Addiction Quotes · Page 38

“Mindfulness helps us see the addictive aspect of self-criticism— a repetitive cycle of flaying ourselves again and again, feeling the pain anew.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“It’s not the sweet, tender kind of love I always dreamed of, but it’s love. Dark, twisted, and obsessive, it’s both a…

— Anna Zaires

At school, I was only allowed four sweets every Wednesday, so I've developed an addiction.

— Trinny Woodall

Marijuana is a much bigger part of the American addiction problem than most people - teens or adults - realize.

— John Walters

Anyone who would tackle our current addiction to fossil fuels is going to have to maneuver around denial.

— William H. Calvin

“A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is always bad for your health.”

— Ziad K. Abdelnour

There is no reason to think today's levels of [drug] addiction are anywhere near the levels that would be reached under legalization.

— George Will

“In order to break that addiction, your desire to quit must outweigh your urge to continue.”

— Germany Kent

“.,,women are numbed enough to endure rough sex acts through extreme humiliation. When alcohol isn’t enough and the pain spirals into addiction,…

— Shelley Lubben

I don't drink or do any drugs. I never have and I never will. I don't need them. I'm a black woman…

— Bertice Berry

I was just taking out my trash and I had, like, 300 cans of Diet Coke. It was just like, 'How did…

— Robert Pattinson

With commitment and the right investments, we can create a San Francisco where no one is forced, relegated, or allowed to sleep…

— London Breed

Advocating for quality addiction treatment has become a passion, and it's the most rewarding thing that someone like me can do. People…

— Cris Carter

If we start treating addiction as a public health issue, with more compassion, and without the criminal element, our society will be…

— John Fetterman

In the midst of all our emotional upheaval caused by ambition, aggression, rejection, transition, addiction, limitation and competition, the one thing that…

— Sherlyn Chopra

Addiction, self-sabotage, procrastination, laziness, rage, chronic fatigue, and depression are all ways that we withhold our full participation in the program of…

— Charles Eisenstein

It turns out that dopamine is a chemical on double duty in the brain. Along with its role in motor commands, it…

— David Eagleman

As sure as we are born we are going to die some choose to hasten the process through addiction of any kind,…

— Rodney Brabham

One day [when I relapsed] I walked into a store and saw a little bottle of Jack Daniel's. And then that voice…

— Robin Williams

“Far more than a quest for pleasure, chronic substance use is the addict’s attempt to escape distress. From a medical point of…

— Gabor Maté

“John G. turns on him, hands on hips, hair caked with snow. 'Hey, buddy, let me tell you something. Drugs are the…

— Peter Blauner

“We are not consumers. For most of humanity’s existence, we were makers, not consumers: we made our clothes, shelter, and education, we…

— Matthew Fox

“One of the things that strikes me most though is how some people don't realise they're self-harming. The phrase 'self-harm' brings up…

— Carrie Hope Fletcher

“If you start with the idea that addiction isn’t a primary disease, but an attempt to solve a problem, then you soon…

— Gabor Maté

Mastery comes via a monomaniacal focus on simplicity versus an addiction to complexity.

— Robin Sharma

I'm calling for a cultural change in how we think about addiction. For far too long people have thought about addiction as…

— Vivek Murthy

When governments legalize and encourage gambling, they are creating addictions among their citizens

— John Warren Kindt

My boyfriend left me because of my obsession with Linkin Park. But in the end, it doesn't even matter.

— Anonymous

We must remind people that there is no typical or predictable person suffering from addiction, and that their pain must be met…

— Wes Moore

I have a little bit of an addiction to work. So I'm always hiding in the bathroom with my Blackberry to work…

— Penelope Cruz

Dyeing my hair has become a kind of addiction. I can't see myself as anything other than blond. Once you go blond,…

— Valeria Mazza

No, I'm not a drug addict, and neither is my husband. If that were so, you'd get a lot less work out…

— Whitney Houston

I could have gone for gambling or sex addiction,...But I went for obesity because of the tremendous impact it has.

— Nora Volkow

I'm always very stressed about making a new proposition every season. But in a way, it's a kind of addiction.

— Nicolas Ghesquiere

What I've learned to do is arrest my addiction - arrest it myself, so I don't get arrested.

— Rodney King

A relationship with God simply cannot grow when money, sins, activities, favorite sports teams, addictions, or commitments are piled up on top…

— Francis Chan

Hmmm! and there should be no doubt regarding the human habits they are quite unpredictable just like the word addiction it comes…

— Sardar Hyder Abbas

“It was the hardest boyfriend I ever had to break up with [referring to crystal methamphetamines]”

— Fergie

I've seen firsthand the terrible consequences of drug abuse. My heart is with all who suffer from addiction and the terrible consequences…

— Columba Bush

“What distinguishes art from such undertaker's business is that life's closeness to death is its theme, not its addiction.”

— W.G. Sebald