[Richard Avedon's] camera dwells on the horrible things that age can do to people's faces - on the flabby flesh, the slack… — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
All the terrible things we do to ourselves and others from alcoholism to character assignation to abuse to murder come from one… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
I went to a Catholic University and there's something about being a Catholic-American. You know, St. Patrick's Day is, I'm Irish-Catholic. There's… — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Not only did God deliver me from the bondage of alcoholism, he also blessed my family financially because of my commitment to… — Richard Kiel Copy Share Image
I think a person who is disabled should be disabled by no act of their own. If you become disabled because of… — Jesse Ventura Copy Share Image
“I dun knw things get trapped In my mind Then itss smethin That I wanna find I dun get the answer Is… — B Bhardwaz Copy Share Image
It provokes the desire but it takes away the performance. Therefore much drink may be said to be an equivocator with lechery:… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often… — Cheyenne Jackson Copy Share Image
It is a myth that alcoholics have some spontaneous insight and then seek treatment. Victims of this disease do not submit to… — Vernon Johnson Copy Share Image
“The atmosphere inside was terrible. Brenda stared into the distance whenever I was around her and hardly spoke to me. Little Jim… — Tracie Daily Copy Share Image
Alcoholism, the opium habit and tobaccoism are a trio of poison habits which have been weighty handicaps to human progress during the… — John Harvey Kellogg Copy Share Image
“Perhaps nothing so accurately characterizes dysfunctional families as denial. The denial forces members to keep believing the myths and vital lies in… — John Bradshaw Copy Share Image
“If you threw Elvis and a scarecrow in a blender, topped the whole thing off with Seagram's 7 and pressed dice, you… — Andrea Portes Copy Share Image
The disease concept of homosexuality as with the disease concept of all so-called mental illnesses, such as alcoholism, drug addiction, or suicide… — Thomas Szasz Copy Share Image
“This is the point where the knowing, irony-infused author laughs along with his readers about his time among the aphorisms, how he… — David Carr Copy Share Image
“The little settlements we lived in-He-Dog, Upper Cut Meat, Parmelee, St. Francis, Belvidere-were places without hope where bodies and souls were being… — Mary Crow Dog Copy Share Image
“In the seventy-six years since AA was created, 12-step programs have expanded to include over three hundred different organizations, focusing on such… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
In rock 'n' roll, as we all know, the image is that it's one big party. But many times the reality is… — Nathan East Copy Share Image
I knew as a young boy that addiction and alcoholism afflict people - good, loving people - in profound ways, and that… — Brian Lindstrom Copy Share Image
“Alcoholics Anonymous was proclaimed the correct treatment for alcoholism over seventy-five years ago despite the absence of any scientific evidence of the… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
“AA has managed to survive, in part, because members who become and remain sober speak and write about it regularly. This is… — Lance Dodes Copy Share Image
“It's the captain. He looks fresh shaved. My own face is covered in little wires that amount to nothing but the look… — Ottessa Moshfegh Copy Share Image
Most Americans are born drunk, and really require a little wine or beer to sober them. They have a sort of permanent… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
The law before us, my lords, seems to be the effect of that practice of which it is intended likewise to be… — Lord Chesterfield Copy Share Image
I learned that our deepest need is to overcome our aloneness and our separateness. We seek to escape from separateness in various… — Joseph Jaworski Copy Share Image
“I mean, that's at least in part why I ingested chemical waste - it was a kind of desire to abbreviate myself.… — Carrie Fisher Copy Share Image
“One weekend it rained for 48 hours without stopping. The rain beat like bony fingers against the window panes. Tap. Tap. Tap.… — Alice Jamieson 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
![“[Richard Avedon's] camera dwells on the horrible things that age can do to people's faces - on the flabby flesh, the slack skin, the ugly growths, the puffy eyes, the knotted necks, the aimless wrinkles, the fearful and anxious set of the mouth, the marks left by sickness, madness, alcoholism, and…” quote by Janet Malcolm](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/4a3/janet-malcolm-10933_age_richard-avedon-s-camera-dwells-on-the-ho_1419993.jpg)
![“A few years ago, when I was writing songs for my first album, I was staying with Michael Feinstein as I often did. I was working on a pilot. My grandma was very sick at the time. She died of complications from alcoholism. She always used to say [in his grandma's voice], "Red wine is good for my…” quote by Cheyenne Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/af4/cheyenne-jackson-16863_albums_a-few-years-ago-when-i-was-writing-songs_893330.jpg)
