“Back in the 1980s, when the internet was only available to a small number of pioneers, I was often confronted by people who feared that the strange technologies I was working on, like virtual reality, might unleash the demons of human nature. For instance, would people become addicted to virtual reality as if it were a drug? Would they become trapped in it, unable to escape back to the physical world where the rest of us live? Some of the questions were silly, and others were prescient.” PeopleIfsWorldHumansRealityMightNumbersTechnologyHuman NatureStrangeInternetDrugAvailableSillyInstanceDemonTrappedPioneersVirtual RealitySmall Numbers Author:Jaron Lanier
“Everybody needs a way out of that pain. Many people choose drugs and alcohol. Some people obsessively exercise or develop strange dietary habits, which is what I did. At least it got me toward a path of healthier living.” PeopleWayNeedsPainPathStrangeHabitExerciseDrugAlcoholDrugs And Alcohol Author:Mariel Hemingway
“There are clues in the script... he will say "I think drugs are immoral"'... but the guy who says that kills, tortures, pimps and has whores working for him. There is this strange morality going on, which is rather like the Mafia.” ThinkingGuyStrangeMoralityDrugScriptsTortureClueImmoralMafiaPimp Author:David Suchet
“We may agree, for example, that our societies must provide greater security for the individual; yet if all we succeed in producing is a providing increased anonymity and ever increasing boredom, then we should not wonder if ingenious man turns to such amusements as drugs, housebreaking, vandalism, mayhem, riots, or - at the most harmless - strange haircuts, costumes, standards of cleanliness, and sexual experiments.” IfsMenShouldMayTurnsIndividualWonderGreaterSecurityExampleStrangeDrugSucceedStandardsAgreeExperimentsBoredomOur SocietyProvidingCostumesAmusementRiotCleanlinessIngeniousAnonymityHaircutsMayhemVandalism Author:Robert Ardrey
“In life, (the fashion world) is full of sharks. In this world the young girls lose themselves; become the property of others, live but for the job and their craziness...they don't know anymore where their home is. Many take drugs. It's strange. Perhaps the girls understand that this does not work for me. I don't have many friendships with other models. I respect them and enjoy working with them, but I probably would not invite them into my home. My house is like my heart, and I open it only to those with whom I have a close relationship.” KnowsWorldHeartDoeHomeJobsYoungGirlHouseEnjoyLosesFashionThis WorldStrangeMy HeartDrugModelsPropertyInvitesSharksCrazinessClose RelationshipFashion World Author:Laetitia Casta
“I saw a lot of drugs and strange things when I was younger, but I also think it was a positive experience because I was surrounded by these really interesting, beautiful people that were trying to get their lives back on track.” PeopleThinkingTryingBeautifulInterestingSawsStrangeDrugTrackReally InterestingStrange ThingsBeautiful PeopleBack On TrackPositive Experiences Author:Tamaryn
“I am proud of the hip hop generation. They are good business people and, actually, good people. It's strange that the only time the major press talks about them is when someone gets killed or does drugs or something; yet these are the same press people who made heroes out of the Mafia and other crooks, you know.” PeopleKnowsDoeMadeGenerationsStrangeProudHeroDrugMajorsPressesHip HopHipsHopsGood PeopleOnly TimeMafiaCrooksGood Business Author:Nikki Giovanni
“The word C.R.E.A.M. - which stands for "Cash Rules Everything Around Me" - is from Wu Tang Clan. This song is about a prostitute who falls in love with her client, who winds up being a drug girl in New York. It's an ode to the girl who works in the streets; it gives her a face and a name and a story. I used to go and admire those girls. I was inspired by their bravery and their femininity, and how they were just putting themselves out there. It was intense to see. It's strange, but they kind of inspired me in a way. I felt it was so bold.” GivingKindSongFallGirlStrangeDrugBraveryFalling In LoveInspiredIntenseAdmireFemininity Author:Nomi Ruiz
“I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I have periled life and reputation and reason. It has been the desperate attempt to escape from torturing memories, from a sense of insupportable loneliness and a dread of some strange impending doom.” Has BeensSometimesReasonFunnyPainMemoriesPleasureLonelinessStrangeDrugDrinkingAddictionAlcoholPursuitReputationDesperateDreadAddictDoomIndulgeCocaineDrug AddictionDrugs And AlcoholDrug AddictDrinking AlcoholAlcohol DrinkingAddiction RecoveryStimulantsAlcohol AddictionDrug Addiction RecoveryAddicts In RecoveryFunny DrugDrug Recovery Book:Visions of Poe: a personal selection of Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems Source: Visions of Poe: a personal selection of Edgar Allan Poe's stories and poems