Elizabeth McCracken Quotes

We all go through sad times, but I was brought up to be positive.

One thing my family has shown me is that having a sense of humor is everything.

I've been depressed many times in my life. But under it all I'm an optimist.

I think you can be depressed and flourish, I think you can have cancer and flourish, I think you can be divorced and flourish. When we believed that happiness was only smiling and good mood, that wasn't very good for people like me, people in the lower half of positive affectivity.

I try to make the good days great and take something positive from the days I'm not feeling good - work on technique or something like that.

There was always the next therapy appointment, next surgery, next college exam, but with time and deep thought, those evolved into life lessons, which then evolved into perspective.

I can always take a moment when things are going well, when pressure might build, to think: 'You've had a lot worse than this.'

To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

Life is hard. It is not too short, it is too long. But you have to learn how to live; you have to have a sense of humour.

I can't understand people who give up and commit suicide. If I have a bad day, I figure tomorrow will be better. And even if it isn't, at least it isn't any worse.

Sometimes, if you are nervous, it could actually turn out to be a manifestation of your exhaustion. The point is that any setback is bad, but if you see it from a perspective, you'll recover.

There isn't a single human being who hasn't plenty to cry over, and the trick is to make the laughs outweigh the tears.

Life's too short not to laugh about yourself and the cards you're dealt.

I know there's millions of problems in the world, but if you dwell on those, then you're going to be miserable. I think my meditation helps me to transcend and get beyond the grip of all the negativity and regenerate from within a more positive attitude, which comes in very handy when you're going to do 150 concerts a year.

Life can be tough sometimes. But I think it just starts with admitting, 'Okay, the world's not perfect, how do we live our lives within that and not be miserable?'

When was the last time someone told you 'Look at the bright side of things' when you were depressed, and you actually paid attention to them? Maybe some people do, but I sure as hell don't.

I was born with a happy heart, and I try to keep a good attitude. It's not true that I'm happy all the time because nobody is, and we all go through our things.

It's going to start really interfering with your quality of life, your health, if you don't adjust to life as it's happening to you.

There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.

I'm not this callous clown walking around laughing at life all the time. I've had some serious, serious problems in my life. But I've come out with a smile.

The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.

While I still have more good days than bad days, I'm going to keep playing.

If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go for a walk, I would just be depressed all the time.

In rough times, pathfinders rely on work, friends, humor and prayer. They develop a support network.