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title: "32 Started Drinking Quotes by 30 authors"
description: "Browse 32 Started Drinking quotes by 30 authors. Discover the best Started Drinking sayings and thoughts."
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> [Once I started drinking more water, my skin, hair and nails all flourished.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/america-ferrera/once-i-started-drinking-more-water-my-skin-hair-and-nails-all/)

[America Ferrera](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/america-ferrera/)

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> [I started drinking BodyArmor as a daily deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyler-murray/i-started-drinking-bodyarmor-as-a-daily-deal/)

[Kyler Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyler-murray/)

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> [“That should sober him up" "Actually, he hasn't started drinking yet”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-somper/that-should-sober-him-up-actually-he-hasn-t-started-drinking-yet/)

[Justin Somper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-somper/)

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> [I started drinking Scotch just to be a man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-brody/i-started-drinking-scotch-just-to-be-a-man/)

[Adam Brody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-brody/)

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> [I lost my one true love. I started drinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-dylan/i-lost-my-one-true-love-i-started-drinking/)

[Bob Dylan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-dylan/)

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> [I started drinking coconut water, um, really when I was about 17, 18.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-eubanks/i-started-drinking-coconut-water-um-really-when-i-was-about-17-18/)

[Christopher Eubanks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-eubanks/)

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> [Went ballin' the other night. I started drinking an' I got real tight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurel-aitken/went-ballin-the-other-night-i-started-drinking-an-i-got-real-tight/)

[Laurel Aitken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurel-aitken/)

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> [“That was the last time she was allowed back at the Bennigan's. From then on, she started drinking at the T.G.I. Friday's.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-ferris/that-was-the-last-time-she-was-allowed-back-at-the-bennigan-s-from/)

[Joshua Ferris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-ferris/)

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> [I don't know if my wife left me because of my drinking or I started drinking 'cause my wife left me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/i-don-t-know-if-my-wife-left-me-because-of-my-drinking-or-i-started/)

[Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/)

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> [When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvellous personality that started you drinking in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-breslin/when-you-stop-drinking-you-have-to-deal-with-this-marvellous/)

[Jimmy Breslin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-breslin/)

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> [There’s no use in denying it: this has been a bad week. I’ve started drinking my own urine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bret-easton-ellis/there-s-no-use-in-denying-it-this-has-been-a-bad-week-i-ve-started/)

[Bret Easton Ellis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bret-easton-ellis/)

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> [When you stop drinking, you have to deal with this marvelous personality that started you drinking in the first place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-breslin/when-you-stop-drinking-you-have-to-deal-with-this-marvelous/)

[Jimmy Breslin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-breslin/)

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> [I did a bit of running away when my mam passed away. I didn't go back to work; I started drinking quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronan-keating/i-did-a-bit-of-running-away-when-my-mam-passed-away-i-didn-t-go-back/)

[Ronan Keating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronan-keating/)

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> [“I suffered the misfortune that I sat down at a table and started drinking one glass of beer after another.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaroslav-ha-ek/i-suffered-the-misfortune-that-i-sat-down-at-a-table-and-started/)

[Jaroslav Hašek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaroslav-ha-ek/)

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> [I started drinking red wine after I stopped drinking sake and whiskey, because it's better for your heart - it's about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zhao-wei/i-started-drinking-red-wine-after-i-stopped-drinking-sake-and-whiskey/)

[Zhao Wei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zhao-wei/)

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> [I lost my edge for boxing, I didn't put as much into it as I did before. I didn't run as far.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-norton/i-lost-my-edge-for-boxing-i-didn-t-put-as-much-into-it-as-i-did/)

[Ken Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-norton/)

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> [B!tch come homes so late sing, Husband:-Where the Hell have you been?!?! Girl:- I have been Drinking... Husband:- But you never Drink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/junior-d-r-l-testament/b-tch-come-homes-so-late-sing-husband-where-the-hell-have-you-been/)

[Junior Dè Rèál Testament](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/junior-d-r-l-testament/)

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> [“Really? You’ve started drinking whiskey before lunch?” Rush wasn’t giving in... “He’s fucking your sister. Hell, anyone that stupid has to drink…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abbi-glines/really-you-ve-started-drinking-whiskey-before-lunch-rush-wasn-t/)

[Abbi Glines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abbi-glines/)

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> [If I started drinking again, there would be a lot of people bringing me pot because I can't handle alcohol. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/willie-nelson/if-i-started-drinking-again-there-would-be-a-lot-of-people-bringing/)

[Willie Nelson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/willie-nelson/)

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> [I started drinking when I was like 15, and by the time I was 19 everybody knew I was an alcoholic. So…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/felipe-esparza/i-started-drinking-when-i-was-like-15-and-by-the-time-i-was-19/)

[Felipe Esparza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/felipe-esparza/)

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> [It was my first scene. My first day. We could have started with me drinking a beer, something a little less than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gisele-bundchen/it-was-my-first-scene-my-first-day-we-could-have-started-with-me/)

[Gisele Bundchen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gisele-bundchen/)

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> [When I first started drinking, it was working for me. It was great. Like when you're doing a gig and you're in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/when-i-first-started-drinking-it-was-working-for-me-it-was-great-like/)

[Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/)

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> [“First she got Jesus, probably fifteen years ago, and that didn’t work out, so she tried Scientology, and that didn’t help, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-sandford/first-she-got-jesus-probably-fifteen-years-ago-and-that-didn-t-work/)

[John Sandford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-sandford/)

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> [“I still remember the moment. I ordered a chicken salad and it tasted like chalk. I knew I was depressed. And I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-solomon/i-still-remember-the-moment-i-ordered-a-chicken-salad-and-it-tasted/)

[Andrew Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-solomon/)

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> [When I first started, I was really nervous. You could hear my voice quiver. So I started drinking a bit and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-mcgraw/when-i-first-started-i-was-really-nervous-you-could-hear-my-voice/)

[Tim McGraw](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-mcgraw/)

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> [Fred Jr. Trump was great. He was the most handsome person. He was a really smart guy, really, really smart guy. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/fred-jr-trump-was-great-he-was-the-most-handsome-person-he-was-a/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

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> [I started drinking in my late teen years and continued through college and into the early years of my career. I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marissa-nadler/i-started-drinking-in-my-late-teen-years-and-continued-through/)

[Marissa Nadler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marissa-nadler/)

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> [“As I suspected, Jonathan was already home when I got there. Deep breaths, Kate. Dignity. There will be no crying, whining, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-lyon/as-i-suspected-jonathan-was-already-home-when-i-got-there-deep/)

[Erin Lyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-lyon/)

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> [I seriously started drinking probably when I was about twelve. Kids are doing a lot of stuff very early.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-arquette/i-seriously-started-drinking-probably-when-i-was-about-twelve-kids/)

[David Arquette](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-arquette/)

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> [“There's no point in writing my kind of stuff, when they're printing that kind of stuff. So I gave up and started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-bukowski/there-s-no-point-in-writing-my-kind-of-stuff-when-they-re-printing/)

[Charles Bukowski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-bukowski/)

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> [Once I got to be about twenty-five, I got interested in the music of the time. I started smokin' dope, I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gregory-hines/once-i-got-to-be-about-twenty-five-i-got-interested-in-the-music-of/)

[Gregory Hines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gregory-hines/)

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> [When I first started drinking, everybody was doing it. That was before they discovered marijuana and all that. It was the late…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/van-morrison/when-i-first-started-drinking-everybody-was-doing-it-that-was-before/)

[Van Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/van-morrison/)

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