Recovery Quotes

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On backing Mel Gibson after his 2006 anti-Semitic comments to a cop while drunk: Is he an anti-Semite? Absolutely not. But, it`s no secret that he has always fought a terrible battle with alcoholism. (Mel) was a shining example of how low you can go when you are young and still pull yourself up. He took his recovery very seriously, which is why I know he is strong enough to get through this now.

- Jodie Foster

On Eric Clapton`s attempts at alcoholism recovery: "It was becoming very difficult. You`d look for the part of the person you know and love, but it was hard to find. I think Eric was worried about his talent totally disappearing if he stopped drinking, which is a common idea among creative people."

- Pattie Boyd

(in the 1980 campaign): Recession is when your neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. Recovery is when Jimmy Carter loses his.

- Ronald Reagan

This will result in wells that will make a substantial improvement in the recovery factor just because they are absolutely in the proper place within the reservoir for the purposes of drainage.

- Andrew Gould

My father`s death, my move, and my frightening and difficult delivery created a tremendous amount of stress, pain, and sadness for me. I was practically devastated beyond recovery.

- Brooke Shields

(On his friends who called him after the Oscar nomination): It was, well, the people that didn`t leave when I was dying of AIDS and then had a miraculous recovery. It was the people that have been around forever as friends. It was Angie Dickinson, it was Ann-Margret, Jon Voight, Charles Durning, a whole lot of people that aren`t in the industry who are very good friends and 500 stunt men, I work with their grandsons now. Then you realise how long you`ve been doing this.

- Burt Reynolds

I hope before too long to be sharing news of my good health and recovery.

- Dana Reeve

I hope before too long to be sharing news of my good health and recovery, ... Now, more than ever, I feel Chris with me as I face this challenge. As always, I look to him as the ultimate example of defying the odds with strength, courage, and hope in the face of life`s adversities.

- Dana Reeve

Well, a couple of times I had people come have a talk with me, but I was operating, for the most part, on two hours of sleep a night, and I realized, I can`t do this and last very long." So I cleaned up (in the early 90`s) and THEN the jobs stopped coming. You clean up your life and think you`re supposed to be rewarded for it, but things actually got worse. On the other hand, if I hadn`t sobered up, I probably wouldn`t be alive today." - On his recovery from cocaine addiction.

- Dennis Quaid

We want to show people what search-and-recovery teams go through. The windows are the floors, and the floors are the walls. Their world is literally turned upside down.

- Jason Cook

A year ago I had a back injury and followed a good nutrition program to help speed up my recovery. I focused on exercise and staying healthy in order to get back out on the ice.

- Sasha Cohen

3 Doors Down asked us if we could fill in for them, and we are very happy that we were able to rearrange our schedule to do the show. We apologize to our fans in Portland, but we will be back on the 22nd, and we ask for everyone`s understanding. Our thoughts and prayers are with Brad, and we send our best wishes to him for a speedy and complete recovery.

- Aaron Lewis

Our thoughts and prayers are with Brad, and we send our best wishes to him for a speedy and complete recovery.

- Aaron Lewis

For many centuries, suicides were treated like criminals by the society. That is part of the terrible legacy that has come down into society`s method of handling suicide recovery. Now we have to fight off the demons that have been hanging around suicide for centuries.

- Judy Collins

I`ve been in recovery for nine years. I describe the experience as like being an unwilling participant with alcoholism. The whole experience is very frightening and I know it`s a big problem here like it is back home. It`s a scary situation to be in. I`m just trying to do my bit and let people know that they`re not alone if they`re going through it. If I can help them out, do the work I love to do and spend the rest of my time with friends and family, enjoying my time with the people I love, then that`s what it`s all about. - England, Sept. 2005

- Lynda Carter

We arrived in rescue mode, not recovery mode,

- Andrew Miller

We could have a political movement going if it had been properly organized but the Monarchy`s done itself enormous damage possibly beyond the point of long-term recovery.

- Anthony Holden

The bottom line for German growth this year is that recovery momentum is flagging with GDP likely to rise by no more than 0.8 percent in 2005,

- David Brown

Consumer spending, together with domestic investment spending, are leaving the Japanese economy a little less dependent on exports. Over the past decade, Japan has been notoriously unable to develop a self-sustaining recovery. We`re gradually getting out of that rut.

- David Cohen

Survival is nothing more than recovery.

- Dianne Feinstein

Based on what I heard him say yesterday, I`m highly encouraged for our area and specifically for the people in Picayune. I was able to speak with the president and tell him we are the first high spot not affected by flooding, though we did have a lot of wind damage and debris. I told him we had one of the best locations to begin the recovery process he had alluded to - getting industry and business back to work, ... As we all know, there would be more stability, hope and encouragement if could get this done.

- Greg Mitchell

The most important thing about recovery is to pass the message on.

- Maurice Gibb

What we`ve seen over the past few months is a very gradual recovery in retail sales. We`re likely to see a continued recovery in coming months, but nothing dramatic.

