"Mental health courts exist because the system has failed. If these people were being treated, they wouldn't end up with misdemeanor charges or felony charges against them in the first place. The very existence of mental health courts is really an indication of the system's failure."

-- E. Fuller Torrey

#People Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Mental Health Quotes

“A patriot is someone who cares what happens in their country.”
“Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy.”

Source : Robert H. Bork (2009). “The Tempting of America”, p.49, Simon and Schuster
“I became interested in building furniture, because I couldn't find pieces I really loved for myself and my clients. I picked stuff up from the street, and tweaked those pieces to make them what I really wanted. It became a career!”

Source : Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com
“You know, when people look at a tree, they look at the leaves; they don't look at the spaces between the leaves. They're focused on the tree. I think there's an awareness of spaces or it wouldn't look like a tree to them.”

Source : "Keith Jarrett, Part II: The Q&A". Interview with David Shenk, www.theatlantic.com. October 13, 2009.
“For mothers who must earn, there is indeed no leisure time problem. The long hours of earning are increased by the hours of domestic labor, until no slightest margin for relaxation or change of thought remains.”

Source : KATHARINE ANTHONY “MOTHERS WHO MUST LEARN”
“Sometimes it is a relief to be invisible”
“Most people tend to think the best of those who are blessed with beauty; we have difficulty imagining that physical perfection can conceal twisted emotions or a damaged mind.”
“I've read all the 'Game of Thrones' books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard to get out of character.”

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