Adam Christopher

I'm an internet junkie. There, I said it. That's the first step, right? I also have a thing for making lists. Oh man, nothing beats turning to a fresh, clean page in a notebook, taking out a nice pen, and starting a list. There's so much potential there. So much to do, so little time! So hey, why not spend some of that time making a list.

New Zealander Novelist

Lynsey Addario

Let's get one thing straight: I am not an adrenaline junkie. Just because you cover conflict doesn't mean you thrive on adrenaline. It means you have a purpose, and you feel it is very important for people back home to see what is happening on the front line, especially if we are sending American soldiers there.

American Photographer

Dan Jenkins

My favorite sport, frankly, is college football. I'm a college football junkie, even though I'm associated with golf and like golf and have played it all my life.

American Author

Kevin McCloud

Self-builders are the adrenalin junkies of the DIY world; it's the equivalent of base-jumping off the top of the Gherkin to land in a paddling pool.

British Designer

Johnny Marr

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and I've been a guitar junkie ever since.

English Musician

Imtiaz Ali

I think I am a travel junkie, and I have never enjoyed anything else in my life more than travelling and going to places.

Indian Director

Michael Franti

I'm a news junkie who's constantly reading newspapers and magazines. I look around and see what's happening in the world.

American Musician

Garrett McNamara

I'm not an adrenaline junkie; I won't jump out of aeroplanes and I'm afraid of horses. I just love surfing.

Robert MacNeil

Television has created a nation of news junkies who tune in every night to get their fix on the world.

Canadian Journalist

Sally Quinn

We're newspaper junkies; I can't imagine life without a newspaper.

American Journalist

Used casually among friends, not in professional or formal settings.

Informal Usage

Shows admiration towards someone's dedication to an activity.

Positive Tone

Often an exaggeration, not to be taken literally.

Hyperbolic Expression

Carries a judgmental tone, implying a harmful addiction.

Negative Connotation

Refers to a serious issue; be cautious and respectful when using.

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Usually impolite, especially in the company of those struggling with addiction.

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 Why would that be? I'm going to answer that question. It's never been answered before. OK, what is synesthesia? What causes it? Well, there are many theories. One theory is they're just crazy. Now, that's not really a scientific theory, so we can forget about it. Another theory is they are acid junkies and potheads, right? Now, there may be some truth to this,

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 catharsis is is very important to me because otherwise I gravitate towards the law which I don't handle very well radical openness did you do this in one single take yeah that was once in that single take and actually I was thinking about a lot of the ideas of radical openness and obviously I'm a dead junkie

Expanding your mind with...

 We've talked a lot about compassion the last couple of days, and what's happening really is that people are unable quite to bring themselves to put in good sexual and reproductive health services for sex workers, unable quite to be giving out needles to junkies. But once they've gone from being

Elizabeth Pisani: Sex,...

 I was even working in a record store for many years and only ever got paid in records. One day I realized that I had thousands of records more than I could even listen to in my life. I became what many of us record junkies -- or record diggers, as we like to call ourselves.

How record collectors...

 When I swing through the air to take the hands of a partner high up in a circus tent, ultimately, I have a choice of releasing if I trust that person to catch me. Listening to these signs is an incredibly important life skill, and not just for adrenaline junkies like me.

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 they're dicing with death every night then these same adrenaline junkies will be getting their kicks backstage through similar means so let me tell you about this this photograph because this is Perla and this guy is Paula's best friend's boyfriend as I said people dice

Emily Ainsworth: Inside...

 but elegant enough so you can get to the aha moment, where everything clicks into place. Puzzle solvers are junkies for this aha moment -- it feels like a brief high and an instant of pristine clarity. And there's also a deeper fulfillment at play here,

The joyful, perplexing...

 And I think once you've had that taste, it's just you can't let it go. It's not quite adrenaline junkie stuff, but you want to do it again, and so it would be absolutely incredible to do it twice in a lifetime. What a privilege.

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 So when you see someone with an addiction, don't think of a drunk or a junkie or an addict or an abuser -- see a person; offer them help; give them kindness and compassion.

Addiction is a disease....

 know it's not dangerous out here and I would people often ask that as if we in some way have an adrenaline junkies view on life which of course great behind the

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