97 Quotes by River Phoenix

Addiction is not just for bad people or scumbags – it’s a universal disease.

We are taught to consume. And that’s what we do. But if we realized that there really is no reason to consume, that it’s just a mind set, that it’s just an addiction, then we wouldn’t be out there stepping on people’s hands climbing the corporate ladder of success.

What I have got from my childhood aren’t toys, but memories. And happy memories are better than any toy.

Rich kids gave us their old clothes. They were the best clothes we ever had. We were these very pure, naive, poor children. The rich kids called us a lot of names but it never bothered us because we didn’t know what the words meant.

Animals can’t really voice their opinion. We feel as though we can be on of the spokespeople on their behalf.

It’s a great feeling to think that I can be a friend to so many people through my movies.

Sometimes I wish I wasn’t as conscious as I am. It would be so much easier.

I don’t want to die in a car accident. When I die it’ll be a glorious day. It’ll probably be a waterfall.

People wonder if I’ll always be a part of this family and the answer is yes. My family has a lot of good energy going in one direction and because of it, we get a lot of things done. That’s why I’ll always spend a lot of time at Camp Phoenix.