21 Empowering Quotes for Addiction Recovery

Overcoming addiction is an uphill battle with challenges at every step. Embarking on the path of addiction recovery is a courageous and transformative journey. It is a process that requires resilience, determination, and unwavering support.

It is only human to have moments of weakness along this journey and that is where we come in. We’re curated quotes from individuals who have faced similar battles and renowned figures who have offered profound insights to give that extra push just when you need it.

So, whether you’re about to start your journey of overcoming addiction or are already along your path, these quotes will help remind you to stay strong.

1. “She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings.” – Ellen Burstyn

2. “One of the hardest things was learning that I was worth recovery.” – Demi Lovato

3. “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” – Mahatma Gandhi

4. “If you can quit for a day, you can quit for a lifetime.”– Benjamin Alire Sáenz

5. “Fall seven times, stand up eight.”– Japanese proverb

6. “No matter how dark the moment, love and hope are always possible.” -George Charkiris

7. “I’m not telling you it is going to be easy, I’m telling you it’s going to be worth it.” -Unknown

8. “Nobody stays recovered unless the life they have created is more rewarding and satisfying than the one they left behind.” – Anne Fletcher

9. “Addiction is an adaptation. It’s not you–it’s the cage you live in.” – Johann Hari

10. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela

11. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” -Confucius

12. “Believe you can and you’re halfway there.” -Theodore Roosevelt

13. “Recovery is not for people who need it. It’s for people who want it.”– Unknown

14. “Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” – C.S. Lewis

15. “It is often in the darkest skies that we see the brightest stars.”– Richard Evans

16. “If you chased your recovery like you chased your high, you would never relapse again.” – Unknown

17. “Forgive yourself for the years your mental illness took from you.” -Unknown

18. “Be stronger than your strongest excuse.” – Unknown

19. “Change before you have to.” -Jack Welch

20. “You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” -George Lorimer

21. “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard