Quote by Shirley Chisholm
It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the ne

It is not heroin or cocaine that makes one an addict, it is the need to escape from a harsh reality. There are more television addicts, more baseball and football addicts, more movie addicts, and certainly more alcohol addicts in this country than there are narcotics addicts. – Shirley Chisholm

Other quotes by Shirley Chisholm

The emotional, sexual, and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: Its a girl. – Shirley Chisholm

Category:
Equality
Read Quote

At present, our country needs womens idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else. – Shirley Chisholm

Category:
Politics
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Recovery (addiction/alcoholism)
category

In this country, dont forget, a habit is no damn private hell. Theres no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country its the worst kind of hell for those who love you. – Billie Holiday

At bottom is the best soil to sow and grow something new again. In that sense, hitting bottom, while extremely painful, is also the sowing ground. – Anon.

Random Quotes

Becoming food savvy is one thing, but its amazing how fast savvy turns to snooty, and snooty leaves you preparing three-hour meals that break your budget and that the kids wont even eat. – Jeffrey Kluger

Category:
amazing

Me, Im dishonest, and you can always trust a dishonest man to be dishonest. Honestly, its the honest ones you have to watch out for. – Johnny Depp

Category:
Trust

As Geography without History seemeth a carkasse without motion; so History without Geography wandreth as a Vagrant without a certaine habitation. – John Smith

Category:
History

Technology feeds on itself. Technology makes more technology possible. – Alvin Toffler

Category:
Technology