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

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Source : Clifford Whittingham Beers (2015). “A Mind That Found Itself”, p.15, Sheba Blake Publishing

Clifford Whittingham Beers

#Suicide Quotes #Might Quotes #Crisis Quotes

“If we had the courage to love we would not so value these acts of war.”
“There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.”
“The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil.”
“I am not sure gender ever won't be an issue in comedy, because I think that women do have different priorities in some respects.”
“I guess play piano, you know, because that's the thing I started doing when I was a little kid.”
“As someone who grew up in the Bronx, I certainly learned my share of four-letter words, but none are more powerful than nice.”
“Our minds and memories are crowded with the common experience of nature.”
“The ultimate objective [of comedy] is to get a laugh, so if you can get a laugh off the fact that you did not get a laugh, then you've kinda saved the moment. Other professions don't have that luxury. You don't want to hear a brain surgeon say, "Man, am I so stupid! I cut on the wrong side of your head!!"”

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