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There is definitely an addiction to money that I have.

Debt can be the most addictive thing in the universe, and it can kill you. You get used to living high off the hog. It was intoxicating.

Making money is certainly the one addiction I cannot shake.

A lot of people think that addiction is a choice. A lot of people think it's a matter of will. That has not been my experience. I don't find it to have anything to do with strength.

If somebody has an extreme amount of wealth and is not using it for some good purpose, only for their own enjoyment or satisfaction, then clearly there's a moral failing in the world in which we live.

I would be the first to say that while a lack of money can cause misery, money doesn't buy you happiness.

No addiction is good.

I think that addiction is a very, very important thing that has to be treated, but has to be treated as a health problem and not as a police problem.

People endure what they endure and they deal with it. It may corrupt them. It may lead them into all sorts of compensatory excesses.

If you're not staying on top of your money, you are putting your financial well-being at risk.