Old Mr. Farquhar, from whom I purchased it, had at one time an excellent general practice; but his age, and an affliction of the nature of St. Vitus’s dance from which he suffered, had very much thinned it. The public not unnaturally goes on the principle that he who would heal others must himself be whole, and looks askance at the curative powers of the man whose own case is beyond the reach of his drugs. Thus as my predecessor weakened his practice declined, until when I purchased it from him it had sunk from twelve hundred to little more than three hundred a year.
—Dr. Watson, The Stockbroker's Clerk
Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, "Treatment is simple. Great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight. Go and see him. That should pick you up." Man bursts into tears. Says "But, Doctor... I am Pagliacci." Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains.
— Rorschach, Watchmen
Maybe Steven would care how sad you are because he always puts everyone else's feelings first. But he can't do that for you right now because he needs us this time. We all had Steven when we needed him, but the only person who's never had Steven is Steven!
—Connie, Steven Universe: Future, "I Am My Monster"
Hey baby, I hear the blues a'callin', tossed salads and scrambled eggs
And maybe I seem a bit confused, yeah maybe — but I got you pegged...
And maybe I seem a bit confused, yeah maybe — but I got you pegged...
—Frasier, singing "Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs", the theme song to Frasier — a show about a psychiatrist who can solve everyone's personal problems except his own.
I had become an expert in the addiction field. And then my son became addicted. And I had no idea what to do. All that training, all that knowledge about addiction, did not prepare me for the most fundamental question of all: where do you send your kid for treatment?
—Former deputy drug czar Tom McLellan, Frontline: Chasing Heroin
Who put the elf with no friends in charge of human connection?
—Elon Musk on Mark Zuckerberg, Epic Rap Battles of History
Dead: That woman [Gold] is crazy.
Rock: A counselor has to be outside the problem.
Rock: A counselor has to be outside the problem.
Hey, you wouldn't happen to know any financial advisors, would you?
—Financial advisor, Financial Advisors in 2024 Be Like
