~ All sins tend to be addictive, and the terminal point of addiction is damnation. ~
~ Alcohol and drug addiction are problems, and we should use outside agencies that know the business. ~
~ Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism. ~
~ In a consumer society there are inevitably two kinds of slaves: the prisoners of addiction and the prisoners of envy ~
~ Two great European narcotics, alcohol and Christianity. ~
~ A moderate addiction to money may not always be hurtful; but when taken in excess it is nearly always bad for the health. ~
~ Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users? ~
~ I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster, or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road. He's taken some control over his ultimate fate, and his addiction keeps the cause of death from being a total surprise. ~
~ You do anything long enough to escape the habit of living until the escape becomes the habit. ~
~ Money doesn't mind if we say it's evil, it goes from strength to strength. It's a fiction, an addiction, and a tacit conspiracy. ~
~ I guess it's better than having a crack habit - on having an internet addiction! ~
~ If addiction is judged by how long a dumb animal will sit pressing a lever to get a "fix" of something, to its own detriment, then I would conclude that netnews is far more addictive than cocaine ~