“Even if drugs are fully as destructive as they are usually claimed to be, it is morally wrong and demonstrably more destructive for government to deprive people of their unalienable, individual, civil, Constitutional, and human right to make an utter mess of their own lives. Since human beings are inclined to learn more from the mistakes they make, rather than from their triumphs, the right to fail, for individuals and groups alike, may be even more important than the right to succeed, and it must be fiercely protected at almost any cost.” PeopleIfsHumansMayImportantGovernmentIndividualHuman BeingsMistakeFailingGroupsCostDrugSucceedMessTriumphDestructiveProtected Author:L. Neil Smith
“I really don't drink, I don't do drugs. I feel like right now I've been given so many opportunities I don't want to mess it up with those things.” WantFeelsOpportunityGivenDrinkRight NowDrugMess Author:Anne Hathaway
“Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear the uniform and be part of the team.” IfsGuyTeamRocksFootballProudDrugBandMessUniformsFootball TeamRock Bands Author:Gene Simmons
“No matter what federal program one selects - Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the drug war, the income tax and the IRS, education, foreign interventions and wars - they are all a giant mess.” WarMatterSocialSecurityDrugTaxesProgramNo Matter WhatIncomeMessGiantsSocial SecurityInterventionIncome TaxMedicareWar On DrugsIrsMedicaid Author:Jacob G. Hornberger
“Drugs are fine for you alone at home, but when it comes to being a family, which a band is, it just messes everything up.” HomeFineDrugBandMess Author:Zachary Cole Smith
“It's very easy for me to feel sympathy for people who are messed up. It's not that I'm a pseudo-saint or a great person. I had a lot of trouble with drugs and alcohol when I was younger, and I know how easy it can be to mess up the rest of your life. One bad turn, one bad night, one big mistake, and everything is screwed up. Or maybe you were just born in the wrong house and raised in a bad way. I guess I can understand.” PeopleNightHouseEasyMistakeTroubleDrugAlcoholMessBig MistakeGreat PersonBad Night Author:Donald Ray Pollock
“We live in a culture of quick fixes. We want to feel better and we want to feel better now. I believe that's why many turn to alcohol and drugs because they want to numb the pain of life. In my life I have a choice. I can sit with my depression and look at Jesus or I can sit with Jesus and look at my depression. What I mean by that is I can focus on what's broken and wonder where God is or I can sit in the companionship of Christ who suffered for us and worship him in the middle of the mess. That gives my pain meaning and context.” GivingBelieveMeanPainChoicesCultureJesusI BelieveChristWonderFocusBrokenDrugWorshipAlcoholMessFeel BetterCompanionshipNumb Author:Sheila Walsh
“The thing I wrote we ought to look to Canada for is the shorter sentences. I mean, the mess we're in here, is because of the drug war and this idea of adding another five years, another 10 years, you know, like it means nothing to the people involved. It certainly does nothing for crime prevention - what problem are we hoping to solve?” PeopleMeanWarProblemCrimeDrugMessWar On Drugs Author:Peter Moskos
“I feel like every movie has been wish fulfillment. For The Heat, I love Lethal Weapon. I watch it over and over again. I always wanted a friend like that; I always wanted to be the badass taking down the drug dealers. It was basically just writing what I wished I could be. Female friendship is so interesting to me. I often feel like when you make female friends as adults, it's polite. I wish it was less polite and you could be frank and mess around with each other.” WritingWishInterestingDrugFemaleMessFulfillmentFrankPoliteBadassDealer Author:Katie Dippold
“Who’s to say that it takes something like a drug to mess with your perception of reality? How did Hitler deceive a nation? How can one group of people look at the world and see one thing, and another see something completely different? One sees a town, another sees a desert. One sees beauty, another sees chaos.” The skin of this world,” he said quietly.” PeopleWorldLooksSaidDifferentRealityNationsOne ThingGroupsThis WorldDrugPerceptionSkinsTownsChaosMessDesertDeceivingPerception Reality Author:Ted Dekker