Whisky Quotes

• It is true that whisky improves with age. The older I get, the more I like it.

  Ronnie Corbett

  Age, Whiskey

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• Whenever someone asks me if I want water with my scotch, I say, I'm thirsty, not dirty.

  Joe E. Lewis

  Drinking, Dirty, Food

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• Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.

  Mark Twain

  Drinking, Fighting, Water

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• Whisky making is an act of cooperation between the blessings of nature and the wisdom of man.

  Masataka Taketsuru

  Blessing, Men, Cooperation

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• Whisky, I find, helps clarity of thought. And reduces pain. It has the additional virtue of making you drunk or, if taken in sufficient quantity, very drunk.

  Julian Barnes

  Pain, Taken, Drunk

  Julian Barnes (2011). “The Sense of an Ending”, p.97, Random House

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• Whiskey, like a beautiful woman, demands appreciation. You gaze first, then it's time to drink.

  Haruki Murakami

  Beautiful, Appreciation, Scotch Whisky

  Haruki Murakami (1993). “Hard-boiled Wonderland and the End of the World: A Novel”, Vintage

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• Whisky is liquid sunshine.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Sunshine, Liquid, Whiskey

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• When life hands you lemons, make whisky sours.

  W. C. Fields

  Drinking, Hands, Whiskey

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• I drink to make other people more interesting.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Funny, Life, Drinking

  "How To Be Interesting: Simple Ways to Increase Your Personal Appeal". Book by David Gillespie, Mark Warren, 2013.

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• Always carry a flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake.

  W. C. Fields

  Funny, Witty, Clever

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.

  Winston Churchill

  Drinking, Scotch, Water

  Sir Winston Churchill (1965). “The Churchill Wit”

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• I love to sing, and I love to drink scotch. Most people would rather hear me drink scotch.

  George Burns

  Funny, Music, Scotch

  George Burns (1980). “Living It Up”, Berkley

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• The light music of whiskey falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude.

  James Joyce

  Fall, Scotch, Glasses

  "Best-loved Joyce".

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• I like my whisky old and my women young.

  Errol Flynn

  Drinking, Scotch, Whiskey

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• You know these love letters mix with whisky, just don't light a match when you kiss me.

  Jon Bon Jovi

  Kissing, Light, Letters

  Song: Every Word Was A Piece Of My Heart, Album: Destination Anywhere, 1997

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• Whisky, gambling and Ferraris are better than housework.

  Francoise Sagan

  Gambling, Ferrari, Housework

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• I'll tell you the truth; I had a double brandy before the game but, before, it used to be four bottles of whisky. Not any more. I was fine. I had a glass of wine after the game. But it was just a mouthful.

  Paul Gascoigne

  Wine, Glasses, Games

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• Between his eyes, there were four lines, the marks of such misery as children should never feel. He spoke with that wonderful whisky voice that so many Spanish children have, and he was a tough and entire little boy.

  Martha Gellhorn

  Children, Eye, Boys

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• About two months into the Whisky, I borrowed some money and rented a remote recording truck.

  Johnny Ramistella

  Two, Months, Truck

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• There are two things a Highlander likes naked, and the other one is Malt Whisky

  R. H. Bruce Lockhart

  Two, Scotch, Likes

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• Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.

  P. J. O'Rourke

  Inspirational, Funny, Money

  P. J. O'Rourke (2007). “Parliament of Whores: A Lone Humorist Attempts to Explain the Entire U.S. Government”, p.24, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Drinking, Wine, Scotch

  "Facepaint, champagne and antelope skin - writers' oddball quirks revealed" by Charlotte Seager, www.theguardian.com. July 23, 2015.

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• My own experience has been that the tools I need for my trade are paper, tobacco, food, and a little whisky.

  William Faulkner

  Drinking, Writing, Scotch Whisky

  "William Faulkner, The Art of Fiction No. 12". Interview with Jean Stein, www.theparisreview.org. 1956.

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• I'm on a whisky diet. I've lost 3 days already.

  Tommy Cooper

  Beer, Lost, Diets

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• Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whiskey makes it go round twice as fast.

  Compton Mackenzie

  Anniversary, Humorous, Drinking

  Sir Compton Mackenzie (1950). “Tight Little Island”

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