I Thought That The Grounded-ish Nature Of

Smoking Dope And Smoking Coke, You Are Rendered Defenseless. The Only Way Out Of That Hopeless State Is Intervention.

[addiction's] Not About Placating The Bad Dog - It's About Feeding The Good Dog. You Still Have To Feed The Bad Dog, But Only Enough So That The Aspca Doesn't Bring You Up On Charges.

Nothing Will Serve You Better Than A Strong Work Ethic. Nothing. And It's Something That You Can't Teach. You Have To Be Thrown Into It, Where You're Going To Sink Or Swim. It's Amazing How Self-correcting And How Clarifying A Good, Hard, Shitty Job Can Be. Because At The End Of The Day, Any Profession I've Seen Anybody In, When You Peer Behind The Curtains Of Oh, Wouldn't That Be A Great Job? Wow, What An Amazing Thing, A Philanthropic Endeavor! It Really Just Comes Down To It's A F**king Grind.

I've Always Been A Fella Who Put Most Of My Eggs In One Basket And Then Take A Dump In The Basket But I Really Don't Know.

It's Hard To Get Out Of The Barrel. It's Slippery Around The Edges And People Are Happy To See You Fall Back In.