If the principal smokers
If the principal smokers of cocaine were affluent older white men and the principal consumers of Viagra were poor young black men, then…selling Viagra would get you five to 10 years behind bars. Ethan Nadelmann
Smokers
I will say a
I will say a lot of dancers do such beautiful things for their body and then they smoke a cigarette. I’ve never been a smoker, but I realized after taking yoga . . . in ballet you’re not encouraged to do a lot of breathing. I think in a weird way, a lot of dancers … Read more
A good cigar is
A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman. Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Racist people, interestingly, are
Racist people, interestingly, are never as polite as smokers. Have you noticed that? Smokers always go, \”Do you mind if I smoke? Oh, you do? Okay, I’ll go outside and have a cigarette.\” Eddie Izzard
As the priest is
As the priest is characterized by his cassock, so the smoker by his pipe. The way in which he holds it, raises it to his lips, and knocks out the ashes, reveals his personality, habits, passions, and even his thoughts. E. T. A. Hoffmann
I\’m trying to learn
I’m trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I’m not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation. Francesca Annis
I\’m a recreational pot-smoker.
I’m a recreational pot-smoker. There has never been enough of a distinction between marijuana and other drugs. It’s a human rights issue, a censorship issue, and a choice issue. Frances McDormand
Estimates suggest that from
Estimates suggest that from 20 to 50 million Americans routinely, albeit illegally, smoke marijuana without the benefit of direct medical supervision. Yet, despite this long history of use and the extraordinarily high numbers of social smokers, there are simply no credible reports to suggest that consuming marijuana has caused a single death. By contrast, aspirin, … Read more
Anti-smoking sentiment has replaced
Anti-smoking sentiment has replaced middle-class morality entirely. The smoker has taken the place of the homosexual. Today you hear people say things about smokers that used to be said about homosexuals – they pollute the environment; you don’t want them around your children. Fran Lebowitz
They know you can\’t
They know you can’t get people to stop smoking, so they develop a system of informants. That’s the whole idea of second-hand smoke, you know. Make second-hand smoke dangerous and turn everybody against smokers. Then they say you can’t even smoke in a bar – a bar! – because bartenders have a right to a … Read more