- Michael Penn

Retail sales have shown tentative signs of a modest recovery from weak levels, but in our view a continuing threat remains the weakness of the labor market ... which may slow the pace of consumer spending.

- Michael Penn

My recovery from manic depression has been an evolution, not a sudden miracle.

- Patty Duke

We`re hoping to focus on the recovery and rebuilding of the sciences we have. We have spent tens of millions of dollars in building capacity in research. The challenge is not to lose that as we focus on new opportunities. It`s a huge challenge.

- John Clements

I believe in recovery, and I believe that as a role model I have the responsibility to let young people know that you can make a mistake and come back from it.

- Ann Richards

It has to be Champ Bailey. His ball skills are outstanding. He can break on the ball. He can re-direct a route. His recovery speed is great. He`s pure. He`s the closest thing to Deion (Sanders) we`ve probably seen. There aren`t a lot of corners you say that you`re not going to go after. I`m going to try all of them. But he`s the best, and the one you should worry about the most. When we played him last year, he made some hellacious plays. I threw one ball that looked like it was going to be over his head and he made a great play on it and tiptoed the sideline. He`s an awesome corner.

- Aaron Brooks

Trash talking is trash talking, but my prayers go out to him and his family, ... I`ve been through two knee surgeries and I wouldn`t wish that on anybody. I really hope he has a speedy recovery.

- Jeremiah Trotter

We`re still in Florida doing long-term recovery efforts

- Mike Brown

I`m on the road to recovery. I`ll be well. I`m on the road back.

- Mike Cameron

When I was playing I felt tired all the time. My recovery period was a lot longer than the other players. They`d be ok after an hour - I`d have to stay in bed till the next session.

- Jonah Lomu

A lot of players take some time off, so I feel like when I was injured that was my time off. I think I`m (close to) 100 percent. My hand will keep getting stronger. I`m on right path to recovery. I just have to keep doing what I have to do.

- Luol Deng

We`re tracking well against that recovery path and we`re delighted with where the group is moving.

- John Stewart

In 2004, there was not a good recovery because of the low spring population, the summer being extremely cold, and the loss of habitat in the upper Midwest.

- Chip Taylor

But when Neil called, I have to say that my heart soared. And the reason was, because it said so much about his recovery... that he was coming back to the world of the living.

- Alex Lifeson

Certainly after the tragedy in Neil`s life, we were holding out hope for his recovery. It wasn`t too promising at the time and obviously you get to the point of thinking that that is it.

- Alex Lifeson

Japan`s recovery is really firmly based and it is driven by domestic demand. For the rest of Asia, the pace of growth is expected to continue at a decent level this year and next.

- David Burton

Starved ... laughter is the best medicine. I know from my recovery in all areas of addiction that humor is a tremendously, tremendously important antidote to recovery.

- Eric Schaeffer

If that emerging market comes to bear, then we would have a system that has cut its teeth on unmanned flight. We`ll have proven its guidance, navigation...and recovery operations.

- Jim Baker

If you can employ people in New Orleans, ... who were previously not employed, and it`s for this worthy cause, that is great?. You could actually have a flood recovery economy in New Orleans for a number of years. And it could bring a better racial balance '” integrating white neighborhoods, thinning out the concentrated poverty in black neighborhoods, creating jobs and opportunities for people who didn`t have them before.

- Jack Davis

Rather than rest being the best remedy for back pain, for example, research now shows it can actually delay recovery and make things worse. Advising patients to stay active can help them get back to work and on with their life.

- Alan Johnson

For people who are able to work again, a job can be itself an important step in the road to recovery and rehabilitation.

- Alan Johnson

Our goal here is return every loved one to their final resting place as quickly as we can. We`re handling this recovery with dignity and respect like it`s the first time.

- Kim Powers

Right now, we`re just trying to get an area out of the emergency room and into the recovery room,

- Scott Lewis

The support of her family and friends has really made a difference in her recovery, ... And I expect she will continue doing good.

- David Patterson

(Phillips then made what should be the definitive argument against granting Hinckley more time off campus. While the presidential assailant may appear to be free of the demons that caused him to shoot four people in a therapeutic setting, there is really no proof that he has been cured.) His approach, potential infatuation and stalking-like behavior are historical problems, ... His interests with the female staff has been of great concern to the treatment staff ... . He is not cured. He is in recovery, in remission.

- Robert Phillips

The doctors are doing all they can to make sure each of them makes a swift and full recovery,

- Michael Doyle

Some of those guys are going to have to grow up quick because in this business they are not going to wait on you. We still have to move forward whether you are here or not. You just hope they have a speedy recovery and they are out there showing their teammates what they can do, and when guys are not dressed out, it`s hard to see.

- Rod Smith

The weeding out process is over, ... Most of the office closings are behind us. Unemployment has hit bottom and job recovery will only gain momentum in the months ahead.

- Rick Peterson