To be human and to be adult means constantly to be in the grip of opposing emotions, to have daily to reconcile apparently conflicting tensions.

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"I will defend the absolute value of Mozart over Miley Cyrus, of course I will, but we should be wary of false dichotomies. You do not have to choose between one or the other. You can have both. The human cultural jungle should be as varied and plural as the Amazonian rainforest. We are all richer for biodiversity. We may decide that a puma is worth more to us than a caterpillar, but surely we can agree that the habitat is all the better for being able to sustain each."

- Stephen Fry

Balance

"If you know someone who’s depressed please resolve to never ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness and loneliness they’re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. It’s hard to be a friend to someone who’s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest and best things you will ever do."

- Stephen Fry

Compassion

"Depression is a part of my life, but it’s not my whole life."

- Stephen Fry

Hope

"An original idea. That can't be too hard. The library must be full of them."

- Stephen Fry

Creativity

"You are not your depression. You are a person who has depression."

- Stephen Fry

Belief in Self

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- Arianna Huffington

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- Mark Twain

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