Counterparts Quote by Anna Funder

How much beer is in German intelligence?

— Friedrich Nietzsche

Since the outbreak of war, there has been in our country a steady increase in the consumption of spirits, wine and beer. It is…

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

“In 1830, a historic level of 7.5 gallons of absolute alcohol per adult was reached, nearly three times the current average consumption. In 1860,…

— Charles River Editors

A great number of people in the East German parts had been Nazis, so the change of mind was not altogether there.

— Stefan Heym

Americans may be drinking fewer alcoholic beverages, but they are certainly eating more of them than ever before. Wittingly or un.

— Marian Burros

Drunkenness was in good repute in England till "Bloody Mary" frowned upon it; it remained popular in Germany. The French drank more stably, not…

— Will Durant

The Germans are exceedingly fond of Rhine wines; they are put up in tall, slender bottles, and are considered a pleasant beverage. One tells…

— Mark Twain

That wine drinking is more effete than beer drinking? No question.

— Joseph Epstein

There are also people who lived in either side of Germany, but who never had or have any relationship with the other side whether…

— Christian Schwochow

The increased consumption of alcoholic beverages in Canada since the outbreak of war is one evidence of this.

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt…

— Ed O'Brien

How much disgruntled heaviness, lameness, dampness, how much beer is there in the German intelligence.

— Friedrich Nietzsche