1,261 Quotes About Drinking

Modern civilization owes its existence to beer. Hunter-gatherers individually lacked the time and resources to create a raspberry pilsner, so our nomadic ancestors were seduced into an agrarian lifestyle that might someday evolve into local microbrews. I am not sure if teetotalers minded the goats while others were busy getting plastered or if they were cast out of the tribe for being dull.

Drinking wine is like using magic: there's always a price to pay.

Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart’s yearning.” He paused and turned to looked at me, his brow furrowed. “I can’t remember the rest of that. Can you?” “Never heard it before,” I said. “But Teccam claims that out of all the spirits, only wine is suited to reminiscence. He said a good wine allows clarity and focus, while still allowing a bit of comforting coloration of the memory.

Beer dulls a memory, brand sets it burning, but wine is the best for a sore heart’s yearning.” He paused and turned to looked at me, his brow furrowed. “I can’t remember the rest of that. Can you?”“Never heard it before,” I said. “But Teccam claims that out of all the spirits, only wine is suited to reminiscence. He said a good wine allows clarity and focus, while still allowing a bit of comforting coloration of the memory.

Has anyone ever told you that you drink like a fish that has just discovered water?” Garcia asks. The tension in the room dissipates through the laughter.“Never with quite such accuracy.

Stay away from addictions in life or addictions will take you away from life.

My mojito in the Bodeguita del Medio and my daiquiri in the Floridita.

Some people you invite them and they barely drink anything at all, others and you don't know where it all went, but the best guests are those that drink only slightly less than you.

I don’t like to stop drinking, after I start. I would rather not begin at all, than to stop. I don’t like the feeling of sobering up, when I know I could still be drinking. Stopping somehow feels disrespectful to the booze, and the journey.