Add Quote by Joseph Girzone

At every stage, addiction is driven by one of the most powerful, mysterious, and vital forces of human existence. What drives addiction is longing--a…

— Cornelius Plantinga

An addiction is an obsession. something that takes over your mind and your every thought.

— Delaney Ridnour

We all want things we desire as quickly as possible. There is always that fear of losing out on things we feel should be…

— Robin Abdullah Chowdhury

Most people have had that feeling of like, being obsessed with someone, and losing self control a bit, and that hopefully humanises addiction a…

— Mae Martin

Even when we get what we addictively want, our wanting to keep things that way automatically creates a new addiction.

— Ken Keyes Jr

“People sometimes imagine that without desire there would be no enjoyment. The opposite is true. When you're caught up in craving, you never really…

— Lorne Ladner

Cognitive states of mind are seldom addictive, since they depend upon exploration of the world, and the individual encounter with the individual object, whose…

— Roger Scruton

“Addictions, even as they resemble normal human yearnings, are more about desire than attainment. In the addicted mode, the emotional charge is in the…

— Gabor Maté

Addiction is craving fulfillment from something that cannot provide fulfillment. In this sense it is not different than the basic mechanism of ignorance that…

— Deepak Chopra

We see things not as they are, but as we are. Your addictions distort how you process the enormous flow of information that is…

— Ken Keyes Jr

The abuse of food, alcohol, or drugs is essentially a material response to a need that isn't really physical at its foundation.. What we…

— Deepak Chopra

Once again, when you upgrade sensations from an addiction to a preference, you can enjoy things such as gourmet food and music, without having…

— Ken Keyes Jr