“What you really enjoy in an alcoholic drink is not the drink itself, but the ending of the irritation of wanting that drink. Non-drinkers enjoy that all the time.”
"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
"He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has."
- Epictetus
Contentment
"Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday."
- A. A. Milne
Contentment
"Small is not just a stepping stone. Small is a great destination itself."
- Jason Fried
Contentment
"The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing."
Contentment
"As for you, you will join your ancestors in peace and be buried after a good long life."
Contentment