Addiction Quotes
860 Addiction quotes by 627 unique authors
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The effect of the mass media is not to elicit belief but to maintain the apparatus of addiction.
— Christopher Lasch
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Whether talking about addiction, taxation [on cigarettes] or education [about smoking], there is always at the center of the conversation an essential conundrum: How come…
— Anna Quindlen
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People always come up to me and say that my smoking is bothering them....well it's killing me!
— Wendy Liebman
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Addiction is a symptom of not growing up. I know people think it's a disease... If you have a brain tumor, if you have cancer,…
— Unknown Author
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They used to have a smoking section at most airports. No more. They now have these glass-encased rooms. You're not just a smoker, you're an…
— Marc Maron
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The only thing I'm addicted to right now is winning.
— Charlie Sheen
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Cocaine for me was a place to hide. Most people get hyper on coke. It slowed me down. Sometimes it made me paranoid and impotent,…
— Robin Williams
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Whether you sniff it smoke it eat it or shove it up your ass the result is the same: addiction.
— William S. Burroughs
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I understood, through rehab, things about creating characters. I understood that creating whole people means knowing where we come from, how we can make a…
— Samuel L. Jackson
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For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking is…
— Peter McWilliams
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[On his heroin addiction:] I did it to myself. It wasn't society...it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor.…
— Ray Charles
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Collection is an addiction.
— Judith Miller
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Years of research in psychology has shown that rewards and punishments can be very effective in changing behavior. But, at the same time, they can…
— Barry Schwartz
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In a storm of struggles, I have tried to control the elements, clasp the fist tight so as to protect self and happiness. But stress…
— Ann Voskamp
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No addiction is good.
— Jose Mujica
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I had an addiction to play baseball.
— Pete Rose
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Addiction is a really hard thing to kick.
— Nikki Sixx
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With the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, more people will have insurance coverage and, in…
— Thomas R. Insel
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I am trying to break free from my stripes addiction, but the pull is strong! I need help buying non-stripes.
— Gillian Jacobs
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I am glad that Wimbledon is my last slam. I love the atmosphere and courts of SW19, and it is an addiction, which I will…
— Mahesh Bhupathi
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When I was at school, I wanted to join the army. At college, I started acting in college plays, and it became a kind of…
— Om Puri
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Checking your ego, abandoning it, letting it go, is a huge part of recovery from addiction.
— Unknown Author
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Addiction is a terrible thing.
— Jamie Dornan
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Method involves a slavish addiction to laws, and we can only aspire to anarchy.
— Robert Pinsky
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Gollum is entirely based on the notion of addiction. The way that the ring pervades him, makes him craving, lustful, depletes him physically, psychologically and…
— Andy Serkis
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