My personal story is that my father was a heroin addict and a heroin dealer and has been in and out of… — Daniel Beaty Copy Share Image
The day that I got the phone call to tell me that I booked ‘Glee’ I was shooting ‘CSI Miami.’ I was… — Naya Rivera Copy Share Image
I've never done anything that I felt was crossing the line for me. But everybody has to make that decision individually. Like,… — Jennifer Jason Leigh Copy Share Image
“Across the street an addict was mumbling, his words, like Dan Smooth’s, reminiscent of the structure of graphite, which is to say… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
If an addict who has been completely cured starts smoking again he no longer experiences the discomfort of his first addiction. There… — Jean Cocteau Copy Share Image
“When had being an addict gotten so fucking hard? So exhausting? It had been so easy for so long; she had a… — Stacia Kane Copy Share Image
“Don't ever think you're better than a drug addict, because your brain works the same as theirs. You have the same circuits.… — Oliver Markus Malloy Copy Share Image
Deprived of their newspapers or a novel, reading-addicts will fall back onto cookery books, on the literature which is wrapped around bottles… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
After absorbing the news of today, one expects to face a world consisting entirely of strikes, crimes, power failures, broken water mains,… — Barbara Tuchman Copy Share Image
Addicts have incredible energy, it's just all directed toward one goal. But what incredible luck and grace addicts have. You hear about… — Bucky Sinister Copy Share Image
Advertising doesn't cause addictions. But it does create a climate of denial and it contributes mightily to a belief in the quick… — Jean Kilbourne Copy Share Image
“To expect an addict to give up her drug is like asking the average person to imagine living without all her social… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
In this country we're unprecedentedly safe, comfortable, and well fed, with more and better venues for stimulation. And yet if you were… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“We see that substance addictions are only one specific form of blind attachment to harmful ways of being, yet we condemn the… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
I believe I accepted the first hit of crack because I am an addict, and that's what addicts do. There was nothing… — Ruben Castaneda Copy Share Image
One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now. Men came to… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
Yes, creative people are more prone to addiction or addictive behavior. But, equally as prone is your mailman, your mother, your brother,… — Kristen Johnston Copy Share Image
Once I enter the realm of depression or when I am at my happiest, those are the moments of realization when I… — Needa Muy Copy Share Image
What happened during the previews of 'Taboo' [musical] was that it was the first time I'd ever been written about as a… — Boy George Copy Share Image
“I was at this guy's house. I met this girl who was hanging out there. She was real pretty, she had brown… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Kurt Cobain OD'd on heroin before committing suicide, but he also OD'd on fame. Cobain was like Basquiat: They both wanted to… — Jay-Z Copy Share Image
“Few experiences in life quite match the feelings of horror, fear, helplessness, and grief that families experience when someone they love becomes… — Beverly Conyers Copy Share Image
“I was told that even if I had years of sobriety, I would always be an addict, and I believed it. Since… — Michael J Heil Copy Share Image
“When you're younger you're so happy to get some good loving you convince yourself you're in love, can't live with out it,… — Jill Nelson Copy Share Image
Fifty years ago, the way that we consumed food was revolutionized. We began eating processed foods, and it seemed amazing. And then… — Franklin Foer Copy Share Image
“Pleasure demands constant and repeated stimulation to be felt by the common mind. If it is a book, one must finish one… — Sov8840 Copy Share Image
I wasn't involved in anything. I wasn't out - you know, I know I wasn't in ACT UP. I wasn't with Larry… — Elton John Copy Share Image
What's the difference between bulimics and anorexics?" I ask. "Anorexics are anorexics all the time," she says, "I'm only bulimic when I'm… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
The greatest number of drug addicts are to be found in Teheran and in Karachi, not in the West. Not in New… — Ibn Warraq Copy Share Image
“Here's the truth: People, even regular people, are never just any one person with one set of attributes. It's not that simple.… — Jonathan Nolan Copy Share Image
Because of the war on drugs, pain patients are treated with skepticism and pain doctors live in fear of being prosecuted for… — Maia Szalavitz Copy Share Image
I have a lot of friends who come from alcoholic families, and they aren't alcoholics, because someone explained it to them. When… — Nikki Sixx Copy Share Image
You honor your writing space by recovering, if you are an addict. You honor your writing space by becoming an anxiety expert,… — Eric Maisel Copy Share Image
I love sitcoms, and I grew up on sitcoms. That's my tasty junk food. So I wanted to create a sitcom and… — Felicia Day Copy Share Image
We have become a nation of Kodachrome, Nikon, Instamatic addicts. But we haven't yet developed a clear idea of the ethics of… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
Im an addict as every night I drink of your memories and get drunk in love. Im an addict as your look… — Alfredo C Copy Share Image
“Human beings want not only to survive, but also to live. We long to experience life in all its vividness, with full,… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
My my Laura Goodman. I must say that is a charming name for a charming young lady." "Eric's old." I broke in.… — MaryJanice Davidson Copy Share Image
According to a recent study, ten percent of 'Star Trek' fans meet the psychological criteria for addiction. Deprived of their favourite show,… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
“No more junk talk, no more lies. No more mornings in the hospital getting bad blood drained out of me. No more… — Tony O'Neill Copy Share Image