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Alcohol41 quotes
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. — Bluto · 1978To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. — Homer Simpson · 1997Alcohol is the prince of liquids, and carries the palate to its highest pitch of exaltation. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin · 1825Claret is the liquor for the boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy. — Samuel Johnson · 1779Alcohol is like love...The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. — Raymond Chandler · 1953All 41 quotes →Wine13 quotes
The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken. — Homer · 700 BCTake counsel in Wine, but resolve afterwards in Water. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733Bronze is a mirror of the face, wine of the mind. — AeschylusLet us have wine and women, mirth and laughter,
Sermons and soda-water the day after. — Lord Byron · 1819Wine is wont to show the mind of a man. — Theognis of Megara · 485 BCWine may well be considered the most healthful and most hygienic of beverages. — Louis Pasteur · 1873All 13 quotes →Getting drunk5 quotes
Man, being reasonable, must get drunk;
The best of life is but intoxication. — Lord Byron · 1819When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes · 424 BCWine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. — Proverbs 20:1 · 686 BCA bottle of wine was good company. — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. — Proverbs 31:6 · 686 BCDrinking alcohol4 quotes
My advice to you is to start drinking heavily. — Bluto · 1978Beer leads to more beer. — Poolside Woman · 2007I will make it felony to drink small beer. — William Shakespeare · 1594Your true amateur sips his wine; as he lingers over each separate mouthful, he obtains from each the sum total of pleasure that he would have experienced had he emptied his glass at a single draught. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin · 1825Effects of alcohol4 quotes
The wine urges me on, the bewitching wine, which sets even a wise man to singing and to laughing gently and rouses him up to dance and brings forth words which were better unspoken. — Homer · 700 BCIt provokes the desire, but it takes away the performance. — William Shakespeare · 1616It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine. — Heraclitus · 480 BCWine that maketh glad the heart of man. — Psalm 104:15 · 450 BCAlcoholism3 quotes
Alcohol is like love...The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. — Raymond Chandler · 1953Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink. — Isaiah 5:11 · 681 BCWe admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. — Bill Wilson · 1939Beer3 quotes
You can have any brew you want...as long as it's a Corona. — Dominic Toretto · 2001Beer leads to more beer. — Poolside Woman · 2007I will make it felony to drink small beer. — William Shakespeare · 1594In vino veritas3 quotes
Bronze is a mirror of the face, wine of the mind. — AeschylusWine is wont to show the mind of a man. — Theognis of Megara · 485 BCIt is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine. — Heraclitus · 480 BCDrinking2 quotes
Claret is the liquor for the boys; port, for men; but he who aspires to be a hero (smiling) must drink brandy. — Samuel Johnson · 1779Alcohol is like love...The first kiss is magic, the second is intimate, the third is routine. After that you take the girl's clothes off. — Raymond Chandler · 1953Reasons to drink2 quotes
When men drink, then they are rich and successful and win lawsuits and are happy and help their friends. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes · 424 BCIf all be true that I think,
There are five reasons we should drink;
Good wine-a friend-or being dry-
Or lest we should be by and by-
Or any other reason why. — Henry Aldrich · 1689Stages of life2 quotes
It's amazing how our attitude on alcohol changes, right? Cause even as a teenager you know it's wrong. You're like, "You know, I don't like the taste of it, but I want to look cool." And then in your twenties you're like, "You know what, this kinda gives me confidence to talk to the opposite sex." Then in your forties you're like, "You know what, this is the only thing I like about being alive." — Jim Gaffigan · 2014A man shouldn't fool with booze until he's fifty; then he's a damn fool if he doesn't. — William Faulkner · 1962Addiction1 quote
We admitted we were powerless over alcohol-that our lives had become unmanageable. Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. — Bill Wilson · 1939Alcohol as balm1 quote
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. — Proverbs 31:6 · 686 BCBad decisions1 quote
Really the only time to ever drink a shot is never. No one's ever drank a shot and then done something they're proud of. — Jim Gaffigan · 2014Bars1 quote
We go to bars so we can behave like children, toddlers, really. You ever go to a bar at 2am? You might as well be picking up a kid at nursery school. — Jim Gaffigan · 2014Champagne1 quote
Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whisky. Whiskey is a slap on the back and champagne's heavy mist before my eyes. — Macaulay Connor · 1940Coping1 quote
When things are very very bad, a drink is the only magic cheap thing left to give you the dream, to make you feel good for a moment. — Charles Bukowski · 1981Downsides of alcohol1 quote
Drink does not drown Care, but waters it and makes it grow faster. — Benjamin Franklin · 1749Drink order1 quote
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Drowning one's sorrows1 quote
Drink does not drown Care, but waters it and makes it grow faster. — Benjamin Franklin · 1749Good company1 quote
A bottle of wine was good company. — Ernest Hemingway · 1926Parties1 quote
Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter,
Sermons and soda-water the day after. — Lord Byron · 1819Poetry1 quote
No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water. — Horace · 20 BCProblem of evil1 quote
And malt does more than Milton can
To justify God's ways to man. — A.E. Housman · 1896Religion1 quote
There's nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms
As rum and true religion. — Lord Byron · 1819Shots1 quote
Really the only time to ever drink a shot is never. No one's ever drank a shot and then done something they're proud of. — Jim Gaffigan · 2014Solving problems1 quote
To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. — Homer Simpson · 1997Water vs. wine1 quote
Take counsel in Wine, but resolve afterwards in Water. — Benjamin Franklin · 1733Whiskey1 quote
Champagne's funny stuff. I'm used to whisky. Whiskey is a slap on the back and champagne's heavy mist before my eyes. — Macaulay Connor · 1940Women1 quote
Women and wine should life employ.
Is there ought else on earth desirous? — John Gay · 1728