Sobriety Benefits Quotes

When I gave up dope and alcohol, my immediate feeling was 'I've saved my life, but there'll be a price because I'll have nothing that buzzes me any more'. But I enjoyed my kids. My wife loved me and I loved her. And eventually the writing came back and I discovered that the writing was enough. Stupid thing is that probably it always had been.

The last show we played, I was straight as a die. It did feel weird not to be hiding behind alcohol or dope, but being focused was... good.

Being sober and clear-eyed changes everything.

In my life, I find that in sobriety, I feel much more. And I have much more depth.

Ya think that the whiskey tastes good? Try a big cup of sobriety - now that is the good stuff!

By far the best cure for hangovers is not drinking excessively the night before.This cure has a 100% success rate, and as you save the cost of the drinks you would have otherwise drunk, it is cheaper than free.

Since I've had kids, I thank God that I don't drink, as I really wouldn't have been able to cope.

I can only speak for me... but in my life, I find that, in sobriety, I feel much more, and I have much more depth. I also feel - not to segue, but as being a parent of five kids, I can bring much more to my acting, and so I'm all about anything that gives you more feeling and more depth.

I'm 27 years clean, and when you get clean, you see things in a different way. It makes your life so much more manageable.

Not having alcohol has kept the weight off around my waist; my skin feels so much better, and I am sleeping really well.

... the economic advantages of sobriety have never been doubtful.

Now I don't drink, and I get up in the morning and I write in my diary, and I can write in my diary for hours if I feel like it. And I'm still sober so I can write the stories that I'm working on, and I can sit at the desk as long as I need to. So that changed a lot, I think.

I like the effect drink has on me. What's the point of staying sober?

I can't say the connection is one I've made consciously, but quitting drinking allowed me to be less selfish. My wife would definitely say that one of the major benefits of me quitting drinking is that I have more time and focus for other people.