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> [Taking drugs to overcome nerves is the thin edge of the wedge going in there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-galway/taking-drugs-to-overcome-nerves-is-the-thin-edge-of-the-wedge-going/)

[James Galway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-galway/)

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> [I was more ashamed that I couldn't work the washing machine than the fact that I was taking drugs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elton-john/i-was-more-ashamed-that-i-couldn-t-work-the-washing-machine-than-the/)

[Elton John](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elton-john/)

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> [I thought taking drugs just ain't you, be you. Yeah girl just be you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drake/i-thought-taking-drugs-just-ain-t-you-be-you-yeah-girl-just-be-you/)

[Drake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drake/)

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> [I came home and found that my son was taking drugs - my very best ones too!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-monkhouse/i-came-home-and-found-that-my-son-was-taking-drugs-my-very-best-ones/)

[Bob Monkhouse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-monkhouse/)

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> [I don't find it easy dealing with people with drug problems. It helps if you're all taking drugs, all the same drugs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-jagger/i-don-t-find-it-easy-dealing-with-people-with-drug-problems-it-helps/)

[Mick Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-jagger/)

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> [Now they're calling taking drugs an epidemic - that's cos white folks are doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-pryor/now-they-re-calling-taking-drugs-an-epidemic-that-s-cos-white-folks/)

[Richard Pryor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-pryor/)

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> [“Taking drugs is stupid. Why mess up your brain like that?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miranda-kenneally/taking-drugs-is-stupid-why-mess-up-your-brain-like-that/)

[Miranda Kenneally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miranda-kenneally/)

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> [I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mccartney/i-realize-now-that-taking-drugs-was-like-taking-an-aspirin-without/)

[Paul McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mccartney/)

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> [ \[My mom\] worries about me going and taking drugs, whereas my dad advises me on what drugs to take and what ones… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charli-xcx/my-mom-worries-about-me-going-and-taking-drugs-whereas-my-dad-advises/)

[Charli XCX](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charli-xcx/)

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> [I don't think people should do anything to be popular. But maybe within reason they can step out of their comfort zones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsay-lohan/i-don-t-think-people-should-do-anything-to-be-popular-but-maybe/)

[Lindsay Lohan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsay-lohan/)

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> [Are you curious about cutting off your finger? Do you want to know what that feels like? To me, taking drugs is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-bieber/are-you-curious-about-cutting-off-your-finger-do-you-want-to-know/)

[Justin Bieber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-bieber/)

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> [I love to think. I once considered taking drugs as an attempt to better understand an altered state of mind; however, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-p-feynman/i-love-to-think-i-once-considered-taking-drugs-as-an-attempt-to/)

[Richard P. Feynman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-p-feynman/)

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> [I guess we all had that work ethic. None of us were rock stars, so if you had time in a studio,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-toop/i-guess-we-all-had-that-work-ethic-none-of-us-were-rock-stars-so-if/)

[David Toop](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-toop/)

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> [“Old Age- You can tell when you're getting old when you stop taking drugs for fun and start taking them to keep…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-matthew-nespoli/old-age-you-can-tell-when-you-re-getting-old-when-you-stop-taking/)

[J. Matthew Nespoli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-matthew-nespoli/)

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> [I'm not conservative, but I am kind of clean living in my own life. I've had to learn how to fake taking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-jacobs/i-m-not-conservative-but-i-am-kind-of-clean-living-in-my-own-life-i/)

[Gillian Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-jacobs/)

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> [There are rituals not structures for being a poet, drinking too much, taking too many drugs, being a lady chaser, having your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-wakoski/there-are-rituals-not-structures-for-being-a-poet-drinking-too-much/)

[Diane Wakoski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-wakoski/)

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> [I don't feel drugs should be illegal. I don't think people should take drugs every day, but I don't see any difference…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonny-barger/i-don-t-feel-drugs-should-be-illegal-i-don-t-think-people-should-take/)

[Sonny Barger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonny-barger/)

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> [Taking drugs on a recreation level is one thing. But taking them while you're working on a stage is, I don't think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-jagger/taking-drugs-on-a-recreation-level-is-one-thing-but-taking-them-while/)

[Mick Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-jagger/)

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> [I always think it's better to be not taking drugs or drinking or anything. That's not saying I've never done it because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-jagger/i-always-think-it-s-better-to-be-not-taking-drugs-or-drinking-or/)

