Quotes tagged ‘Addiction’

(179 total)

“Someone’s habits are subjective and do not exist as universal truths.”

“Bae I’m sorry I be tweaking, you’ve put up with more than ppl know I know I be scaring you, fuck Codeine I’m done. I love you and im letting it be known publicly that ain’t shit fucking up the real love I found. Learn from this everyone. Addiction kills all but you can overcome”

— Juice WRLD, twitter.com

“Paula: I need some money. Chiron: For what? Paula: That’s my business! Don’t you ask me no shit like that! Chiron: [mumbling] I don’t have any money. Paula: No, no, don’t lie to me, boy! I’m your mama! That bitch over there ain’t no kin, yeah? I’m your blood! Remember? [pause] I ain’t feeling good.…”

— Barry Jenkins, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Paula, Naomie Harris, imdb.com

“[as Judy is about to take some pills] Lorna Luft: Mama, please don’t go to sleep now. Judy Garland: No, no, no, these are the other ones.”

— Tom Edge, Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger, imdb.com

“The reality-show star says he’s living with H.I.V., and speaks about being an addict and a sexual abuse survivor.”

— Alex Hawgood , New York Times, nytimes.com

“Two rules, man: Stay away from my fuckin' Percocets and do you have any fucking Percocets, man?”

— Jay Baruchel, Evan Goldberg, Marco Belchoir, Jonathan Cherry, imdb.com

“I have a weakness for him. It's like an addiction.”

— Kate Robin, Judy Hale, Linda Cardellini, imdb.com

“I left rehab because I got bored talking about God and listening to people who could not succeed at a successful life of drinking and drugs and alcohol like a normal person does. When you’re happy, drink and do drugs; when you’re unhappy, don’t.”

— Marilyn Manson, amazon.com

“Yeah, it’s—you don’t know what’s going on. You don’t feel anything. Kicking it is so hard because all of a sudden your whole body comes to life, and you’ll have had all of these physical problems you didn’t realize you had because you don’t feel a damn thing. And so your knees will hurt. Your joints…”

— Chris Cornell, amazon.com

“It is an act of rebellion to remain present, to go against society’s desire for you to numb yourself, to look away. But we must not look away.”

— Florence Welch, vogue.co.uk

“Your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine”

— The Civil Wars, open.spotify.com

“Porn addiction is not a diagnosable disorder — at least not yet.”

— Kelsey Borresen, huffpost.com

“There’s only one tense in which I can talk about new starts, and it is the past perfect: I stopped drinking when I accepted that I would never be able to stop drinking.”

— Grace Lavery, gay.medium.com

“"There is too much negativity surrounding mental health, and no wonder it’s so hard for young people to actually talk about it. Look at growing up in today’s world. Social media is more addictive than drugs and alcohol yet it’s more dangerous because it’s normalized and there are no restrictions to…”

— Prince Harry, VICTORIA MURPHY, townandcountrymag.com

“The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, amazon.com

“Here’s a life lesson for you kids: it’s much easier to go through something upsetting when you’re on drugs. The more intense the drug, the more you forget your problems! It’s basic science, really.”

— Cat Marnell, amazon.com

“Get up in the morning and visualize getting through the day without the addiction.”

— Jack Canfield, lewishowes.com

“Sex addiction, people addiction, it’s the same thing. You’re really afraid to be on your own. Listen, how much sex do you really think you need when it comes down to it? It’s not about the sex. After my divorce, I realized, 'Oh, wow, I can go have sex.' And I was running around, picking up women. Th…”

— Howard Stern, rollingstone.com

“That’s what an addiction to people is: attention, acclaim, validation. I think all of that is operating there. It’s desperate.”

— Howard Stern, rollingstone.com

“In the modern pop-culture tradition, being a musician has often come with a series of default lifestyle expectations, ones of indulgence and recklessness, larger-than-life living, and a diligent pursuit of altered forms of consciousness.”

— Chris Heath, gq.com