Creativity And Mental Health Quotes & Sayings

Implore him to be a merciful ass and trample his duty under foot. — Mark Twain

When the ladies see an athlette walking around, they think, Well, he got the cocaine, so let's go get high with him. — Moses Malone

If the mother falls, the whole family falls. — Shilpi Somaya Gowda

Don't go where the puck's been; go where it's gonna be — Kevin Smith

Rather than being medicalized or romanticized, mental disorders, or mental dis-eases, should be understood as nothing less or more than what they are, an expression of our deepest human nature. By recognizing their traits in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able both to contain them and to put them to good use. This is, no doubt, the highest form of genius. — Neel Burton

Creativity, not normality, has become the paradigm of mental health. — Stephen Mitchell

Sadly, many storytellers and artists are still addicted to the old delusions (happy is boring, evil is interesting) about the risks of good mental health. Even those who don't view peace of mind as a threat to their creative power often believe that it's a rare commodity attained through dumb luck ... .It's possible to define a more supple variety of happiness that does not paralyze the will or sap ambition ... .the number one trait of happy people is a serious determination to be happy. Bliss is a habit you can cultivate, in other words, not an accident. — Rob Brezsny

You are here to be fully alive. Your expression is needed. Don't hold back — Renae A. Sauter

For so long as we condone injustice by a small but powerful group, we condone the destruction of all social stability, all real peace, all trust in man's good intentions toward his fellow man. — John Howard Griffin

On Prozac, Sisyphus might well push the boulder back up the mountain with more enthusiasm and creativity. I do not want to deny the benefits of psychoactive medication. I just want to point out that Sisyphus is not a patient with a mental health problem. To see him as a patient with a mental health problem is to ignore certain larger aspects of his predicament connected to boulders, mountains, and eternity. — Carl Elliott

Getting sober just exploded my life. Now I have a much clearer sense of myself and what I can and can't do. I am more successful than I have ever been. I feel very positive where I never did before, and I think that's all a direct result of getting sober. — Jamie Lee Curtis

They slow your brain down," he said, clutching an orange bottle of pills. "They iron out all the wrinkles ... Maybe all the bad stuff happens in the wrinkles, but all the good stuff does, too ...
"They break your brain like a horse, so it takes all your orders. I need a break that can break away, you know? I need to think. If I can't think, who am I? — Rainbow Rowell

I may play the same songs night to night, but I never play them the same way. — Dick Dale