James Taylor Quotes

I do believe that I'm an addict on one level or another at all times.

It is a lot of work being an addict. There's nothing harder than being an addict.

Addiction is a really hard thing to kick.

Everyone reaches their point in time where either they die or they get sick of doing drugs. It started getting debilitating. I enjoy my music a lot better than my drugs.

Unfortunately, addicts don't respond to reason or rationality.

I understand the world of addiction. I get it. I know how fleeting recovery can be.

Addicts are hard workers.

Addiction is not a curable condition.

For a lot of folks who get sober, the process of getting and staying sober becomes their higher power, and it becomes a religion that sort of consumes a whole lot of them. I just don't think that that's necessary. I think that that can be a side note rather than the story of your life.

Well, all I can say is, it's a day-by-day program, and so I'm very worried about relapsing, but I don't know. I don't want to use. I don't want to go back to that place because nothing good came of it. It was super dark; it's not nice.

Because I know I'm an addict, and I know I'm an alcoholic.

Though addiction is a disease - a brain disease that's often progressive - addicts who relapse are often blamed.

Secrets keep addicts ill and cost lives.

I'm a chronic relapser. I guess I always will be.

When I got sober, that was 1990.

Anybody who does 90 takes has a problem.

When I cleaned up some 17 odd years ago, I felt terrible for about six months. The only thing that gave me any real relief was strenuous physical activity.

I only get ill when I give up drugs.

I'm a recovering alcoholic so I should be home.

I've been watching a lot of A&E's 'Intervention.' I know that's sort of depressing, but I love watching it.

I do not understand rehab. If it works for people, then God bless them.

I think I have an addiction to pretty much everything. I mean, I have to be very careful with myself as far as that goes, which is why I have a support group around me consistently.

I am a raging alcoholic and a raging addict and I didn't want to see my kids do the same thing.

I'm totally clean and sober my whole life.

I used to be a drinker but I found out how bad it was and I let it alone.