Addictive Quotes

Talking about smart thinking, The British-made ‘Brain Training Podcast’ is a brief daily workout for the mind that could easily get addictive.

There’s nothing more addictive or incredible in life than reinventing yourself and allow yourself to be different every day.

At home I mostly stick to online Scrabble, or chess or Risk – games I find far less addictive than the spectacular games created for consoles these days. But, whenever I get the chance, I head over to my friend Kyri’s house to play his PS3.

Google is addictive.

You can either be in the Ron Paul tradition and say there’s nothing wrong with heroin and cocaine, or you can be in the tradition that says, ‘These kind of addictive drugs are terrible; they deprive you of full citizenship, and they lead you to a dependency which is antithetical to being an American.’

I’ve got quite an addictive personality where if I start doing something I try to do it to the best of my ability.

We must move in our recovery from one addiction to another for two major reasons: first, we have not recognized and treated the underlying addictive process, and second, we have not accurately isolated and focused upon the specific addictions.

It’s just such an addictive sport. Only now I can understand why ex-fighters come back. That addiction helps me set new goals and targets.

There was a series called ‘Game of Thrones’ which was very popular here in the United States, a post-Tolkien kind of thing. It was garbage, yet very addictive garbage – because there’s lots of violence, all the women take their clothes off all the time, and it’s kind of fun.

I think smartphones are one of humanity‘s most remarkable creations: computers are amazing enough, but a supercomputer you can carry in your pocket and communicate instantly with anyone, anywhere… it’s no wonder they’re troublingly addictive.

I’m not kidding – once you discover the pleasure of giving, how gratifying and satisfying it is, it becomes addictive.

Like sugar and, oh – let’s say the most tabloidy and gossipy reality television programs – credit is, for millions, genuinely addictive.

Everything I do got that bounce to it, that addictive, repetitive sound.

I spent a good part of the nineties roaming the Earth writing about conflict. It was very grueling. I was beginning to find this way of life was, wow, addictive and deeply meaningful.

I think there are people that have very addictive personalities.

Cigars, cigarettes, and hookah tobacco are all smoked tobacco – addictive and deadly. We need effective action to protect our kids from struggling with a lifelong addiction to nicotine.

Meeting the body’s micronutrient needs helps to suppress food cravings, and high-nutrient foods do not produce dangerous, addictive craving.

All kinds of gambling, from bingo to baccarat, are benign entertainment for most people, dangerously addictive to a few, and capable of breeding unwanted side effects for society.

There is something in the act of having tattoos done that I love. It can be quite addictive. I’ve got a few on my back because my friend is an artist, and a few on my arms. Every time I pass a tattoo parlour, I think, ‘Maybe just a tiny one.’

I’m an addictive person. If I open a bag of sweets, I won’t just eat one or two, I’ll eat the lot. If I go and play on my computer, it won’t be just for an hour, it’ll be for five hours.

I don’t like alcohol, but I still like to mess around with other stuff occasionally. I think it’s important I take mushrooms and acid. They’re certainly not addictive, so I can’t rule that out.

Why are online games so addictive? It’s mostly the narcotic appeal of ‘leveling.’

Falling in love as we know it is an addictive experience.

‘Twilight‘ is a breathlessly addictive read with a love story that sucks people in.

There’s a reason why anger, fear, and hatred are paths to the dark side: they all spring from a single source – the same source as a certain flavor of love. A dangerously sweet, addictive flavor.

Just think of the opportunities we can unlock by making education as addictive as a video game. This type of experiential, addictive learning improves decision-making skills and increases the processing speed and spatial skills of the brain. When was the last time your child asked for help with a video game?

The theater is magical and addictive.

It’s success, not fame, that is quite addictive. I’m addicted to a lot of things and, as it happens, success is one of them.

You want to win more when you win. That’s the thing about winning, it becomes addictive.

The tobacco companies knew quite early on the addictive nature of their product.

