Saloons Quotes

37 quotes by 31 authors

When Prohibition was introduced, I hoped that it would be widely supported by public opinion and the day would soon come when the evil effects… — John D. Rockefeller
The average player would rather play than watch. Those who don't play can't possibly appreciate the subtleties of the game. Trying to get their attention… — Bob Toski
Let there be dancing in the streets, drinking in the saloons, and necking in the parlor. — Groucho Marx
Fortune knocks at every man's door once in a life, but in a good many cases the man is in a neighboring saloon and does… — Mark Twain
I want a woman who can go to the saloon with me, not hypocritical, fame seeking — Denrele Edun
If I were hungry and friendless today, I would rather take my chances with a saloon-keeper than with the average preacher. — Eugene V. Debs
I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides. — Jon Huntsman, Jr.
As a personal matter I don't give a damn where mosques, churches, temples or other religious shrines and symbols are built as long as they… — Bob Higgins
I got into a brawl one night in a saloon in Greenwich Village. Elia Kazan, a great director, saw me put out a couple of… — Burl Ives
Sometimes I need to reject the music proposed for my songs because the musicians misunderstand that the Fanny Crosby who once wrote for the people… — Fanny Crosby
You sit back in the darkness, nursing your beer, breathing in that ineffable aroma of the old-time saloon: dark wood, spilled beer, good cigars, and… — Bruce Aidells
If I had to choose between putting a saloon or a liberal church on a corner, I'd choose the saloon every time. People who drink… — Jay Adams
The semi-colon is a burp, a hiccup. It's a drunk staggering out of the saloon at 2 a.m., grabbing your lapels on the way and… — James Scott Bell
I challenge you to show me where the saloon has ever helped business, education, church, morals or anything we hold dear. — Billy Sunday
The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow. It promises prosperity and sends adversity. It promises happiness and sends misery.... It… — Billy Sunday
In one dancing saloon I saw the only rational method of art criticism I have ever come across. Over the piano was printed a notice:… — Oscar Wilde
My books kept me from the ring, the dog-pit, the tavern, and the saloon. — Thomas Hood
There's something retro about your persona. It's like the pre-World War II generation of reporters - those unpretentious, working-class guys who hung around saloons and… — Camille Paglia
I busted out of the place in a hurry and went to a saloon and drank beer and said that for the rest of my… — Jimmy Breslin
I felt invincible. My strength was that of a giant. God was certainly standing by me. I smashed five saloons with rocks before I ever… — Carrie Nation

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