Drinking Quotes

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  That's the problem with drinking, I thought, as I poured myself a drink. If something bad happens you drink in an attempt to forget; if something good happens you drink in order to celebrate; and if nothing happens you drink to make something happen.

  Charles Bukowski

  Beer, Order, Addiction

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• Drinking alone holds no fun. Drink with friends or strangers! Be foolish, least you'll remember something meaningful.

  Alcuin

  Meaningful, Fun, Remember Something

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• The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.

  Bertrand Russell

  Funny, Family, Dad

  Bertrand Russell (1957). “Why I Am Not a Christian: And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects”, p.158, Simon and Schuster

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• I drink Champagne when I win, to celebrate...and I drink Champagne when I lose, to console myself.

  Napoleon Bonaparte

  Wine, Winning, Alcohol

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• One sip of this will bathe the drooping spirits in delight, beyond the bliss of dreams.

  John Milton

  Dream, Alcohol, Tea

  John Milton, Henry John Todd (1826). “The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors”, p.379

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• A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.

  Albert Einstein

  Alcohol, Inventory, Bartender

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• Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.

  Mark Twain

  Alcohol, Funny Beer, Too Much

  Mark Twain (2015). “Bite-Size Twain: Wit and Wisdom from the Literary Legend”, p.31, St. Martin's Press

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• Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer.

  Arnold Schwarzenegger

  Inspirational, Baby, Motivational Sports

  "Pumping Iron". Documentary, www.imdb.com. 1977.

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  People like us, who believe in physics, know that the distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.

  Albert Einstein

  Witty, Attitude, Freedom

  "Disturbing the Universe" by Freeman Dyson, Ch. 17, (p. 193), 1979.

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• Wine is constant proof that God loves us and likes to see us happy.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Humorous, Beer, Alcohol

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• I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me - spiritually and financially.

  Denzel Washington

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

  James Thurber

  Beer, Two, Alcohol

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• Any man who eats dessert is not drinking enough.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Men, Alcohol, Dessert

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• Whoever drinks beer, he is quick to sleep; whoever sleeps long, does not sin; whoever does not sin, enters Heaven! Thus, let us drink beer!

  Martin Luther

  Funny, Sleep, Beer

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• I would give all of my fame for a pot of ale and safety.

  William Shakespeare

  Beer, Safety, Giving

  'Henry V' (1599) act 3, sc. 2, l. [13]

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  An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do.

  Dylan Thomas

  Funny, Food, Wine

  Dictionary of 20th Century Quotations quoted by Nigel Rees. Fontana London (1987)

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• A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.

  Louis Pasteur

  Funny, Philosophy, Food

  "The Mammoth Book of Zingers, Quips, and One-Liners". Book by Geoff Tibballs, 2004.

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• When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.

  Henny Youngman

  Crazy, Reading, Book

  Quoted in Rocky Mountain News, 15 July 1994

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• For a quart of ale is a dish for a king.

  William Shakespeare

  Kings, Beer, Ale

  'The Winter's Tale' (1610-1) act 4, sc. 2, l. 1

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• If the headache would only precede the intoxication, alcoholism would be a virtue.

  Samuel Butler

  Beer, Alcohol, Religion

  "The Guardian view on drinking culture: statistics, myths and alcohol abuse", www.theguardian.com. December 18, 2015.

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• I'm not a heavy drinker, I can sometimes go for hours without touching a drop.

  Noel Coward

  Beer, Alcohol, Touching

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• I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.

  Frida Kahlo

  Love, Happy Friday, Alcohol

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• Who cares how time advances? I am drinking ale today.

  Edgar Allan Poe

  Beer, Alcohol, Ale

  Edgar Allan Poe (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (Illustrated)”, p.229, Delphi Classics

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• I think a man ought to get drunk at least twice a year just on principle, so he won't let himself get snotty about it.

  Raymond Chandler

  Beer, Men, Thinking

  Raymond Chandler (2014). “The World of Raymond Chandler: In His Own Words”, p.87, Vintage

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• It is the unbroken testimony of all history that alcoholic liquors have been used by the strongest, wisest, handsomest, and in every way best races of all times.

  George Saintsbury

  Beauty, Race, Alcohol

  George Saintsbury (1963). “Notes on a cellar-book”

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