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“We frequently hear of people dying from too much drinking. That this happens is a matter of record. But the blame is always placed on whisky. Why this should be I never could understand. You can die from drinking too much of anything - coffee, water, milk, soft drinks and all such stuff as that. And so as long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing. I will make mine whisky.”

“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”

“A woman drove me to drink and I didn't even have the decency to thank her.”

“Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.”