Judd Apatow

My way of dealing with the world has always been to make fun of it and observe it but not take part in it. That's how I became a writer. But when you have kids, suddenly you have to be part of things. It leads almost to a breakdown because your whole defense mechanism is now really destructive.

American Director

Iain Duncan Smith

When families are strong and stable, so are children - showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong - either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship - the impact on a child's later life can be devastating.

British Politician

Mandip Gill

No, I went through a process just like I would any other job in which my agent received the breakdown for 'Doctor Who' and I went for my audition. In the original audition, it said you can bring as much to the character, we're looking for what the actor can bring.

English Actress

James Hillman

I'm in favor of destruction, aggression, hating things. Not bearing things anymore. We think the breakdown comes because our life is in bad shape. But maybe the ideas cause the disorder. Something tries to break through and causes the disorder.

American Psychologist

Nancy Pearcey

The costs of marriage breakdown are borne by the entire society, and therefore it is reasonable for the entire society to demand support for marriage - to insist that it is privileged both culturally and legally.

American Author

John Hewson

I was just absolutely exhausted. The media said I've been treated for a nervous breakdown. All that stuff I just took as people taking the opportunity when you're down to give you a kick.

Australian Politician

Iyanla Vanzant

What will support any relationship is clear, complete and conscious conversations when upsets or breakdowns occur.

Bertrand Russell

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important.

British Philosopher

Nicholas Stoller

The two times I had nervous breakdowns in my life were when I graduated from college and had my first kid.

English Director

Randall Park

If a casting breakdown said 'All-American Type' or 'Lead Role,' I knew they weren't thinking of me.

American Actor

A breakdown often refers to sudden or unpredicted failures, not gradual ones.

Unexpected events

The word 'breakdown' can imply a need for urgent action, like repairs.

Emergency situations

Breakdown can metaphorically describe the failure of plans or discussions.

Metaphorical use

In business, 'breakdown' indicates separating complex information into simpler parts.

Detail oriented

'Breakdown' can precede decision-making by offering detailed insight.

Planning tool

A breakdown enhances clarity and transparency in business communications.

Transparent communication

'Breakdown' in mental health often follows extreme stress or trauma.

Severe stress

A mental health breakdown indicates a person's coping strategies have failed.

Coping mechanism failure

'Breakdown' in chemistry often means a complex substance turns into simpler ones.

Scientific process

In technical contexts, 'breakdown' is used to describe specific processes.

Technical term

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What will change Africa?...

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 My mental illness -- well, I'm not even going to talk about my mental illness. What am I going to talk about? Okay. I always dreamt that, when I had my final breakdown, it would be because I had a deep Kafkaesque existentialist revelation,

What's so funny about...

 that I became a researcher to avoid vulnerability. And that when being vulnerable emerged from my data, as absolutely essential to whole-hearted living, I told these 500 people that I had a breakdown. I had a slide that said 'Breakdown.'

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What coronavirus means...

 And yet, we've already overshot at least four of these planetary boundaries, risking irreversible impact of climate breakdown and ecosystem collapse. This is the state of humanity and our planetary home.

A healthy economy should...

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