1,304 Quotes by Shannon L. Alder

We are stronger than stigma, but until more celebrity role models openly discuss mental illness we will still be stereotyped as less than capable, by an upside down world that thinks reality television is actually normal behavior.

We live in a world that has so many people striving to look normal to a bunch of people that are abnormal, in order to be accepted. What is normal is realizing that being accepted comes at a price that robs the world of the uniqueness that God has created you to be every time you minimize your personality to make someone like you.

Happiness is not intelligence. You can be in a group of happy people, but they may be miles off course.

You will never understand the real definition of insanity until the day you are told it is unreasonable for you to feel hurt by the very people that hurt you.

Love will drive you insane, but never let it drive you stupid or blind.

Silence is best reserved for the fearful and foolish.

Reality is a dream that someone was brave enough to conquer.

Life will either shrink or expand based on your decision to have courage.

Everyone loses their class when they travel through hell, but only a few will regain it if they remain humble and accept the part they played in their own misery.