Fuck the drug war. Dropping acid was a profound turning point for me, a seminal experience. I make no apologies for it. More people should do acid. It should be sold over the counter.
George Carlin
Related As of Jan. 1, any packaged food that does not have trans fatty acid labeling should not be sold. ALICE LICHTENSTEIN I'm not regretful about dropping acid, but I could have stopped it a little sooner. DAVID CARRADINE We should be ready for a change. DEYTH BANGER More sugar will make it taste less acid. HILDEGARDE HEYMANN Music is an over-the-counter drug for me, I overdose regularly. DEDRICK D. L. PITTER Acid runs through his body all the time. High levels of acid all the time. It got to the point his k... LORI SANCHEZ I think I did every drug known to mankind, smoked crack, boozed, dropped acid, you name it. KID ROCK Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors sh... GAIL SIMMONS (All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadnes... JEAN SASSON For I, hearing my Lord's estate amongst many more estates was to be sold, and that the wives of ... MARGARET CAVENDISH For acid-loving plants, soil preparation should be done well in advance. Lowering soil pH is much tr... HUGH SAVOY I could sell used battery acid and make it fly. DAN AYKROYD More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made. GREG LEMOND I have spend a lot of time on everything and what's impresses me about people I have written that in... DEYTH BANGER A clear passion, a resolute determination, a can-do spirit; these are the rods for creating a great ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I rushed to the bathroom for every corner of the hospital was suffocating. I got hold of acid-bottle... MEHEK BASSI I had heard about them [acid tests] and was deeply offended along with everybody else in my sort of ... JOHN PERRY BARLOW Do not be afraid of failure, it is part of the learning process SOTONYE ANGA A museum show is the acid test for photojournalism. RICHARD LACAYO Could it be? Samantha Kingston? Home? On a Friday?” I roll my eyes. “I don’t know. Did y... LAUREN OLIVER You can't be a pussy all your life Todd. Someday you're just gonna have to say fuck it. DONALD RAY POLLOCK Fortunately, my care factor was now dangerously close to fuck-it levels. KYLIE SCOTT I think that Hiphop should be a pulpit for the people. SLICK RICK What will make you a star is in you SOTONYE ANGA It'a okay to take some break from the crucible steep of stairs that you want to try to achieve, as l... LAURE96 I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a differe... BILL RICHARDSON The truth is that Leon, like a lot of those-maybe everyone-who trips on acid, never really came back... CRAIG FERGUSON You should know I disagree with a lot of traditional advice. For instance, they say the best revenge... MINDY KALING In the 60's people took acid to make the world weird. Now the world is weird, people take prozac to... UNKNOWN And George Carlin was a guy that the more he aged the younger he seemed. KEVIN SMITH I wanted to learn everything I could about what it takes to be a great chef. It was a turning point ... THOMAS KELLER What a profound responsibility it is to do this work. Historians will consider this a turning point. FRANCIS COLLINS She was hyperventilating. Acid started turning up in her stomach. By the time she got away from ever... ANDREA STILLMAN Yes, but personally I was never a big acid head. BILL GRIFFITH It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER That showed me how much any performer should be putting into it. That was really amazing. Angry, ric... DEAN TURNER 'What war?' said the Prime Minister sharply. 'No one has said anything to me about a war. I really t... EVELYN ARTHUR ST. JOHN WAUGH When you make lemonade, you add lemon not just for the flavor. Even Kool-Aid has acid. HILDEGARDE HEYMANN I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little ... HARRY NILSSON I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little ... HARRY NILSSON I do think Nevada was a turning point for us. GUS HAUSER It now seems certain that the amino acid sequence of any protein is determined by the sequence of ba... FRANCIS CRICK The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY I don’t regret for a single moment having lived for pleasure. I did it to the full, as one s... OSCAR WILDE My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great songwriters,... ZACH ANNER The seven words George Carlin said you couldn’t say on TV or radio (“fuck,” “piss,” “shi... MARY NORRIS Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT Unfortunately it makes the unambiguous determination of triplets by these methods much more difficul... FRANCIS CRICK Haze doesn't just block the solar radiation. It is also infamous for acid rain and respiratory disea... YUN QIAN Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which i... SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which i... LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which i... SENECA For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the... CHRISTINA ENGELA Anger's like a battery that leaks acid right out of me And it starts from the heart 'til it rea... CRISS