Clifford Whittingham Beers famous quotes

... patients seldom run amuck at mealtime.
-- Clifford Whittingham Beers

#Running #Patient

Most sane people think that no insane person can reason logically. But this is not so.
-- Clifford Whittingham Beers

#Thinking #People #Insane

Not a few patients, however, suffering from certain forms of mental disorder, regain a high degree of insight into their mental condition in what might be termed a flash of divine enlightenment.
-- Clifford Whittingham Beers

#Suffering #Enlightenment #Degrees

To be on the safe and humane side, let every relative and friend ... remember the golden rule, which has never been suspended with respect to the insane. Go to see them, treat them sanely, write to them, keep them informed about the home circle; let not your devotion flag, nor accept any repulse.
-- Clifford Whittingham Beers

#Home #Writing #Circles

To leave behind what was in reality a hell, and immediately have this good green earth revealed in more glory than most men ever see it, was one of the compensating privileges which make me feel that my suffering was worthwhile.
-- Clifford Whittingham Beers

#Reality #Men #Suffering

... many a suicide might be averted if the person contemplating it could find the proper assistance when such a crisis impends.
-- Clifford Whittingham Beers

#Suicide #Might #Crisis

The movie, like the book before it, is an expertly built machine for the mass production of tears. Directed by Josh Boone ('Stuck in Love') with scrupulous respect for John Green's best-selling young-adult novel, the film sets out to make you weep -- not just sniffle or choke up a little, but sob until your nose runs and your face turns blotchy. It succeeds.

The rain is plentious but, by God's decree, Only a third is meant for you and me; Two-thirds are taken by the growing things Or vanish Heavenward on vapour's wings: Nor does it mathematically fall With social equity on one and all. The population's habit is to grow In every region where the water's low: Nature is blamed for failings that are Man's, And well-run rivers have to change their plans.

I think it's important to take a break, you know, from the public eye for a while, and give people a chance to miss you. I want longevity. I don't want to get out there and run myself ragged and spread myself thin.

Rogue Squadron doesn’t run. Unless we really, really have to." "No, this will be Wraith Squadron’s mission." "We don’t mind running. Even when we don’t have to.

Now I've even gotten to running out to the fan buses that pass by our house, so I can talk to the people. I think I'm trying to gather fans, frankly. They're very, very nice people - they really understand. It's fun talking to them.

I really hate it when I can’t score runs from a ball.

The only person who is a worse liar than a faith healer is his patient.

I still find the best way to understand a hospitalized patient is not by staring at the computer screen but by going to see the patient; it's only at the bedside that I can figure out what is important.

Every patient carries his or her own doctor inside.

We must never neglect the patient's own use of his symptoms.