“There is no creative expression of artistic value that has ever been produced by ex-drunkards and ex-drug-addicts. Who the hell would bother with a Rolling Stones without booze or with a Jimi Hendrix without heroin?” ValuesHellCreativeExpressionDrugStonesArtisticBotherRollingAddictExesHeroinRolling StonesDrug AddictBoozeDrunkardsHendrixCreative Expression Author:Lars von Trier
“Drugs are about dulling perception, about addiction and about behavioral repetition...What *psychedelics* are about is pattern- dissolving experiences of an extraordinarily high or different awareness. They are the exact opposite of drugs. They promote questioning , they promote consciousness, they promote value examinations, they promote the reconstruction of behavioral patterns.” DifferentValuesConsciousnessAwarenessDrugPerceptionOppositesAddictionPatternsQuestioningRepetitionExaminationReconstructionDissolving Author:Terence McKenna
“I'm in favor of legalizing drugs. According to my values system, if people want to kill themselves, they have every right to do so. Most of the harm that comes from drugs is because they are illegal.” PeopleIfsWantValuesDrugHarmLibertarianFavorsIllegalValue SystemsLegalizing Drugs Author:Milton Friedman
“If hemp could supply the energy needs of the United States, its value would be inestimable. Now that the drug czar is in final retreat, America has an opportunity to, once and for all, say farewell to the Exxon Valdez, Saddam Hussein and a prohibitively expensive brinkmanship in the desert sands of Saudi Arabia.” IfsNeedsStatesWould BeAmericaValuesOpportunityEnergyUnitedUnited StatesDrugFinalsDesertExpensiveSandRetreatSaddamFarewellHusseinArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisHempCzarsDesert Sand Author:Hugh Downs
“There are the fundamental core values of the Democratic Party, which is to work to grow the economy, to create jobs, to encourage small business, to encourage ownership, to expand access to quality health care, to enhance opportunity by making higher education more affordable to American's young people, to have our children live in safe neighborhoods, drug-free, crime-free, and a safe and clean environment, first and foremost to provide for the national defense, to protect and defend the American people, and to have accountability for our budget and for our spending.” PeopleFirstsChildrenCareJobsYoungValuesOpportunityGrowsPartyQualityEconomyEnvironmentCrimeHigherDrugProtectSafeOur ChildrenFundamentalsCleanDemocraticSpendingDefenseAccessCoreHealth CareBudgetsNeighborhoodAccountabilityOwnershipSmall BusinessDemocratic PartyAffordableHigher EducationCore ValuesNational DefenseQuality Health CareDrug Free Author:Nancy Pelosi
“For me, personally, I think drugs are sacred and should be used for work. That's what I believe in. Drugs have a real shamanistic value. I can handle drugs. I've never had a problem.” ThinkingShouldBelieveI CanRealProblemUsedValuesI BelieveDrugSacredI Believe InHandle Author:Patti Smith
“The people from the suburbs are bringing along their suburban values: cleanliness, orderliness, safety - dullness, in other words. As a result, urban areas are being hollowed out. Just look at Times Square in New York. No more sex shops, no drugs, no homeless people. The area is clinically clean and incredibly dull.” PeopleLooksValuesSexResultsNew YorkDrugAreasSafetyCleanDullShopsSquaresUrbanHomelessSuburbsCleanlinessDullnessHomeless PeopleTimes SquareOrderlinessUrban Areas Author:Rem Koolhaas
“I have no idea. I get involved because I think there's value in the project and because I love the character that is presented to me. I love the opportunity to examine a character, and to have him examine me, live inside me and move my hands. I love that. It's irresistible. It's a drug.” ThinkingIdeasCharacterHandsMovingValuesOpportunityInvolvedDrugProjectsNo IdeaGet InvolvedIrresistible Author:Donald Sutherland
“I think our drug laws need to be made scientifically, as best as possible, recognizing that values will always be part of that.” ThinkingNeedsMadeLawValuesDrugRecognizingDrug Laws Author:Maia Szalavitz
“When one is that powerful and one think life will last like that forever, it is simply the most ephemeral thing. I don't think these sons and daughters of drug dealers are contributing to a lasting peace nor to human values that add to our society. They're delivering the message of riches and power that comes at the cost of people's lives and health and they incentivize young people to follow this model.” PeopleThinkingHumansLastsYoungValuesPowerfulForeverSonCostDrugMessagesModelsDaughterAddRichesOur SocietyLastingContributingDealerDeliveringEphemeralHuman ValuesSon And DaughterDrug Dealers Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“Drugs are merely the most obvious form of addiction in our society. Drug addiction is one of the things that undermines traditional values.” FormValuesDrugAddictionObviousTraditionalOur SocietyAddictDrug AddictionDrug AddictTraditional ValuesDrug Addiction RecoveryOvercoming Addiction Author:Christopher Lasch
“While I recognize the great value and importance of prescription drugs and strongly support a continued U.S. focus on pharmaceutical research and development, our nation's seniors cannot be asked to subsidize the drug costs of other wealthy industrialized nations any longer.” ValuesNationsSupportFocusDevelopmentCostDrugResearchImportanceWealthySeniorPrescriptionsPharmaceuticalResearch And DevelopmentPrescription DrugsGreat Value Author:Michael K. Simpson