“I stopped taking drugs [in 1983]. There were a lot of things that led up to it. One thing was that a lover died. An ex of mine died in a car wreck and I was really trashed when I found out about it and I couldn't cry. I woke up the next morning and I said, "That's it," so I quit then. It was horrible.” SaidNextFoundMorningOne ThingCarCryMinesLoversDrugDiedQuittingHorribleExesWrecksI QuitCar Wreck Author:Michael Stipe
“As long as music of mine is not used to preach hate, or to bash women, it's okay for me. If it doesn't promote violence against women, drugs, this and that, use it, go ahead.” IfsLongUseUsedHateViolenceMinesDrugOkayViolence Against WomenBash Author:Angelique Kidjo
“Safety is really a concern of mine, and what I've been telling people recently is that until there's animal and human data on a drug it should probably be looked at very carefully.” PeopleShouldHumansAnimalMinesDrugConcernSafetyDataHumans And Animals Author:Terence McKenna
“Corporations that are turning over these huge profits can own everything: the media, the universities, the mines, the weapons industry, insurance hospitals, drug companies, non-governmental organisations. They can buy judges, journalists, politicians, publishing houses, television stations, bookshops and even activists. This kind of monopoly, this cross-ownership of businesses, has to stop.” KindHouseCompanyMediaTelevisionMinesJudgingHugeIndustryPoliticianDrugWeaponsCrossesUniversityProfitJournalistCorporationsStationsHospitalsActivistPublishingOwnershipMonopolyOrganisationBookshopsDrug CompaniesPublishing House Author:Arundhati Roy
“Everyone has favorite criminals. Mine are pimps. We can all rob a bank; we can all sell drugs. Being a pimp is a whole other thing.” WholeHumorFunnyComedyMinesDrugSellsCriminalsPimp Author:Chris Rock
“Scratch any fortune and you'll find blood only a generation or two back...child labor in mines or mills...Slavery. Drugs. Stock swindles. Wasting nature with clear-cuts, pollution, harvesting to extinction. Monopolies. Disease. War. Every fortune comes out of something unpleasant.” ChildrenTwoWarClearCuttingGenerationsBloodMinesDrugDiseaseLaborSlaveryFortunePollutionScratchesExtinctionMonopolyMillsChild Labor Author:Chuck Palahniuk