Michael Anthony Quotes

An American monkey, after getting drunk on brandy, would never touch it again, and thus is much wiser than most men.

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

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

I drink no more than a sponge.

A drunkard is one thing, and a temperate man is quite another.

We have drunk too much of your rum already, which has occasioned our destruction; we will, in the future, beware of it.

As regards the use of wine, remember that we drink to quench thirst, and that the limit of moderation is reached when the edge of the intellect is dulled. A boy should be brought up to avoid wine…. Your own countrymen, like all northern peoples, are, I know, sore offenders in this matter of eating and drinking. But I count upon your own innate self-respect to preserve you from such bad example, and to enable you to despise the sneers and complaints of those around you.

Physical fitness is a farce without self-control, judgment, and discretion, which are the three qualities of mind first to be dulled by and made incompetent by the use of alcohol

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.

I love a drink. But I've never, ever in my life been on a stage and done a performance with an alcoholic drink inside me. Never have, never would. I've seen people who do and invariably they're never as good as they think they are.

I have never been drunk in my life, and I don't expect I ever will be.

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.

It's better to take sobriety with you when you work.

I don't believe in alcohol. It's a sort of a medicinal necessity for the human condition, none of that stuff. I'm not a gambling man.

I wasn't really an alcoholic, but I was losing control. I still go for a beer, but I drink a lot less.

Donald Trump does not touch alcohol, which is really respectable. But think about that. That means every statement, every interview, every tweet - completely sober.

I can't remember the last time I was out at a bar or club. I'll still drink, but I just can't remember the last time I blacked out. Which I think means I'm growing up.

The great security of all is to eat little and to drink nothing that intoxicates. He that eats till he is full is little better than a beast, and he that drinks till he is drunk is quite a beast.

The hardest thing with musicians is getting them not to play.

I never drank, never party, Carnival, none of that.

On tour, I don't drink, because I don't think in any other job you are supposed to get to work and drink whisky.

Straight edge is everything about a personal decision to not live my life under the influence or not being aware. I pretty much don't like anything that alters my view of reality or my perception or my grasp.