Gabor Mate Quotes

We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.

The difference between passion and addiction is that between a divine spark and a flame that incinerates.

Not why the addiction, but why the pain.

In the real world there is no nature vs. nurture argument, only an infinitely complex and moment-by-moment interaction between genetic and environmental effects

Autonomy is impossible as long as one is driven by anything.

... While nervous tension may be a component of stress, one can be stressed without feeling tension.