“the media, at least in the U.S., tends to focus on pain pill use, abuse, and addiction by people who do not… — Anna Hamilton Copy Share Image
“You know how some people develop addictions to manage their overwhelming emotions? Some people become alcoholics, coke fiends, potheads, pill-poppers, over-eaters, sex… — Sage Steadman Copy Share Image
“Overeating is the addiction of choice of carers, and that's why it's come to be regarded as the lowest-ranking of all the… — Caitlin Moran Copy Share Image
People ask me a lot about my drive. I think it comes from, like, having a sexual addiction at a really young… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
“There is no social stigma attached to the frenzy, no peer motivation to slow us down. Rather it is the opposite; busy… — Gillian Deacon Copy Share Image
Most of us do not take these situations as teachings. We automatically hate them. We run like crazy. We use all kinds… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
I've lost over 800 West Virginians the last year. Lost their lives to opiate and drug addiction. This is something that we've… — Joe Manchin Copy Share Image
“The psyche cannot tolerate a vacuum of love. In the severely abused or deprived child, pain, dis-ease, and violance rush in to… — Sam Keen Copy Share Image
“The biggest potential for helping us overcome shame is this: We are “those people.” The truth is…we are the others. Most of… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
I'm focused on the next generation, because I think it's very hard to break the habit of adults who've got salt and… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
It [Moonlight movie] deals with drug addiction, drug dealing, and single parenthood, but they are three dimensional characters. You understand where they… — Andre Holland Copy Share Image
The moth don't care when he sees the flame He might get burned, but he's in the game And once he's in,… — Aimee Mann Copy Share Image
They think I'm powerful. because I do whatever I want. because I tell everyone to screw off. because I dont listen to… — Delaney Ridnour Copy Share Image
“I examined my Liberalism and found it like an addiction to roulette. Here, though the odds are plain, and the certainty of… — David Mamet Copy Share Image
Fianlly a wave of reailty swept over my eyes and I was able to see, I wasn't in love with an angle… — Christian Copy Share Image
“First, we need to take stock of ourselves and give up any hint of moral superiority and judgment toward the addict. Judging… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“It was becoming evident to me that addiction is addiction is addiction—that all the ways in which people binge, hoard, numb, act… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“I was diagnosed with ADHD in my mid fifties and I was given Ritalin and Dexedrine. These are stimulant medications. They elevate… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“When we're living as amateurs, we're running away from our calling — meaning our work, our destiny, the obligation to become our… — Steven Pressfield Copy Share Image
I have an addictive personality. Sport is my drug of choice these days. It's one of the best drugs there is. It… — Chrissie Wellington Copy Share Image
“Black-and-white thinking is the addict's mentality, which can be a bar to recovery when one is still active. But an addict who… — Michael Prager Copy Share Image
“We must give up many things to which we are addicted, considering them to be good. Otherwise, courage will vanish, which should… — Ryan Holiday Copy Share Image
I'm much more conscious of historical events since the '60s. In the '60s, I was insulated by my own addictions, my own… — Tennessee Williams Copy Share Image
“By the way, let me shatter a myth about addiction. This whole idea that drugs are addictive... they're not in themselves addictive.… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“Of course, the puritanical have opposed idleness since biblical times. Spiritual sloth was the "noonday demon" that distracted a monk from his… — Jessica Kerwin Jenkins Copy Share Image
When Patanjali says "non-attachment", he is not anti-love. Really, he is for love. Non-attachment means be natural, loving, flowing, but don't get… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The use of depleted uranium in the Gulf War has been particularly effective. Radiation levels in Iraq are appallingly high. Babies are… — Philip Berrigan Copy Share Image
“Love is always a cybernetics of addiction. Ending up with an addiction to someone, for someone, making someone the object of the… — Paul B. Preciado Copy Share Image
I do a lot of drug and alcohol speaking with people to stop addictions. I'm not a Bible-thumper. I don't preach like… — Sam Childers Copy Share Image
The feeling of righteousness is the core mood alteration among religious addicts. Religious addiction is a massive problem in our society. It… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
The [Burmese] government appears to be more interested in stamping out political activity than drug addiction. Very few university students on the… — Aung San Suu Kyi Copy Share Image
Social media puts us inside our phones and our computers and our headphones, and we're not connecting so much with our outside… — Joshua Bell Copy Share Image
“Just because something is addictive doesn't mean that you will get addicted to it. But . . . if your stomach ties… — Ethlie Ann Vare Copy Share Image
“YANNI “JOHNNY” BACOLAS: I would always tell him, “Layne [Staley], why don’t you take off, go to some deserted island, hire the… — greg prato Copy Share Image
Onstage it was always comfortable for me because that's where I felt at home. Offstage it was a different situation. I was… — Elton John Copy Share Image
“One of the greatest evils is the foolishness of a good man. For the giving man to withhold helping someone in order… — Mike Norton Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think, Was she thinking about me when she was drinking? Did any of them ever think about me when they… — Kenny Porpora Copy Share Image
Science is now documenting that it's not the objects of meditation that are important, it's the process of paying attention to them… — Jon Kabat-Zinn Copy Share Image
“Intensity-seeking is an enslavement of our own perpetuation. When we step out of the delirium of always seeking someone new, and meet… — Alexandra Katehakis Copy Share Image
“May 20 Coming Out Of Isolation "We find ourselves doing and enjoying things that we never thought we would be doing." Basic… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“It [Moonlight movie] deals with drug addiction, drug dealing, and single parenthood, but they are three dimensional characters. You understand where they are from and what they are trying to do with their lives. It is not a stereotype that has been pasted onto somebody. These are stories that come…” quote by Andre Holland](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e0e/andre-holland-10514_addiction_it-moonlight-movie-deals-with-drug-addic_748286.jpg)
![“The [Burmese] government appears to be more interested in stamping out political activity than drug addiction. Very few university students on the campus could get away with engaging in political activities, but they seem to be able to get away with taking drugs. We have heard that it is very easy…” quote by Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/91a/aung-san-suu-kyi-922_able_the-burmese-government-appears-to-be-mor_1254714.jpg)
![“YANNI “JOHNNY” BACOLAS: I would always tell him, “Layne [Staley], why don’t you take off, go to some deserted island, hire the best counselors, and just kick this shit? Go for six months if you have to.” And his rebuttal was, “Johnny, I have celebrity status and I have a lot of money. I could fly…” quote by greg prato](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/d72/greg-prato-44887_addiction_yanni-johnny-bacolas-i-would-always-tell_1060471.jpg)
