There is a kind of stupidity among the drunks…

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house unless they have a well-stocked bar.

— W. C. Fields

It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are…

— Thomas de Quincey

Research consistently shows that the risks to health outweigh the benefits of drinking alcohol. My argument is that the benefits to my mental health…

— Graeme Simsion

“All right, said Nick. Let's get drunk. All right, Bill said. Let's get really drunk.”

— Ernest Hemingway

“Since my body is a temple I try to eat only healthy foods. Then again, I am half-Irish and half-German so I drink a…

— James Hauenstein

“Ambitions and dreams put you at a drinking table with unexpected companions. Cups were filled and refilled, making you drunk with the illusion of…

— Guy Gavriel Kay

I began drinking alcohol at the age of thirteen and gave it up in my fifty sixth year; it was like going straight from…

— George Montgomery

“When life gives you juniper berries, make gin!”

— Laurie Buchanan, PhD

Wouldn't it be terrible if I quoted some reliable statistics which prove that more people are driven insane through religious hysteria than by drinking…

— W. C. Fields

In Sharia, nobody will be able to sell pork publicly. Nobody will be drinking alcohol. Pornography will be banned. Gambling will be banned. In…

— Anjem Choudary

I stopped drinking alcohol, which probably was the biggest change. I used to be a very big beer drinker. Being from England, that's a…

— Wade Barrett

Let me be the first to tell you, drinking alcohol is the worst thing to do in cold weather. Hot soup is the best…

— Morgan Freeman

“If I am this capable of loving an alcoholic so much, imagine how awesome I could be at loving myself.”

— Grace W. Wroldson

I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler; I don't like beer.

— George Bernard Shaw

“The noise of drinking was exhilarating. Champagne corks popped and the pale, chrysanthemum-coloured liquid, whispering gleefully with bubbles, hissed into the glasses; heavy red…

— Gerald Durrell