Julius Peppers Quotes

I never had an easy time making friends in the past, for many reasons. I didn't go into therapy for nothing.

When our weaknesses affect health and friendship, we are very much aware of their existence.

With things that I'm going through, whether they be on a small scale or a large scale, I'm thinking, 'Who else is going through this? And how can I address it and bring it to light to help someone else?'

I think the hardest part to get to is that point of asking for help or reaching out to other people and being honest with yourself.

Friends broaden our horizons. They serve as new models with whom we can identify. They allow us to be ourselves-and accept us that way. They enhance our self-esteem because they think we're okay, because we matter to them. And because they matter to us-for various reasons, at various levels of intensity-they enrich the quality of our emotional life.

I hope in my books I help children to see their strengths, and show them I have some idea of what they may occasionally be going through. Especially at tricky moments when it is easier to go back and evade things rather than go forwards and confront them.

I have a tendency to go through my life at full speed and as a one-man band, and so I don't generally stop and take in other people enough to develop many relationships. I'm starting to regret that a bit. I want to change it.

Self-reflection is so healthy. Journaling works for me - when I record the details of what I'm going through, whether it's a relationship issue or negative thoughts, I can look back and see how far I've come. It makes me proud to see my progress and how I got through a bad situation.

Do not join encounter groups. If you enjoy being made to feel inadequate, call your mother.

Aim high and don't sell yourself short. Know that you're capable. Understand that a lot of people battle with a lot of things - depression, body image or whatever else - so know that it's not just you. You're not alone.

If you have an ounce of common sense and one good friend you don't need an analyst.

I don't see any harm with coming out and talking about your life and talking about problems and talking about things that happened when you're past certain situations.

I've been honest with a lot of the problems I've had in life. Everybody has problems. They can relate to that.

Everyone has issues, but they're always talking about my issues.

If you are insecure, then you can't be friends with anyone.

I think I'm someone you would really break down easily, so I have to work on that.

Sometimes if you just take the time to really pay attention and break it down, you can figure out what caused it. And from there, generally, I can pull myself up out of it. And if I can't, that's where the support group comes in.

What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.

In my life I've gone through a lot of really hard times. I went through depression and had so many challenges that I overcame. And I overcame because I just decided to be happy.

I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much. I have young children, and I'm just pretty much crazed.

I've always just talked to my family and my friends. I've never been a person that's gone through excessive therapy at all. Some people might say that I should.

If you have issues with family, friends, and people at work, try and solve these issues head on so you can move on and concentrate on having the life you want.

Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.

I'm just like anybody. I have my ups and downs.

Self-care is the number one solution to helping somebody else. If you are being good to yourself and your body and your psyche, that that serves other people better because you will grow strong enough to life someone else up.