Addiction Quote by Keorapetse Phelelo

“Addictions are just symptoms of underlying issues, and in my view Nikki self-medicated the emotional pain of his childhood, and being away from his…

— Nikki Sixx

I think one of the things that I was struck by was that Joe has the financial wherewithal to go check into some expensive…

— Joe Eszterhas

Addictions are life preservers with leaks. Addictions lull us into forgetting to take care of ourselves. Addictions distract us from problem solving.

— Pauline Duncan-Thrasher

Addictions within football, we're talking gambling. Premier League, it's a bit of an epidemic to be honest.

— Tony Adams

Addictions are those things you've allowed to occupy the centre of your mind. You can't think without them. To overcome them, you have to…

— Terry Mark

I'm focused on the next generation, because I think it's very hard to break the habit of adults who've got salt and sugar addictions…

— Alice Waters

“A hand-rolled cigarette to smoke, Another one bought from the store. If he lights one, his mind's lit up Another one burns a hole..”

— Sanhita Baruah

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

— Matthew Fox

“This market way of life promotes addictions to stimulation and obsessions with comfort and convenience.”

— Cornel West

I talk to my kids about my mothers energy and how she would have loved them. I talk about how kind and polite my…

— Lemon Andersen

“Not all addictions are rooted in abuse or trauma, but I do believe they can all be traced to painful experience. A hurt is…

— Gabor Mate

Over-eating is the addiction choice of carers, and that's why it's come to be regarded as the lowest-ranking of all the addictions.

— Caitlin Moran

Most of us do not take these situations as teachings. We automatically hate them. We run like crazy. We use all kinds of ways…

— Pema Chodron

Soft addictions are an alluring, seductive aspect of our culture - they are easy to attain and socially acceptable, they are even encouraged in…

— Judith Wright

Everyone likes to hear that their eccentricities and their addictions are simply evidence of their sensitive artistic nature.

— Russell Smith