Alcohol Addiction Quotes - Page 3

• Even though a number of people have tried, no one has yet found a way to drink for a living.

  Jean Kerr

  Drinking, Numbers, People

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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

  Recovery, Addiction, Alcohol

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• Reality is an illusion created by a lack of alcohol.

  N. F. Simpson

  Drinking, Food, Reality

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• Whether I or anyone else accepted the concept of alcoholism as a disease didn't matter; what mattered was that when treated as a disease, those who suffered from it were most likely to recover.

  Craig Ferguson

  Recovery, Addiction, Alcohol

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• Alcohol ruined me financially and morally, broke my heart and the hearts of too many others. Even though it did this to me and it almost killed me and I haven't touched a drop of it in seventeen years, sometimes I wonder if I could get away with drinking some now. I totally subscribe to the notion that alcoholism is a mental illness because thinking like that is clearly insane.

  Craig Ferguson

  Money, Drinking, Heart

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• There is this to be said in favor of drinking, that it takes the drunkard first out of society, then out of the world.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Drinking, Alcohol, World

  Ralph Waldo Emerson (2011). “Selected Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.199, Penguin

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• Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink.

  Nancy Astor

  Husband, Drinking, Beer

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• The world you desire can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it is yours.

  Ayn Rand

  Travel, Women, Real

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• I think the scariest addiction on this planet is to alcohol. Because alcohol is a very addictive drug, and it ruins families, it ruins relationships. And it is socially acceptable, and it is easy to find. Controlled substances, other drugs are more difficult to get, and it's a crime to... to buy them. But alcohol is everywhere. And if you are unfortunate enough to become addicted to it, it can be disastrous. And there is still a stigma attached to alcohol addiction, or addiction in general. It is perceived as... an addict is perceived as somebody of weak moral fiber

  Brian Molko

  Thinking, Moral Fiber, Addiction

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• I feel very blessed that at a young age I was able to navigate my battle with drug and alcohol addiction, and through recovery live a sober life. There is such a stigma attached to addiction and it was hard for me to both confront and overcome it. I am very proud and grateful that with the support of family and friends, I was able to do so.

  Cara Santana

  Grateful, Blessed, Recovery

  "Actor and Entrepreneur Cara Santana On being inspired by daily life, overcoming addiction, and taking risks". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• The socio-economic impact of gambling addiction is comparable to drug and alcohol addiction

  John Warren Kindt

  Gambling, Impact, Addiction

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• I'd always thought that if I could get sober and stay sober, I would be able to have a career making music. My drug and alcohol addiction was the one thing holding me back. I had finally gotten the tools to stay sober, and it was just a matter of writing the songs.

  Macklemore

  Song, Writing, Careers

  "Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Find Clarity". Interview with Dan Buyanovsky, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 9, 2012.

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