The Mind: a beautiful servant, a dangerous master.
The worst drug of all by far is tobacco; the death toll from tobacco is just overwhelming.
Watch what you choose to do. For instance, someone might want you to smoke. Never forget that I told you - don't do it. Say no.That can of beer that somebody wants you to try, don't do it. Don't you ever do it.That drug that someone might want you to use, don't touch it.Stay away from it. It can destroy you.
Anyone I think who - that would go through a cancer ward and would see the result of what smoking does, would never, ever think of smoking is sexy again.
I realized I was growing up or something like that. You have responsibilities...you've got to think about getting your act together. I didn't even know what it had been doing to me. I didn't realize how dangerous it was. People talked in terms of drugs and I used to think in terms of...well in Ireland, everybody drinks. Nobody gives it a second thought. You're Irish number one and you're a drinker number two. That's the first two things about us Irish.
... filthy, un-American and often dangerous in their habits ... lacking any conception of patriotism or national spirit.
Describing Polish Jews who wanted to immigrate to the United States:
It's very good to get through them (drugs) while you're still young and then talk about how great or bad it was for the rest of your life.
I got up to all sorts of things when I was a kid, but I've managed to take the excessive alcohol and fast vehicle combination out of my life now.