“ Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking of what we want to become. Sometimes we motivate ourselves by thinking about who we don't ever want to be again. Everything we do is part of who we are. How… Shane Niemeyer - The Hurt Artist
“ Turning an experience about to observe it, results in a lessening of the experience directly proportional to the amount of observation. To think about it is, to some degree, to stop the pleasure, to s… Geoffrey Wood
“ Jealousy in any form will cloud thinking and form bad habits. Jealousy is an addiction. Richie Norton
“ ...introduced Doc to the miracle of morphine. From that very first shot it was as if he'd discovered the one vital ingredient that God had left out when He'd sent Doc kicking and screaming into the co… Steve Earle
“ I feel very privileged to hear how somebody used to run around stickin' people up and stealing cars, and now they're gettin' their life back together... I just love the stories. The stories of the fal… Denis Johnson
“ For out of the perverse will came lust, and the service of lust ended in habit, and habit, not resisted, became necessity. Augustine of Hippo
“ The biggest potential for helping us overcome shame is this: We are those people. The truth is…we are the others. Most of us are one paycheck, one divorce, one drug-addicted kid, one mental health ill… Brene Brown
“ Not everybody is comfortable with the idea that politics is a guilty addiction. But it is. Hunter S. Thompson
“ An alcoholic is someone who can violate his standards faster than he can lower them. Robin Williams
“ Her screams are heard across generations who dared not scream and died without joy,in silence and isolation. David W. Earle
“ Using excuses for the predicament you're in and minimizing your situation, whether it is drug or alcohol use, is a sure sign of an addict. Alexandra Sobetsky
“ We may think there is willpower involved, but more likely...change is due to want power. Wanting the new addiction more than the old one. Wanting the new me in preference to the person I am now. George Sheehan
“ This has been a novel about some people who were punished entirely too much for what they did. They wanted to have a good time, but they were like children playing in the street; they could see one af… Philip K. Dick
“ I have a slight addiction to Diet Coke, and, of course, I absolutely shouldn't touch it because it makes the kidneys work really hard. Sue Townsend
“ ...patriarchy, hierarchy, and capitalism create, encourage, maintain, and perpetuate addiction and dependency. Patriarchy and hierarchy are based on domination and subordination, which result in fear.… Charlotte Davis Kasl
