Waging war Quote by Johann Hari

“Always keep your mouth shut with a drunk. You can never win with piss tanks. The most you can hope for is to break…

— Douglas Coupland

“They smoked and drank as if they were already defeated, hardened, and long out of art school.”

— Naima Coster

“Military men would always overthrow one another, because they could, because they were all power drunk.”

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

“Drunks are an asset on the front line, the army taught me. In the air, we’re a nuisance.”

— Hugh Howey

“Everything boiled down to alcohol and guns.”

— Nisi Shawl

“When submerged in alcohol, truth floats to the top while lies sink to the bottom.”

— Cody Edward Lee Miller

“Alcohol was a good friend, but it was also jealous and would tolerate no competition.”

— Oliver Pötzsch

“I tell you, to be drunk on alcohol is disgraceful, but to be drunk on water is noble and ecstatic.”

— Yann Martel

“They were drunk on youth, fueled by greed, and higher than kites.”

— Jordan Belfort

“And yes. They did become very drunk, the three of them. And you're not supposed to be drunk when you get involved in matters…

— Robert Rankin

“My uncle's a big drinker. In fact, he just got a liver transplant. They replaced it with a bottle of whiskey.”

— Jarod Kintz

“The war had made some into libertines and some into serious, sober men.”

— Charles Bracelen Flood