When you begin to write poems because you love language, because you love poetry. Something happens that makes you write poems. And the writing of poems is incredibly pleasurable and addictive.

I’ve always had an addictive nature.

If some people don’t like funk music then it’s just the wrong time for them. They will get it. It’s addictive.

One trait of addictive families is that we never recognize our own addictions.

Coaching is competitively addictive. It just gets in your blood, especially if you win.

Fame is addictive. Money is addictive. Attention is addictive. But golf is second to none.

We’re drawn to making our mark, leaving a record to show we were here, and a journal is a great place to do it. Once you start drawing, writing, and gluing stuff in every day, it can quickly become a habit – addictive, even. Your attitude should be: ‘I can do this, but I mustn’t make it too intimidating.’

It takes me hours to get to sleep. I just lie there waiting, constantly thinking. I used to make lists, but it became addictive.

Some media used to talk about video games only to say how violent or addictive they could be. With ‘Heavy Rain,’ they talked about the story of the game and the emotions they felt while playing.

I have an addictive personality so anything I do I want to go 110, so even with food I love it. I mean I’m Mexican–Italian so anything around my family is always food-oriented somehow.

Nobody was willing to lend their bike or teach me to ride. Bike riding is very addictive and nobody wants to part with their bike for someone else.

I thought I could play the hellraiser and then put ‘Johnny Vegas‘ back in his box. I found popularity through self-destruction. The more you damage yourself, the more people are drawn to you, and that can be quite addictive. It is not a lifestyle you can maintain.

Fly-fishing is really addictive.

As a writer, I try to appeal to the ‘elusive boy audience‘ the same way I try to appeal to everyone: I do the very best I can to create interesting characters, addictive plots, tons of conflict, believable settings, unexpected plot twists, intriguing beginnings, and satisfying endings.

It’s the adrenaline rush you only get from being in front of an audience. It’s addictive.

When you have an addictive personality, you fixate upon things easily. Routines and behaviors, and ritual, becomes very important.

Nicotine is a highly addictive substance, and is present in most e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes also contain cancer-causing nitrosamines and diethylene glycol, a toxic chemical found in anti-freeze.

Cellphones are very addictive. Even if one goes to rehab to get rid of this addiction, it’s not going to work.

I love watching old movies, and some of the holiday-themed ones are really great. I also have a bizarre thing that I’ll do: I’ll turn on a foreign-language TV station, usually Spanish, and watch a whole show, riveted, even though I have no idea what anyone is saying. I don’t know why I find that so addictive, but I do!

I think all actors have addictive personalities.

Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.

The concept of the robot encapsulates both aspects of technology. On one hand it’s cool, it’s fun, it’s healthy, it’s sexy, it’s stylish. On the other hand it’s terrifying, it’s alienating, it’s addictive, and it’s scary. That has been the subject of much science-fiction literature.

When I looked at the addictive qualities of video games and how they captivate people’s attention, I decided to try the same technology for enhancing well-being.

I’ve got a pretty addictive personality.

I’ve felt very comfortable on stage and love making people laugh. It’s that kind of addictive thing where you get a laugh and you just want more.

Democrats believe, plausibly, that middle-class entitlements are instantly addictive and, because there is no known detoxification, that class, when facing future choices between trimming entitlements or increasing taxes, will choose the latter.

I have a completely addictive personality. Diet Coke is my last – God, I know people counting days off Diet Coke; I’m such a Diet Cokehead. Now I won’t let myself buy it.

My problem is I’m an addictive personality. I can’t have one coffee. I can’t eat one piece of chocolate.

I’m always going to have an addictive personality.

There’s so much fear involved in trying to do something you don’t know how to do that drugs and alcohol can become a big part of your life if you have an addictive personality or are very unsure, which most songwriters are.

What could be addictive about the limelight is the recognition that you gain. Can you imagine the feeling you experience when the whole country looks up to you? When you become a source of inspiration for millions?

