“The hallucinogens produce visionary states, sort of, but morphine and its derivatives decrease awareness of inner processes, thoughts and feelings. They are pain killers; pure and simple. They are absolutely contraindicated for creative work, and I include in the lot alcohol, morphine, barbiturates, tranquilizers the whole spectrum of sedative drugs.” StatesWholeFeelingsPainProcessSimpleCreativeAwarenessProduceDrugPureAlcoholKillersSpectrumVisionariesDecreaseCreative WorkThoughts And FeelingsDerivativesMorphineHallucinogens Book:Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997 Source: Burroughs Live: The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997
“My feeling is that drugs and alcohol take away from the pure experience of meditation. That does not mean that occasionally, a person couldn't have a glass of wine or a drink.” MeanPersonsDoeFeelingsMeditationDrinkDrugPureWineGlassesAlcoholRamaDrugs And AlcoholWine Glass Author:Frederick Lenz
“When you're drug kingpin - you're a mayor. You are a governor. But of a different society. You get to do what you want to do, just like any mayor. You can park your car anywhere. You get the best women. You go to the restaurants and eat free. It was like being a rock star. Like being Magic Johnson or Michael Jordan. It was just pure freedom, everything I was looking for. I desperately wanted freedom.” WantDifferentWantedStarsMagicRocksCarDrugPureWhat You WantParksRestaurantsGovernorsRock StarJohnsonJordanMayors Author:Rick Ross
“These are the now-endangered markers of a civilized society: legally ordained minimum wages, child labor laws, workers safety and compensation laws, pure foods and safe drugs, Social Security, Medicare and rules that promote competitive markets over monopolies and cartels.” ChildrenLawSocialSecurityDrugPureSafeLaborSafetyWorkersCivilizedMinimumWagesSocial SecurityMonopolyCompensationMedicareMinimum WageCivilized SocietyMarkersChild LaborCartelsLabor Laws Author:Bill Moyers
“The abuse of food, alcohol, or drugs is essentially a material response to a need that isn't really physical at its foundation.. What we are looking for is pure joy rather than mere sensation, or even oblivion of sensation. Addiction is unrecognized spiritual craving.” NeedsSpiritualJoyMaterialsDrugPureAbuseFoundationMereResponseAddictionAlcoholSensationsOblivionCravingPure Joy Author:Deepak Chopra