Quotes about Addiction

Fear is the memory of pain. Addiction is the memory of pleasure. Freedom is beyond both.

To cease smoking is the easiset thing I ever did. I ought to know, I've done it a thousand times.

Twin Peaks was my religion. Well, Twin Peaks and Christianity. But at present, Twin Peaks was winning. I loved God, but at the moment I was more obsessed with Bob and Dale Cooper and Audrey Horne.

A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?

Prayer is abandoning my addiction to other glories and delighting in the one glory that is truly glorious-the glory of God

3. We replace vertical awe with horizontal addiction.

As parents we need to be rescued from our addiction to the law of our comfort, pleasure, success, and control. It's not our children's sin that is in the way of good parenting; it's our tendency to make parenting about our little kingdom of wants, needs, and desires, and our tendency to want our children to serve the purposes of our kingdom rather than submit to the purposes of God's kingdom.

whenever you ask creation to do what only the Creator can do, you are on your way to addiction.

“They struck me, but I feel no pain! They beat me, but I did not know it! When can I wake up to search for another drink?”

Becoming a healthy organization takes a little time. Unfortunately, many of the leaders I've worked with suffer from a chronic case of adrenaline addiction, seemingly hooked on the daily rush of activity and firefighting within their organizations. It's as though they're afraid to slow down and deal with issues that are critical but don't seem particularly urgent. As

Once in a mental hospital, a person grows used to the the freedom that exists in the world of insanity and becomes addicted to it.

One of the reasons lust is bad (not the only reason) is that it makes you stupid. Like any addiction, it blinds your vision to everything else and focuses it on the one thing that is the object of your addiction.