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“The anthropologist must relinquish his comfortable position in the long chair on the veranda of the missionary compound, Government station, or planter's bungalow, where, armed with pencil and notebook and at times with a whisky and soda, he has been accustomed to collect statements from informants.... He must go out into the villages, and see the natives at work in gardens, on the beach, in the jungle; he must sail with them to distant sandbanks and to foreign tribes.”

“I remember that first week at the Whisky and the gigs we (The Buffalo Springfield) did with the Byrds, We could really smoke ! That band never got on record as bad, and as hard as we were. Live we sounded like the Rolling Stones.”

Firsts Hard Remember Music Records Week Band Stones Smoke Rolling Gigs Rolling Stones Whisky Buffalo

Author:Stephen Stills

“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.”

Used Games Four Fine Wine Glasses Used To Be Bottles Whiskey Whisky Wine Glass Brandy

Author:Paul Gascoigne

“The problem with heartbreak is that nobody can help you when you're heartbroken. Nobody and nothing. Not the films you watch alone desperately searching for a character who feels the way you do, not the glasses or bottles of whisky you keep by your bed and certainly not Instagram.”

Way Feels Character Helping Problem Film Watches Bed Glasses Bottles Heartbroken Instagram Whisky

Author:Alexa Chung

“For a bad hangover take the juice of two quarts of whisky.”

Two Juice Hangover Whisky

Author:Eddie Condon

“My opponent left a glass of whisky 'en prise' and I took it 'en passant'.”

Left Humour Glasses Chess Opponents Whisky

Author:Joseph Henry Blackburne

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

Light Fall Glasses Whiskey Scotch Whisky Drinking Whiskey Whiskey Drinking Scotch Whiskey Scotch Whisky Whiskey And Love Irish Music

Author:James Joyce

“I was brought up to believe that Scotch whisky would need a tax preference to survive in competition with Kentucky bourbon.”

Needs Believe Taxes Competition Preference Kentucky Scotch Whisky Bourbon Scotch Whisky

Author:Hugo Black

“Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak.”

Dog Bottles Whiskey Steak Scotch Whisky Drinking Whiskey Whiskey Drinking Whisk Scotch Whiskey Scotch Whisky Whiskey And Love

Author:Johnny Carson

“Haven't you learned yet that I put something more than whisky into my speeches.”

Havens Speech Whiskey Whisky

Author:Winston Churchill

“The proper drinking of Scotch whisky is more than indulgence: it is a toast to civilization, a tribute to the continuity of culture, a manifesto of man's determination to use the resources of nature to refresh mind and body and enjoy to the full the senses with which he has been endowed.”

“So long as the presence of death lurks with anyone who goes through the simple act of swallowing, I will make mine whiskey.”

Long Simple Mines Whiskey Whisky Swallowing

Book:W.C. Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography with Hitherto Unpublished Letters, Notes, Scripts, and Articles

Source: W.C. Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography with Hitherto Unpublished Letters, Notes, Scripts, and Articles

“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.”

Source: W.C. Fields by Himself: His Intended Autobiography with Hitherto Unpublished Letters, Notes, Scripts, and Articles

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

Two Likes Naked Two Things Whiskey Scotch Whisky Highlander Whisk Scotch Whiskey Scotch Whisky Malt

Author:R. H. Bruce Lockhart

“Beer does not taste like itself unless it is chasing a dram of neat whisky down the gullet - preferably two drams”

Doe Two Taste Beer Chasing Neat Whiskey Whisky

Book:Tight Little Island

Source: Tight Little Island

“An appreciation of prose is learned, not instinctive. It is an acquired taste, like Scotch whisky.”

Taste Appreciation Prose Whiskey Scotch Whisky Acquired Taste Scotch Whisky

Author:Abigail Padgett

“My God, so much I like to drink Scotch that sometimes I think my name is Igor Stra-whiskey.”

