, and its theatre of operation, is better than working shifts packing frozen sausages; that's all I need to think about if I'm having difficulties.

I'm someone that needs to talk about my problems. I call my mom every single day at school just to vent about random stuff. Singing is the same thing.

Now that I beat Lindsay I feel much better.

It is sweet to let the mind unbend on occasion.

Someone wake me when it's over When the evening silence softens golden Just lay me on bed of dover Oh, I need help with this burden "Hush

Two weeks ago at the U.S. Amateur, my mom caddied, and that is kind of a different feeling, because she's your mom and you have to listen to her. It was really comfortable having my mom there, but it's also really relieving and comfortable to have someone that knows the course off their hat, really.

When griping grief the heart doth wound, and doleful dumps the mind opresses, then music, with her silver sound, with speedy help doth lend redress.

...you know that a good, long session of weeping can often make you feel better, even if your circumstances have not changed one bit.

I don't feel pressure anymore in the negative way.

I definitely want to thank my doctor, Dr. Sandy, um, my psychiatrist, she really helped me relax a lot, thank you so much.

There's a hysterical, tired sense of humor that comes after working 14 hours a day, six days a week. I like those things because they take the pressure off the constant stress.

Talking about my deepest and darkest secrets to the world makes me feel better. It's cathartic.

The way the world is, I think a silly evening in the theatre is a good thing, to take our minds off terror.