“If you could isolate the physical feeling, it would barely register as a small itch. I call this the Little Nicotine Monster. There is also a Big Monster in your mind. This is the brainwashing that tells you smoking is your crutch, your pleasure, and that you can’t live without it.”
"Whenever you think about smoking you must see it as a lifetime’s chain of filth, disease, fear, misery and slavery."
- Allen Carr
Awareness
"Part of the ingenuity of any addictive drug is to fool you into believing that life without it won’t be as enjoyable, and/or that you’ll be less able to cope with stress."
- Allen Carr
Awareness
"What does it do for you? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!"
- Allen Carr
Awareness
"Get it clear in your mind: CIGARETTES DO NOT FILL A VOID. THEY CREATE ONE!"
- Allen Carr
Belief
"Client: “Could you teach me to have an occasional drink and not get hooked again?” Me: “Of course I could. I could even teach you to take the occasional dose of arsenic.”"
- Allen Carr
Courage
"We cannot solve problems with the kind of thinking we employed when we came up with them."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Vision is not what your eyes see, but an image that your brain comprehends."
- Touko Aozaki
Insight
"The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits."
- Albert Einstein
Insight
"Someone asked me, if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring: ‘How to Build a Boat.’"
- Steven Wright
Insight
"The shell of an oyster only hides the pearl inside."
- Jack
Insight