Sober Quotes

426 quotes by 318 authors

His past was fairly blameless; few men could read the rolls of their life with less apprehension; yet he was humbled to the dust by… — Robert Louis Stevenson
But he hated to be sober. It made him conscious of the people around him, of that air of struggle, of greedy ambition, of hope… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
A man who drinks too much on occasion is still the same man as he was sober. An alcoholic, a real alcoholic, is not the… — Raymond Chandler
Yeah, so if that guy can make it in drunk, surely we can make it in sober. I mean, weâ€™re ninjas.' 'Well, maybe youâ€™re a… — John Green
Which is recorded of Socrates, that he was able both to abstain from, and to enjoy, those things which many are too weak to abstain… — Marcus Aurelius
Do you find it easy to get drunk on words?" "So easy that, to tell you the truth, I am seldom perfectly sober. — Dorothy L. Sayers
Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such… — Henry Ward Beecher
It seemed that I performed better sober than drunk. Who knew? — Craig Ferguson
Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary the Devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. — Jennifer Crusie
I want blood! Two of Akselâ€™s dogs cornered me near Tondara. They shot me. Those bastards actually shot a hole in my stabilizer the size… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Nora: "How do you feel?" Nick: "Terrible. I must've gone to bed sober. — Dashiell Hammett
On sober reflection, I find few reasons for publishing my Italian version of an obscure, neo-Gothic French version of a seventeenth century Latin edition of… — Umberto Eco
Just because you're sober, don't think you're a good driver, Cookie. — John Irving
Oh you, unceasing sun, to me Your particles communicate The luminous essence of God, Are you our God? I do not know. Intoxicated, I say… — Unknown Author
I stayed sober for this? — George R. R. Martin
Such nonsense!" declared Dr Greysteel. "Whoever heard of cats doing anything useful!" "Except for staring at one in a supercilious manner," said Strange. "That has… — Susanna Clarke
So may the outward shows be least themselves: The world is still deceived with ornament. In law, what plea so tainted and corrupt, But, being… — William Shakespeare
One day, you will say it to me again. You will be sober. And you will mean it. — Karen Chance
When you have to face up to the fact that marriage to the man you love is really over, that's very tough, sheer agony. In… — Ava Gardner
Sovereign," like "love," means anything you want it to mean; it's a word in dictionary between "sober" and "sozzled. — Robert A. Heinlein

Who Wrote These Sober Quotes

318 authors contributed a total of 426 Sober Quotes, led by these top contributors: