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I never drank except a couple sips of wine at Thanksgiving.

I work very hard to keep on an even keel as far as alcohol is concerned.

A good margarita, a good red wine, I like expensive alcohol, but not a lot of it. I don't like to throw up.

I definitely think we should not serve alcoholic beverages at the lunch break.

The point of drinking in moderation is that sometimes you don't drink in moderation.

I drink no more than a sponge.

I don't drink as much as I use to could.

What's drinking? A mere pause from thinking!

Mrs. Hayes has been from childhood a total abstainer. I was not a total abstainer when I became President. But the discussions which arose over the change at the President's house soon satisfied me that in this matter, if our example was to be useful, there was no half-way house for me. During the greater part of my term and at least for the last three years, I have been in practice and in theory a total-abstinence man, and I shall continue to be so. All statements inconsistent with the foregoing are without foundation.

I have a reputation for drinking a lot. Indeed, I drink quite much. However, I give it up when I wish to do so. I never, ever drink while on duty. The drinking is only for my pleasure. I do not remember neglecting my duties because of drinking even once.

I don't drink wine during the day. Not even a little. Otherwise, the rest of the day is an apology.

Extra-dirty vodka Martinis - they're so easy to drink! I should really just drink olive juice; it'd be safer.

My definition of sobriety is to be in full control and not feel drunk, but it's not abstaining for religious reasons or any other reason.

I didn't even drink in college.

No matter how you handle alcohol at your wedding, you will most likely be upsetting someone.

I'm not no 'drink wine every day' kind of dude.

I try to have little or no alcohol when I go to a big conference. Sorry to be a party pooper, but that stuff can regress you really fast, and this is not a good place to regress.

I don't drink beer, and I don't drink at home.

I do partake in a couple of drinks now and again, but I've never drank to feel alive.

Be temperate in your drinking, remembering that too much wine cannot keep either a secret or a promise.

I like my wine and vodka, but that doesn't mean I fall about drunk. I know my limits.

If one must drink, then let one drink thrice a month, for more is bad. If one gets drunk twice a month, it is better; if one gets drunk once a month, that is better still; and if one doesn't drink at all, that is the best of all.

I don’t drink to get drunk. That’s just not cute.

What is better adapted than the festive use of wine in the first place to test and in the second place to train the character of a man, if care be taken in the use of it? What is there cheaper or more innocent?

The dyspeptic and the drunkard do not know how to eat or drink.