“"What is normal?" really becomes the question. What is normal, and how are we fooled into thinking it's something other than what we're doing at any given time. Every family has either a drug addict or an alcoholic or some sort of dysfunction that the family is dealing with. And I think the grace of this family is that they actually could be that far out there but also be forgiving, and be really human, and be human in front of each other without much shame.” ThinkingHumansGivenGraceFrontsDrugNormalShameForgivingAddictAlcoholicsFooledDrug AddictDysfunction Author:Mark Ruffalo
“Getting into my teen years, I was filled with so much shame and pain that I got really involved with drugs and alcohol. I was hanging out with the wrong people and getting involved in the wrong relationships and everything just sort of spun out of control.” PeopleYearsPainInvolvedDrugShameFilledAlcoholHanging OutDrugs And AlcoholSpun Author:Pattie Mallette
“Assume that a surgeon has discovered how to do brain surgery, that he can do only one a month, that 1,000 persons a year need such an operation if they are to survive. How is the surgeon's scarce resource to be allocated? Charge whatever price is necessary to adjust supply and demand, say $50,000! 'For shame,' some will cry. 'Your market system will save only wealthy people.' For the moment, yes. But soon there will be hundreds of surgeons who will acquire the same skill; and, as in the case of the once scarce and expensive 'miracle drugs,' the price then will be within reach of all.” PeopleIfsNeedsYearsPersonsMomentsCan DoBrainCasesCryMonthsDrugSkillsDemandResourcesMiracleShameAssumingOperationsAcquireExpensiveWealthySurgerySurgeonsScarceWithin ReachSupply And DemandBrain SurgeryScarce Resources Author:Leonard Read
“When I was writing the book, I thought "Who wants to hear another story about some actor who lost his way?" But my story is a little unique in that I realized when I was 14 years old that I was different. I think a lot of gay people use drugs and alcohol to quell that fear and shame - especially people of my age.” PeopleThinkingWayWantWritingYearsLittlesBookDifferentStoriesUseAgeActorsLostGayDrugUniqueShameAlcoholI RealizedGay PeopleDrugs And Alcohol Author:Leslie Jordan
“The thing we want for all our kids is that they be connected with a learning community and that they have strong social and familial relationships. If we can do whatever we can do to create that and to reduce bullying and to reduce the kind of pain and shame so many kids feel for so many reasons, that stuff is going to reduce drug addiction.” IfsWantFeelsKindReasonKidsPainStrongSocialStuffCan DoCommunityDrugShameAddictionConnectedBullyingDrug AddictionDrug Addict Author:Maia Szalavitz
“It's a shame to see drug dealers enter and leave the United States as if nothing in addition to those that purchase weapons and firearms.” IfsStatesUnitedUnited StatesDrugWeaponsShameDealerFirearmsDrug Dealers Author:Juan Pablo Escobar
“You are a drug dealer. To tiny faeries. Shame." Sanya to Dresden” DrugShameTinyDealerFaerieDresdenDrug Dealers Author:Jim Butcher
“You will be interested to hear, Hilary, that it [the drug] had a most remarkable effect — even on Selena after a very modest quantity. She cast off all conventional restraints and devoted herself without shame to the pleasure of the moment." I asked for particulars of this uncharacteristic conduct. "She took from her handbag a paperback edition of Pride and Prejudice and sat on the sofa reading it, declining all offers of conversation.” MomentsReadingPleasureEffectsPrideDrugOffersConversationPrejudiceShameCastsSatRemarkableQuantityDevotedConventionalModestRestraintSofasHandbags Author:Sarah Caudwell
“Everybody kind of understands, Oh yeah you take drugs and it does something to your brain and then you can't stop. It's easier to describe that shame, that horrible feeling of not being able to control your own life.” KindDoeFeelingsAbleBrainEasierDrugShameYeahHorrible Author:Aimee Mann