I like The Erised for the harmony of their addictive beats mix, and I like Allie X for her distinct style and incredible lyrics – they are pure art.

I believe in putting out positivity into the world and so comedy is a job where you feel like you’re making people happy. It’s a very addictive feeling and you want to do it more and more.

Highlight just hasn’t proven to be very addictive to either me or my friends. We talk about it often. I keep running it.

‘Spectator Books’ is presented by the genial Sam Leith. Leith has a little catch in his delivery that quickly becomes addictive. It’s things like this that give podcasts their charm.

Cutting sugar made the most difference to my body. It’s the devil. It’s addictive, and it’s in so many things you wouldn’t even think of. Sugar is put in sauces, breads, and yoghurts. It’s not always obvious, but so many things are packed in sugar.

I have an addictive personality, so when I like something, I really want it all.

Just as it can be addictive to be in a real world bookstore or library, it’s the same on the Web.

We will hear more regrets from founders of tech companies about the addictive technologies they have launched.

I’ve chosen to get the word out to women, especially young women, that tobacco is not glamorous – it’s addictive and smoking takes a serious toll on your health.

There is something addictive in space that makes you want to go back – like the mountain climbers who want to go back to the Himalayas although their fingers were cut by frostbite.

I’m constantly having to be vigilant with a depressive tendency, an addictive tendency.

I always have to come back to shows to take out the improvements actors have put in. Laughs are addictive, and sometimes they’re good laughs, and sometimes they’re bad laughs.

There’s something really special, and addictive, about making that connection with an audience – knowing that they may never have seen you before, and may never see you again, but that for those moments you’ve been able to unite them all in laughter, and provide the escape that lies in that involuntary response.

Work is like a drug. I’m jonesing for more. It’s gotten more addictive than I had realized. I get anxious when I have nothing to do now.

If I did have social media, I would spend way to much time on it. It is way too addictive for me.

Once you start getting into giving back, it gets addictive.

The fulfillment I get from a good day of writing is addictive and will always bring me back the next day.

Americans are gathering the courage to just say no. We are saying no to addictive consumer lifestyles. We are saying no to wars and corporate takeover and the IMF loans that gobble up people and their resources.

Technology is a compulsive and addictive way to live. Verbal communication cannot be lost because of a lack of skill. The ability to listen and learn is key to mastering the art of communication. If you don’t use your verbal skills and networking, it will disappear rapidly. Use technology wisely.

I had white hair when I was 19. I think bleach can be addictive, and before long, you’ve gone too far with it and can’t tell you’ve got a problem. It was over-processed and genuinely crispy, but I thought I looked amazing.

I found popularity through self-destruction, and that can be quite addictive.

It’s funny, because I don’t have a very addictive personality in any way except for things like stories or books or movies or TV. I just get, like, completely enamored and lost in that world, especially when one really hits the right way. Like, I just can’t do anything else.

When you’re in the military, you teeter on the edge of that line of life and death. The reason you feel so alive when you come through is because you know you’ve cheated death – and that and the adrenaline rush is addictive, no question.

I’ve got an addictive personality.

I’m not a big reality TV person, although recently someone got me into 90 Day Fiance,’ which is pretty addictive.

The attraction of power is heady, addictive. And as we know from real life, it can be a disease. A horrific disease.

Law is a very addictive profession.

I’m devious, cruel, cunning and addictive.

I have an extremely addictive personality. I’m an extremist.

I am an addictive personality.

It’s an addictive thing. It’s not so much I like to go win, but it’s a rush.

I need to protect myself from my own addictive impulse.

If only Coca-Cola had had the kind of message to accompany its addictive deliciousness that Fox News has, we’d all be speaking Cokelish today.

‘Humsafar’ is addictive; it’s a good nasha to have. I remember, when the show was on here in Pakistan, my friends would keep asking me what’s going to happen next. And those who didn’t see it when it was aired the first time watched all episodes back-to-back because they found it very gripping.