In the 1920s, we thought the problems associated with alcohol could be solved by police and jails. Prohibition taught us we were… — Rodney S. Quinn Copy Share Image
A lot of people think that in order to be an addict you must come from a broken home or from the… — Jason Peter Copy Share Image
Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. New-made friendships, like new wine, Age will mellow and… — Joseph Parry Copy Share Image
It wasn't being an alcoholic - it was going wild. It happened when I got famous. It was like having my teens… — Julie Walters Copy Share Image
Poetry is the most informative of all of the arts because everything comes down to poetry. No matter what it is we… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
“The story goes that Russian winter clothes, when introduced into a common latrine, start fermenting when in contact with urine and feces… — Florin Grancea Copy Share Image
When people get in trouble with addiction, it's because they're holding themselves to too high a standard and because they're not meeting… — Ron Livingston Copy Share Image
There was an austerely dignified award ceremony. By that I mean we had to buy our own drinks - in clear violation… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
A writer needs four things to achieve greatness, Pasquale: desire, disappointment, and the sea.” “That’s only three.” Alvis finished his wine. “You… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
“It was one of those midsummer Sundays when everyone sits around saying, "I drank too much last night." You might have heard… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
Every walk to the woods is a religious rite, every bath in the stream is a saving ordinance. Communion service is at… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
“There’s something purely foolish about attending any large gathering of men and women without benefit of some kind of philter or magic… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“No old road leads to new destinations! Change begins when one realizes that it is unwise to pour a new wine into… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“I didn't see it happening, but the wheels were falling off of me. I didn't care about responsibilities like paying rent, I… — Anthony Kiedis Copy Share Image
I was a drinker, so I went through the scotches. Before single malts hit, there were really cheap scotches, because nobody was… — Lewis Black Copy Share Image
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When either man or woman… — Bible Copy Share Image
It's a part of hip-hop, rave culture. But moving on from whistles, in the future we want to release Greco-Roman wine. Our… — Joe Goddard Copy Share Image
One of the drivers of heroin has been the misuse of pain medication. If we're gonna deal with heroin and heroin use… — Michael Botticelli Copy Share Image
There's a thing about cocaine - when I was doing it secretly, it didn't make me very sociable. I forget how others… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“I am only sipping the second glass of that "fascinating, but subtle poison, whose ravages eat men's heart and brain" that I… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
I say that is wine," Brett held up her glass. "We ought to toast something. 'Here's to royalty.'" "This wine is too… — Ernest Hemingway Copy Share Image
I stopped drinking a few years ago, and drinking was a big help with me making music, because drinking gives you courage.… — Robert Wyatt Copy Share Image
“That is quite another thing," said Albert; "because a man under the influence of violent passion loses all power of reflection, and… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
One of the governor's complaints: federal rules that prohibit dispensary owners from putting their money in banks. "If you really want to… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
“It is impossible to determine precisely how many Victorians were dependent on the drug, but since millions used it on a daily… — David Morrell Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when I hear people without experience of addiction blame addicts for their behaviour, I feel like saying to them: 'You simply… — Will Self Copy Share Image
I'll promise to go easier on drinking and to get to bed earlier, but not for you, fifty thousand dollars, or two-hundred… — Babe Ruth Copy Share Image
“Government agencies are trying to get doctors to cut back on prescribing opioids. I understand that they need to do something about… — Alison Moore Copy Share Image
Who lives in true poverty - The janitor who is grateful for the chocolate chip pancakes his 6 year old helped his… — Julia Rose Copy Share Image
“By fending off police, pit bulls were portrayed as crack-dealing “accomplices” who abetted the rapid growth of the drug trade. To see… — Bronwen Dickey Copy Share Image
As for drugs, it annoys me that people think it's the worst thing in the world compared with, say, not paying your… — Lily Allen Copy Share Image
How terrible to be alcoholic. You just want to quietly soothe and maybe poison yourself, but you end up poisoning those around… — Jonathan Ames Copy Share Image
I hate alcoholics and AA (alcoholics anonymous). If you can't drink responsibly, don't drink at all. Don't go to meetings, whine about… — Roseanne Barr Copy Share Image
These are the days that I've been missing. Give me the taste give me the joy of summer wine. These are the… — Jamie Cullum Copy Share Image
You can only go with the excesses to a certain point; it wasn't always the Jack Daniels bottle. We weren't just a… — Michael Anthony Copy Share Image
I knew that if I woke up hung over, I couldn't do the best possible job on the show, so I had… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
What you gonna do when the people go home and you wanna smoke weed but the reefer's all gone? And somebody had… — Devin Tha Dude Copy Share Image
“I’m telling you, the ingenuity of alcoholics is something else. If only it could be put to some kind of good use.… — Ozzy Osbourne Copy Share Image
I wish I could show you what a small marihuana cigarette can do to one of our degenerate Spanish-speaking residents. That's why… — Harry J. Anslinger Copy Share Image
The man that gets drunk is little else than a fool, And is in the habit, no doubt, of advocating for Home… — William Topaz McGonagall Copy Share Image
