"In the '70s, everybody thought drugs were just good times. People didn't really know about drug addiction, or that such a thing existed. When I grew up in the '70s I thought you had to take drugs. It was almost like I didn't think you had a choice."

-- Aimee Mann

#Recovery Quotes #Thinking Quotes #People Quotes

“Watching a scene from a film in slow motion is possible, but thereâ€™s an unreal air to it; reading a passage from a book slowly does nothing to rob the words of their power. A film presents images; a book creates images inside the reader, with the readerâ€™s active participation. Books are good for your brain.”
“We sent out 3,000 Valentines to the ladies, asking them to be my voter.”
“Scientists are still trying to produce life in the laboratory, but it shouldn't be difficult if the laboratory assistant is pretty and willing.”
“In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“You've always got to be aware of why you don't win; otherwise you'll keep losing. Every mistake is a learning experience and, hopefully, you won't make the same mistake again.”
“If anyone would have been paying serious attention to my puppet shows, I would have been sent to therapy very young.”

Source : Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. March 3, 2006.
“If I seem to take part in politics, it is only because politics encircles us today like the coil of a snake from which one cannot get out, no matter how much one tries. I wish therefore to wrestle with the snake.”
“Tragedy was a big social event, and everyone wanted in on it.”

Source : Ruta Sepetys (2013). “Out of The Easy”, p.48, Penguin

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