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monday quotes

Science is not only compatible with spirituality,; it is a profound source of spirituality.
- Carl Sagan

We are torn between the craving to know and the despair of having known.
- Francois Sagan

It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Failures are divided into two classes -- those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.
- John Charles Salak

It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one a failure.
- Herbert Samuel

Simplicity is the most difficult thing to secure in this world; it is the last limit of experience and the last effort of genius.
- George Sand

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.
- Carl Sandburg

Every man in the world is better than someone else and not as good as someone else.
- William Saroyan

The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
- Jean-Paul Sartre

Being defeated is only a temporary condition; giving up is what makes it permanent.
- Marilyn vos Savant

Each day comes bearing its own gifts. Untie the ribbons.
- Ruth Ann Schabacker

I have spent my whole life looking for the perfect woman, and now I've found her. Too bad she's looking for the perfect man.
- Robert Scharm

Some people change their ways when they see the light; others when they feel the heat.
- Caroline Schoeder

Always look at what you have left. Never look at what you have lost.
- Robert H. Schuller

I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.
- Charles M. Schulz

A person can succeed at anything for which there is enthusiasm.
- Charles M. Schwab

The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.
- General Schwarzkopf

weekly update

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Dina Lohan Denies Being Drunk on Dr. Phil
Lindsay Lohan's mother, Dina Lohan, is denying that she was drunk during an interview on "The Dr. Phil Show" this week, but video of the interview has raised some doubts. She appears disoriented and confused and makes awkward comments that even had Dr. Phil saying, "What the hell does that mean?"

Singer Fiona Apple Arrested on Drug Charge
It would seem that Grammy-winning singer Fiona Apple would have learned from the past experiences of others, but the 35-year-old was busted with four grams of hashish at the same border patrol checkpoint in Texas where Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg and Armie Hammer were arrested.

Amanda Bynes Pulled Over Again
Actress Amanda Bynes is finally no longer behind the wheel, we think. After being stopped three times since her license was suspended, police at Burbank's Bob Hope Airport gave her a ticket for driving on a suspended license and impounded her car. Reports are she has finally hired a driver.

Randy Travis' Brother Arrested on Drug Charges
Legal problems seem to be running in the family. David Traywick, 49-year-old younger brother of country singer Randy Travis, has been arrested on the family farm in North Carolina for methamphetamine possession. Traywick's arrest report said he was cooking meth in a homemade lab in the woods near his home.

Shaun White Charged With Public Intoxication
Two-time Olympic snowboarding gold medalist Shaun White is facing charges of vandalism and public intoxication after destroying a hotel telephone and pulling a fire alarm. Guests at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville were forced to evacuate the building after midnight.

Joe Simpson Pleads Not Guilty to DUI
Jessica Simpson's father, Joe Simpson, insisted that he was not drunk when he was arrested at a DUI checkpoint last month in Los Angeles. He pleaded not guilty in court this week in spite of recording a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.12 at the time of his arrest.

Monday quotes

Regardless of how much patience we have, we would prefer never to use any of it.
- James T. O'Brien

Deep listening from the heart is one half of true communication. Speaking from the heart is the other half.
- Sara Paddison

The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and the unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.
- Gordon Parks

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.
- Louis Pasteur

If everyone is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking.
- General George S. Patton, Jr.

Don't wait for love whatever you do, people can't make your dreams come true.
- Shakl Pemberton

Don't wait for love whatever you do, people can't make your dreams come true.
- Shakl Pemberton

I believe the future is only the past again, entered through another gate.
- Sir Arthur Wing Pinero

Character is simply habit long enough continued.
- Plutarch

The ultimate of being successful is the luxury of giving yourself the time to do what you want to do.
- Leontyne Price

weekly celeb update

the latest celebrity substance abuse news
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Troy Aikman's Ex-Wife Arrested in Texas
Troy Aikman's ex-wife has been arrested for being drunk in public. According to police the 43-year-old Aikman was arrested while sitting in her car in the parking lot of McMillen High School in Murphy, Texas at 9:30 a.m. Her vehicle was towed and she was released on $269 bond.

'Walking Dead' Actor Charged With DUI
Actor Scott Wilson has been charged with driving under the influence after being stopped in Peachtree City, Georgia for speeding. "The Walking Dead" star recorded a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.155, almost twice the legal limit.

Mark Grace Arrested for Drunken Driving
Former Chicago Cubs All-Star Mark Grace is facing driving under the influence charges in Arizona. Grace was also charged with driving with a suspended license, stemming from a prior DUI he also received in Scottsdale in May 2011.

Titans' WR Britt Suspended One Game For DUI
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt will miss the first game of the season after being suspended because of his driving under the influence arrest July 20. Britt was arrested when he tried to pass through a security gate at Fort Campbell Army post.

Rapper Beanie Sigel Arrested
Hip hop rapper Beanie Sigel, aka Dwight E. Grant, was arrested on drug charges after police searched the vehicle in which he was riding. They found a bottle of codeine syrup and several prescription pills wrapped in plastic bags in a cigarette pack.

Former NFL Star Sam Hurd Ordered Jailed
Former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd has been ordered to jail after failing two drugs tests and trying to purchase drugs while out on bail on drug distrusting charges. Hurd denied the accusation that he tried to buy drugs, but the judge revoked his $100,000 bond.

Monday quotes

With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
- Keshavan Nair

I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today.
- Narihara

Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
- Jawaharial Nehru

What's going on in the inside shows on the outside.
- Earl Nightingale

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.
- Earl Nightingale

We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are.
- Anais Nin

You must have long range goals to keep you from being frustrated by short range failures.
- Charles C. Noble

How you spend your time is more important than how you spend your money. Money mistakes can be corrected, but time is gone forever.
- David Norris

I always try to turn my personal struggles into something helpful for others.
- Henri Nouwen

A label is easy to stick on, but difficult to remove.