JAMI You really need to have the folic acid taken on a regular basis three months prior to conception. Pr... DR. HEMA DASILVA There could be no fairer destiny for any physical theory than that it should point the way to a more... ALBERT EINSTEIN And they say She's in the class A Team Stuck in her daydream Been that way since eigh... ED SHEERAN I'm a champion for personal differences. I have no sympathy for drug companies that can't fi... GEORGE M. CHURCH I've always thought George Carlin was brilliant. VICKI LAWRENCE Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which... SOURCE UNKNOWN Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which... MARK TWAIN I think fine dining should be part of the community where it is, more than just for the people who a... DANIEL BOULUD Why should I apologize for being a HACKER? Has anyone ever apologized for turning me into one? HARSH MOHAN Do. Then talk. In that order. SOTERO M LOPEZ II Acid thrown in someone's face is pretty unique. You gotta be pretty twisted. It was pretty nasty. DARREN MARINO Is there something in your spirit that keeps telling you it should be different: more interesting, m... DAVID BRAZZEAL It is naive to assume any over-the-counter scheme for the morning-after pill would be effective. A 1... WENDY WRIGHT One thing is the proton affinity of an amino-acid residue when the amino acid is dissolved in a lot ... CLAUDIO GROSMAN War should belong to the tragic past, to history: it should find no place on humanity's agenda for t... POPE JOHN PAUL II This is the place where I made it to the big leagues. It should be exciting for me. It should be a g... AARON HOLBERT If Stephen King was a killer, he will be the best killer ever existed, check out his novels, check o... DEYTH BANGER Success can locate and visit you even if you are static wherever you are... But you are responsible ... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I was a pot dealer. I did micro-dot acid, crack cocaine -- I did it all. ... If I can contribute to ... LINDA HUMPHREY People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given t... DAVID MILLAR No military timetable should compel war when a successful outcome, namely a disarmed Iraq may be fea... DOUGLAS HURD Well, I'm kinda like George Carlin. I think that there ought to be a time where everybody should... MERLE HAGGARD I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little ... HARRY NILSSON Drop down someone else's shoe and run to take your own quickly. Don't hire your own to anybody, else... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR Name the fears that are holding you back. It's the equivalent of flooding the boogeyman with light. GINA GREENLEE I know some people might think it odd - unworthy even - for me to have written a cookbook, but I mak... MAYA ANGELOU The brain needs this fatty acid. It can't get it anywhere else. JOYCE NETTLETON You don’t expect the goat to hatch the hen’s eggs. People do what they know very well. Don’t e... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR I suppose at heart it was the haircut that did it; that exploded the ordinary order of things and sh... MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM This should be one of the more competitive years for the tournament. It should be a dandy. LUIS ZARATE Acid wasn't getting a whole lot of bad press at the time, and as I saw the whole bad-press thing... TOMMY RETTIG Life depends on you and your choices. The real value of your life largely depends on what you do wit... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH [While initially, Democrats hesitated to call for an outright concession, by the end of the day many... BYRON DORGAN Flood vehicles can be sold for their parts. There isn't a single vehicle that came out of Katrina th... ART SPINELLA Just like any one of us, they started with no road map or guarantee of success. But they went out an... CAMILLE SWEENEY For the act that was committed, he should be put in the very maximum security... it should be more. CHARLES HAYES The British Red Cross asked me to help them spearhead a fundraising campaign for the victims of the ... BIANCA JAGGER At 17, the first time I saw a dead body, I froze. By 31 it was a natural occurrence for me, and no g... LEYMAH GBOWEE A man who says that no patriot should attack the war until it is over... is saying no good son shoul... GILBERT K. CHESTERTON Cats are true carnivores. While you may choose a vegetarian lifestyle, don't assume it's healthier f... PAM JOHNSON-BENNETT If God dropped acid, would he see people? STEVEN WRIGHT I can make no apologies for following my heart. GAVIN ROSSDALE Success is a choice; you choose it and work it out! Excellence is deliberate and so it is intentiona... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR It was just [cowardice]. That's trying to hurt people and there should be no place in the game for t... PAT QUINN As I have been saying for more than a year now, turning this vital mission over to the Iraqi people ... HOWARD COBLE I will make no apologies, ever, for protecting the lives and the safety of the American people. We h... CHRIS CHRISTIE
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