Quotes: Liquor

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This is the point being missed by readers who lament Liquor’s lack of hot sex scenes, probably because they aren’t old enough to understand that a passionate relationship could be about anything other than sex.

Poppy Z. Brite

novelist, short story writer, food writer from the United States

Let schoolmasters puzzle their brain, With grammar, and nonsense, and learning, Good liquor, I stoutly maintain, Gives genius a better discerning.

Oliver Goldsmith

Anglo-Irish writer, poet, and physician (d. 1774)

Liquor prohibition led to the rise of organized crime in America, and drug prohibition has led to the rise of the gang problems we have now.

Drew Carey

American actor, voice actor, comedian, sports executive, and game show host

The horrid mystery hanging over us in this house gets into my head like liquor, and makes me wild.

Wilkie Collins

British writer (1824-1889)

Drugs were pretty easy to quit taking. I was never addicted to anything to begin with. But then, liquor – I had to wait about another six years before I finally got around to quitting that. I’m sure glad I did.

Alex Chilton

American songwriter, guitarist, singer & producer (1950-2010)

I went downtown as a lawyer and then I worked in a liquor store at night, as I had done all through law school. And so when I got to the point where I could give up the night job, I joined the political club.

David Dinkins

106th mayor of New York City from 1990 to 1994

A bumper of good liquor will end a contest quicker than justice, judge, or vicar.

Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Irish-British politician, playwright and writer (1751-1816)

I use the term bar-room to represent every means for the sale and traffic in liquor, and I earnestly appeal to the people to put an end to the traffic, no matter under what name or guise it may be carried on.

Thomas Jordan Jarvis

The only character I ever remember actually creating in a flash of inspiration was George Liquor. God planted that in my head in an instant.

John Kricfalusi

Canadian animator

Better belly burst than good liquor be lost.

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667-1745)

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