Monday quotes

Forgiveness is the highest and most difficult of all moral lesson.
- Joseph Jacobs

The people who try to do something and fail are infinitely better than those who try to do nothing and succeed.
- Lloyd James

We can only teach that which we are.
- Jean Jaurès

When a man mints coins - they are all alike, but when God mints people, each of them is uniquely different even though they all come from the same mold.
- Jewish Saying

It's OK to mess up. You should give yourself a break.
- Billy Joel

Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
- Lyndon Baines Johnson

Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
- Franklin P. Jones

Problems are only opportunities in work clothes.
- Henry J. Kaiser

 Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening... when you'd have preferred to talk.
- D.J. Kaufman

Don't be angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, because you cannot make yourself as you wish to be.

celebrity update

weekly celeb substance abuse news
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Armstrong to Be Stripped of Tour Titles
Cyclist icon Lance Armstrong will be stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life after he decided not to fight continued drug allegations by the USADA. Armstrong, who continues to deny any use or trafficking of prohibited drug, said he refused to participate in the "unconstitutional witch hunt" any longer.

Rodney King Death Ruled Accidental
The death of Rodney King by drowning in his own swimming pool has been ruled accidental, but the medical examiner said King had enough drugs and alcohol in his system to produce a "state of delirium." Toxicology reports showed King had PCP, cocaine and marijuana in his blood stream as well as a blood-alcohol level of 0.06.

Former Ambassador Ryan Crocker Arrested in DUI
Former U.S. diplomat Ryan Crocker has been charged with drunk driving and hit-and-run offenses after his 2009 Ford Mustang struck another vehicle. The former ambassador's blood-alcohol level was not recorded on the arresting documents.

'Zanny the Nanny' Busted on Alcohol Charge
The woman suing Casey Anthony because she has the same name as the fictitious nanny Anthony claimed kidnapped her 2-year-old daughter has been arrested on alcohol related charges. Zenaida Gonzalez was arrested and jailed on charges of giving alcohol to a minor.

Joey Kovar's Death Due to Overdose?
"Real World: Hollywood" star Joey Kovar, who was found dead at age 29 in a woman's Illinois apartment, may have died as a result of an accidental overdose of drugs and alcohol. Investigators believe the MTV star died from a combination of Viagra, alcohol and cocaine.

'Honey Badger' Checks Himself Into Rehab
Rather than transfer to a lower division school so that he can play college football this season, Tyrann "Honey Badger" Mathieu is going to remain at LSU and enter a drug treatment program. He was cut from the LSU football team after failing multiple drug tests.

Cat Cora Avoids Jail Time in DUI Case
Food Network star Cat Cora avoided a driving while intoxicated charge and jail time by pleading no contest to driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.08 or higher. She was sentenced to three years probation and nine months of DUI school, and paid $2,386 in fines.

quotes for today

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.
- Lauren Bacall

To the timid soul, nothing is possible.
- John Bach

Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.
- Richard Bach

One must always maintain one's connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it.
- Gaston Bachelard

 You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now.
- Joan Baez

It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations.
- Walter Bagehot

We look into mirrors but we only see the effects of our times on us - not our affects on others.
- Pearl Bailey

There is never time in the future in which we will work out our salvation. The challenge is in the moment; the time is always now.
- James Baldwin

Luck? I don't know anything about luck. I've never banked on it, and I'm not afraid of people who do. Luck to me is something else: hard work - and realizing what is opportunity and what isn't.
- Lucille Ball

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine.
- Honore De Balzac

 If you wait until you can do everything for everybody, instead of something for somebody, you'll end up not doing anything for anybody.
- Malcolm Bane

weekly update

celebrity lowlights in the world of substance
abuse from About.com/Alcoholism;


Bobby Brown in Rehab After DUI Plea Deal
As part of his drunk driving plea agreement, singer Bobby Brown has checked himself into an undisclosed treatment facility. To avoid a DUI conviction from his March arrest, Brown agreed to complete a 90-day alcohol rehab program.

Jenna Jameson Pleads Guilty to DUI
Former porn actress Jenna Jameson has entered a guilty plea to driving under the influence stemming from a May 25 incident in which she crashed her Range Rover into a utility pole. She will serve three years informal probation, pay $340 in fines, enroll in a first-time offender DUI course, and participate in a victim impact panel.

Jury Convicts D.J. Williams in DUI Trial
Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams was able to avoid a driving under the influence conviction by going to trial, but the jury did convict him of driving while ability-impaired. He was also convicted of driving without headlights, which got him pulled over at 3 a.m. in the first place.

Jessica Simpson's Dad Joe Arrested for DUI
Jessica Simpson's father, Joe Simpson, has been officially charged with driving under the influence after being stopped by police in Sherman Oaks, California. Simpson was booked and released without having to post bail.

Crocs Founder Arrested for Drunk Driving
When police found the 51-year-old millionaire founder of Crocs shoes passed out behind the wheel of his Porsche and arrested him for suspicion of driving under the influence, he told the arresting officers that his "girlfriend" was actually driving the car. He also told them that his girlfriend was 22-year-old singer Taylor Swift.

FSU Cuts Greg Reid for Weed Possession
Pre-season All-American pick Greg Reid has been cut from the Florida State University football team after an arrest for possession of marijuana. Reid claimed that the weed the police found in the car he was driving did not belong to him. Problem was he was the only one in the vehicle.