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Drinking Quotes

Warnings and wit on drinking, from vice to old classic jokes.

These drinking quotes mix moral seriousness, like calling drinking incompatible with greatness, with classic humor, such as the old joke about a piano that has been drinking. An actor also describes drinking as preparation before sobering up to perform.

Of all vices, drinking is the most incompatible with greatness.

Quotes by Walter Scott

If die I must, let me die drinking in an Inn.

Quotes by Walter Map

The piano has been drinking, not me.

Quotes by Tom Waits

Okay, I've admitted to drinking too much. Okay, so I'm dealing with it.

Quotes by Rob Ford

Admit Quotes

I'd ban drinking from darts.

Quotes by Phil Taylor

I prepared for the part by drinking, but I was sober when I was performing.

Quotes by Nora Dunn

Drinking is a remarkable, automatic release and a way of relaxing.

Quotes by Michelle Huneven

I think hydration is an important topic. Drinking plenty of fluids is especially important for athletes.

Quotes by Mario Gotze

I tried to give up drugs by drinking.

Quotes by Lou Reed

Animators Quotes

I don't like drinking, basically.

Quotes by Lando Norris

I admit to drinking it, but I did not swallow.

Quotes by Kinky Friedman

I admit I was drinking a Guinness... but I did not swallow.

Quotes by Kinky Friedman

I thought that the league-imposed restriction on drinking had expired at the end of the regular season.

Quotes by Josh Gordon

When animators weren't sleeping, they were drinking.

Quotes by Joseph Barbera

Authority Quotes

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

Quotes by John Selden

I've been drinking and using since I was 13.

Quotes by Jack Osbourne

I've stopped drinking, but only while I'm asleep.

Quotes by George Best

I'm constantly drinking a lot of water to flush my kidneys out. That helps my body.

Quotes by Fallon Sherrock

I consider myself an authority on drinking beer.

Quotes by Eric Bischoff

Ban Quotes

Mardi Gras, the drinking, the partying - that scared me.

Quotes by Archie Manning

Frequently Asked Questions

What tone do these Drinking quotes take overall?
They mix serious moral warnings about drinking as a vice with lighthearted classic humor, including an old joke blaming a piano for having been drinking.
Why do people search for drinking quotes?
Drinking is a common subject for both cautionary and comedic quotes, so readers look these up for wit, warning, or simply a memorable line.
Is there a quote calling drinking incompatible with greatness?
Yes, one quote ranks drinking above every other vice as the one least compatible with achieving greatness, treating it as a serious character flaw.
Does any quote connect drinking to preparing for an acting role?
Yes, one actor describes drinking to prepare for a part but staying sober by the time they actually performed, separating preparation from execution.
Is there a classic joke about drinking in this list?
Yes, the well-known line "the piano has been drinking, not me" appears, a classic bit of humor deflecting blame onto an inanimate object.

The range shows drinking treated both as a genuine vice and as material for lighthearted wit. Related discussions of self-control continue in Authority quotes.