[Mick Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-jagger/)

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> [I'm sick and tired of people saying that taking drugs is a sickness. When you put something of your own free will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/i-m-sick-and-tired-of-people-saying-that-taking-drugs-is-a-sickness/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

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> [ I stopped taking drugs \[in 1983\]. There were a lot of things that led up to it. One thing was that a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-stipe/i-stopped-taking-drugs-in-1983-there-were-a-lot-of-things-that-led-up/)

[Michael Stipe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-stipe/)

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> [In international meets, like the Olympics and Asian Games, drug tests are mandatory. When everything is in place, then only will the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-t-usha/in-international-meets-like-the-olympics-and-asian-games-drug-tests/)

[P. T. Usha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-t-usha/)

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> [ The \[Burmese\] government appears to be more interested in stamping out political activity than drug addiction. Very few university students on the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aung-san-suu-kyi/the-burmese-government-appears-to-be-more-interested-in-stamping-out/)

[Aung San Suu Kyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aung-san-suu-kyi/)

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> [I went on national television - went on national television and said. 'I'm sick and tired of people saying that taking drugs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tommy-lasorda/i-went-on-national-television-went-on-national-television-and-said-i/)

[Tommy Lasorda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tommy-lasorda/)

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> [“I don’t have any drug stories to tell about myself. Once somebody met me on the street when my quartet was going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-carr/i-don-t-have-any-drug-stories-to-tell-about-myself-once-somebody-met/)

[Ian Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-carr/)

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> [“It’s just human nature – isn’t it? – to be more attracted to something that’s taboo. If someone tells you not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/it-s-just-human-nature-isn-t-it-to-be-more-attracted-to-something/)

[Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/)

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> [I stopped taking drugs when I was 19, and who wants to drive a cab around New York with drugs in their car?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fran-lebowitz/i-stopped-taking-drugs-when-i-was-19-and-who-wants-to-drive-a-cab/)

[Fran Lebowitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fran-lebowitz/)

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> [I now realize that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-mccartney/i-now-realize-that-taking-drugs-was-like-taking-an-aspirin-without/)

[Paul McCartney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-mccartney/)

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> [For me going out to party never meant drinking or taking drugs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pedro-winter/for-me-going-out-to-party-never-meant-drinking-or-taking-drugs/)

[Pedro Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pedro-winter/)

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> [I think that people taking drugs occasionally are great. I think there's nothing wrong with it. But if you do it the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-jagger/i-think-that-people-taking-drugs-occasionally-are-great-i-think-there/)

[Mick Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-jagger/)

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> [You don't often hear people say, 'Oh, since he's been taking them drugs, he's such a nice person! He's really come out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarvis-cocker/you-don-t-often-hear-people-say-oh-since-he-s-been-taking-them-drugs/)

[Jarvis Cocker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarvis-cocker/)

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> [Drinking and taking drugs. I think there was also a sort of druggie or trance-like nature to the way that I used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-dederer/drinking-and-taking-drugs-i-think-there-was-also-a-sort-of-druggie-or/)

[Claire Dederer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-dederer/)

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> [You can't really describe how difficult it is to deal with. It is any athlete's worst nightmare to be accused of cheating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-rusedski/you-can-t-really-describe-how-difficult-it-is-to-deal-with-it-is-any/)

[Greg Rusedski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greg-rusedski/)

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> [“So there you are, drinking and taking drugs to the point of incapacitation, and you've been missing out on the best part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bethany-griffin/so-there-you-are-drinking-and-taking-drugs-to-the-point-of/)

[Bethany Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bethany-griffin/)

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> [It's hard to believe that you did so many drugs for so long. That's what I find really hard. And didn't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mick-jagger/it-s-hard-to-believe-that-you-did-so-many-drugs-for-so-long-that-s/)

[Mick Jagger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mick-jagger/)

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> [Sociopaths are not inhibited by the notion that it's wrong to be addicted, or wrong to buy illegal drugs. Also, drinking or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-stout/sociopaths-are-not-inhibited-by-the-notion-that-it-s-wrong-to-be/)

[Martha Stout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-stout/)

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## Top authors on Taking Drugs

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mick-jagger-67747.jpg) Mick Jagger 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taking-drugs/mick-jagger/)

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