Able Quote by Mignon McLaughlin

It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one's present or future thirst, the excellence…

— Latin Proverb

It is well to remember that there are five reasons for drinking: the arrival of a friend, one's present or future thirst, the excellence…

— W. C. Fields

It's not the drinking to be blamed, but the excess.

— John Selden

“[Alcohol] not only replaces positive actions which would address the root causes of our despondency – it prevents them, as more energy becomes focused…

— Crimethinc

To drink is to warm the heart; without dispelling reason, it gives reason to life.

— Jose Maria Peman

There are two reasons for drinking: one is, when you are thirsty, to cure it; the other, when you are not thirsty, to prevent…

— Thomas Love Peacock

Alcoholism is a disease. People will debate whether it is a disease of the mind, of genetics, or of circumstances. I don't have the…

— Eva Marie

Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks... maybe some have drinking problems, while others have problems enough to drink.

— George Jones

Maybe some folks are alcoholics and others are just voluntary drunks. Maybe some folks drink due to body chemistry and others due to their…

— George Jones

Drinking is an emotional thing. It joggles you out of the standardism of everyday life, out of everything being the same.

— Charles Bukowski

I envy people who drink. At least they have something to blame everything on.

— Oscar Levant

Drinking makes people go out of control.

— Jackie Shroff