Of all the consumer products, chewing gum is perhaps the most ridiculous: it literally has no nourishment โ you just chew it to give yourself something to do with your stupid idiot Western mouth. Half the world is starving, and the otherโs going, โI donโt actually need any nutrition, but it would be good to masticate, just to keep my mind off things.
Russell BrandI missed him, of course, but sometimes close friendships have a tidal beat that pulls you towards different shores though the ocean that connects you remains.
Russell BrandAs long as we prioritize material truths over spiritual truths we will live in tyranny because we are living an illusion
Russell BrandAnyone who's been poor and gets rich is stalked by guilt and fear. Guilt because you know it isn't fair, that life hasn't changed for everyone
Russell BrandI've never had a sustained period of medication for mental illness when I've not been on other drugs as well. It's just not something that I particularly feel I need. I know that I have dramatically changing moods, and I know sometimes I feel really depressed, but I think that's just life. I don't think of it as, "Ah, this is mental illness," more as, "Today, life makes me feel very sad." I know I also get unnaturally high levels of energy and quickness of thought, but I'm able to utilize that.
Russell Brand