“Here is my final point. About drugs, about alcohol, about pornography and smoking and everything else. What business is it of yours what I do, read, buy, see, say, think, who I fuck, what I take into my body - as long as I do not harm another human being on this planet?”
- Bill Hicks

“The worst kind of non-smokers are the ones that come up to you and cough. That's pretty fucking cruel isn't it? Do you go up to cripples and dance too?”
santiz
- Bill Hicks

“There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible to live without breaking laws.”
- Ayn Rand

‘FUCK off.’
- Kate Moss responds to an attendant who asked her to extinguish her cigarette at the Mario Testino exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery

K I'm done!

I'd rather die my way than live yours.”
Lauren Oliver, Delirium

That one pretty much sums up my own thinking!!! It's my body/life...don't go telling me what/how I should or should not live. I'm not going to listen anyway!!!

My rule of life prescribed as an absolutely sacred rite smoking cigars and also the drinking of alcohol before, after and if need be during all meals and in the intervals between them.
- Winston Churchill

There’s nothing like tobacco; it is the passion of all decent men-a man who lives without tobacco does not deserve to live.
- Moliere

There’s no way to rule innocent men. The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren’t enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible to live without breaking laws.
- Ayn Rand

I don't know how you find these nuggets but sure am glad you put the effort out here!!

As far as what Moliere said, too bad he couldn't include "women" in that phrase...it applies to us as well.
Arn Rand said it well...that applies in an all too big manner in this idiot state!!!!

I'm not about to judge anyone for whatever in their personal lives as long as it's not rubbed in my face....it's their bodies, minds, lives.....who the hell am I tell anyone what to do???? You don't tell me, I won't tell you!!!

Thanks ever so much for starting this group!! You're an awesome gal!!!!

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain

I was not designed to be forced. I will breathe after my own fashion. Let us see who is the strongest.
Henry David Thoreau

There's a rebel lying deep in my soul. Anytime anybody tells me the trend is such and such, I go the opposite direction. I hate the idea of trends. I hate imitation; I have a reverence for individuality.
Clint Eastwood

“There’s something luxurious about having a girl light your cigarette. In fact, I got married once on account of that.” ~Harold Robbins'

“A cigarette is the perfect type of a perfect pleasure. It is exquisite, and it leaves one unsatisfied. What more can one want?” ~Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Is it true that you smoke eight to ten cigars a day?
That’s true.
Is it true that you drink five martinis a day?
That’s true.
Is it true that you still surround yourself with beautiful young women?
That’s true.
What does your doctor say about all of this?
My doctor is dead.
- George Burns

“The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” – H.L. Mencken

If alcohol is queen, then tobacco is her consort. It’s a fond companion for all occasions, a loyal friend through fair weather and foul. People smoke to celebrate a happy moment, or to hide a bitter regret. Whether you’re alone or with friends, it’s a joy for all the senses. What lovelier sight is there than that double row of white cigarettes, lined up like soldiers on parade and wrapped in silver paper? I love to touch the pack in my pocket, open it, savor the feel of the cigarette between my fingers, the paper on my lips, the taste of tobacco on my tongue. I love to watch the flame spurt up, love to watch it come closer and closer, filling me with its warmth.” luis bunuel

I used to smoke two packs a day and I just hate being a nonsmoker…. but I will never consider myself a nonsmoker because I always find smokers the most interesting people at the table. ~Michelle Pfeiffer

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like and do what you'd rather not. Mark Twain

Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. P. J. O'Rourke

If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention. Anonymous