"Trudy"
Unsourced variant: Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.
The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
“Reality is a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.”
Lily Tomlin (1939) American actress, comedian, writer, and producer
As "Trudy"
Unsourced variant: Reality is a crutch for people who can't handle drugs.
Contributions of Jane Wagner, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (1985)
“Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers.”
Jesse Ventura (1951) American politician and former professional wrestler
Interview in Playboy (November 1999)
Context: Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business. I live by the golden rule: Treat others as you'd want them to treat you. The religious right wants to tell people how to live.
Julie Anne Peters (1952) American writer
Source: By the Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
David Lange (1942–2005) New Zealand politician and 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand
Referring to the reforms of the 1980s.
Source: New Zealand Wit & Wisdom (1998), p. 156.
“I'm a reading addict. I can't live without it, like someone who is addicted to drugs.”
Hugo Chávez (1954–2013) 48th President of Venezuela
“I can't remember what my line on drugs is. What's my line on drugs?”
Boris Johnson (1964) British politician, historian and journalist
"The Genelection Game", Sunday Mirror, 24 April 2005, p. 19.
During the campaign trail of the 2005 general election.
2000s, 2005
Frank Zappa book The Real Frank Zappa Book
The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989)
Source: The Real Frank Zappa Book
Frank Zappa book The Real Frank Zappa Book
"Ben Watson interviews Frank Zappa", in MOJO magazine (October 1993).
Variant: Rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, in order to provide articles for people who can't read
Source: The Real Frank Zappa Book
