#addiction

Although the Chinese had used opium as a medicine, there was no widespread addiction before the British arrived. ↗

— Robert Trout

#although #arrived #before #british #chinese

Once, during the drinking phase, Wendy had accused him of desiring his own destruction but not possessing the necessary moral fiber to support a full-blown deathwish. So he manufactured ways in which other people could do it, lopping a piece at a time off himself and their family. ↗

— Stephen King

#family

This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on. This is our purpose: to make as meaningful as possible this life that has been bestowed upon us . . . to live in such a way that we may be proud of ourselves, to act in such a way that some part of us lives on. ↗

— Oswald Spengler

#memoir #recovery #suicide #surviving #transformation

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#admire #anyone #himself #i #who

Let us build a 21st-century rural economy of cutting-edge companies and technologies that lead us to energy and food security. Such an investment will revitalize rural America, re-establish our moral leadership on climate security and eliminate our addiction to foreign oil. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

#america #build #climate #companies #cutting-edge

When the President was asked about global warming at a public appearance yesterday, he responded by talking about America's addiction to oil. You make the connection. ↗

— Gwen Ifill

#addiction #america #appearance #asked #connection

The need to help spread democracy and the ability to do that will be much greater if we break this addiction to oil, which gives the oil princes and sultans the power in the Mideast. ↗

— Jay Inslee

#addiction #break #democracy #gives #greater

We clearly need to break our addiction on Saudi Arabian oil that is a security threat to the United States. ↗

— Jay Inslee

#arabian #break #clearly #need #oil

My daughter, unfortunately, is ill, because drug addiction is an illness. She's been fighting it for years. ↗

— Columba Bush

#because #been #daughter #fighting #ill

We've observed that people who stall in their personal growth work often have counterproductive soft addictions that stand in their way of growth and having the life they say they want. It can be a simple thing, such as watching TV instead of finishing a project. ↗

— Judith Wright

#counterproductive #finishing #growth #having #instead