“Let us candidly admit that there are shameful blemishes on the American past, of which the worst by far is rum. Nevertheless, we have improved man's lot and enriched his civilization with rye, bourbon and the Martini cocktail. In all history has any other nation done so much?” MenDonePastNationsWorstFoodCivilizationCookingAlcoholCulinaryNeverthelessShamefulCocktailsMartiniBourbonRum Book:The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto Source: The Hour: A Cocktail Manifesto
“Between the amateur and the professional . . . there is a difference not only in degree but in kind. The skillful man is, within the function of his skill, a different psychological organization. . . . A tennis player or a watchmaker or an airplane pilot is an automatism but he is also criticism and wisdom.” MenKindDifferentWisdomDifferencesPlayerSkillsDegreesCriticismOrganizationFunctionPsychologicalTennisAviationPilotsAirplaneSkillfulTennis Player Author:Bernard DeVoto
“The water of life was given to us to make us see for a while that we are more nearly men and women, more nearly kind and gentle and generous, pleasanter and stronger than without its vision there is any evidence we are.” MenLifeKindGivenWaterVisionEvidenceMen And WomenStrongerGenerosityGentleGenerousWater Of Life Author:Bernard DeVoto
