Drug Quotes — Page 30

Astronomer, Astrophysicist

“It seems madness to say, 'We're worried that they're going to become addicted to marijuana' -- there's no evidence whatever that it's an addictive drug, but even if it were, these people are dying, what are we saving them from?”

People Drug Marijuana

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Benjamin Franklin

Inventor, Statesman, Author

“People want to catch a buzz. That is why drugs are illegal, yet people still try to get their hands on them no matter what the consequence. Drugs make us happy, they may not be healthy.”

People Hands Drug

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David Simon

Television Producer

“What drugs haven't destroyed, the war against them has”

War Drug

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David Simon

Television Producer

“What drugs have not destroyed, the war on them has”

War Drug

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Elliott Smith

Musician

“There's lots of ways people can be dependent, on another person, or drugs.”

People Way Drug

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David Bowie

Musician, Actor

“I just put drugs down to luck. I persevere quite honestly, and I've got a fair amount of discipline that keeps me out of deep water.”

Water Drug Discipline

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David Foster Wallace

Writer

“In this country we're unprecedentedly safe, comfortable, and well fed, with more and better venues for stimulation. And yet if you were asked, 'Is this a happy or unhappy country?' you'd check the 'unhappy' box. We're living in an era of emotional poverty, which is something that serious drug addicts feel most keenly.”

Country Emotional Drug

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Denis Johnson

Author, Poet

“[The doctor] peeked into the trauma room and saw the situation: the clerk - that is, me - standing next to the orderly, Georgie, both of us on drugs, looking down at a patient with a knife sticking up out of his face. 'What seems to be the trouble?' he asked.”

Doctors Drug Knives

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Dennis Miller

Comedian

“The government could take away all the drugs in the world and people would spin around on their lawns until they fell down and saw God.”

People Government Drug

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Donald Kennedy

Academic Administrator

“So here's the situation confronting the drug firms: The drugs cost more to make, but they can't charge more for them. What do they do? Increasingly, the U.S. market is driving them toward drugs aimed at the diseases of richer, older Americans and away from antimicrobials, vaccines, and the like.”

Drug Medicine Vaccines

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Cat Stevens

Singer-songwriter

“Being larger than life, or being projected as such in the music business, leads you to question yourself. Some people try to forget about it by taking drugs or too much drink, but I was never like that. I was aware that there were very serious, big questions, and I was petrified about what might be in store for me.”

People Trying Drug

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Dennis Brown

Musician

“Drugs have played no significant factor in my life.”

Drug Significant Factors

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