Thinking Sometimes Names Drink Whiskey Scotch Whisky Drinking Whiskey Whiskey Drinking Scotch Whiskey Scotch Whisky Whiskey And Love

Author:Igor Stravinsky

“Great fury, like great whisky, requires long fermentation.”

Long Fury Whiskey Whisky Fermentation

Author:Truman Capote

“I take the juice of two bottles of whisky.”

Two Bottles Juice Whiskey Whisky

Author:Dean Martin

“If when you say 'whiskey' you mean the devil's brew, the poison scourge, the bloody monster that defiles innocence, dethrones reason... then I am certainly against it. But, if when you say 'whiskey' you mean the oil of conversation, the philosophic wine... the drink that enables a man to magnify his joy... then I am certainly for it. This is my stand. I will not retreat from it. I will not compromise.”

“He taught me the difference between a good single malt whisky and a bad one.”

Differences Taught Whiskey Whisky Malt

Author:Catherine Zeta-Jones

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

Men Blessing Cooperation Whiskey Whisky

Author:Masataka Taketsuru

“Fortunately, an extremely sexy, pixie-voiced blond named Ronnie Harran, who booked the Whisky, saw us...She had an ear for talent...the Whisky was finally a gig we could be proud of.”

Saws Talent Proud Ears Sexy Be Proud Gigs Whiskey Whisky Pixies

Author:John Densmore

“Chris Hillman (of the Byrds) recounts...'What happened to the Buffulo Springfield at the Whisky was similar to what happened to us at Ciro's...everybody wanted to be there. It became the place to be...a great gig.'”

Wanted Happened Gigs Whiskey Whisky

Author:Johnny Rogan

“Johnny Rivers...returned to L.A. to accept a lucrative offer from Elmer Valentine to open at his lavish new nightclub based upon the popular European discotheque concept. Johnny Rivers at the Whisky A Go-Go turned Hollywood upside down. His first Imperial album, "Johnny Rivers At The Whisky A Go-Go," (produced by Lou Adler) was high in the charts for 45 weeks in 1964.”

Firsts Accepting Week Offers Concepts Rivers Hollywood Albums Valentine Whiskey Upside Down Whisky Nightclubs Adler

Author:Glenn A. Baker

“I was glad to see other blues guitarists like Albert King have crossover successes like me. We played in the same places like the Whisky and the Filmore. When Albert made his guitar cry, he could cut you so deep!”

Made Cutting Cry Kings Guitar Glad Like Me Whiskey Guitarist Whisky Crossover

Author:B. B. King

“When LOVE played the still hipper Whisky A Go-Go, further west along Sunset, Arthur Lee claims they 'started the whole hippy thing' in tandem with an in-crowd of freaks led by aging beatnik sculptor Vito Paulekas. It was Vito, Carl Franzoni, Sue, Beatle Bob, Bryan Maclean and me...people would come to Ben Frank's to hang out with us after we played shows.”

People Stills Whole Shows Claims Aging West Crowds Sunset Hanging Out Freak Bob Frank Whiskey Sculptors Arthur Whisky Bryan Beatnik Tandem

Author:Barney Hoskyns

“After the week at the Fillmore we flew down to L.A. to hang out and pick up whatever gigs we could. We did a gig in Santa Barbara on July 1st and then the next night we opened for Sam & Dave at the Whisky.”

Night Next Week Picks Hanging Out Santa Gigs July Flew Whiskey Dave Whisky Barbara Santa Barbara

Author:Mitch Mitchell

“I've been on the whisky diet - I've already lost three days!”

Three Lost Diets Whiskey Scotch Whisky Scotch Whiskey Scotch Whisky

Author:Tommy Cooper

“It feels great to wake up feeling healthy, awake and alert. I love waking up in the morning, taking a deep breath, reading the newspaper and going to the gym - as opposed to carrying a hangover right until lunch. That's horrible. It is nice to let off steam once in a while, but I find myself less involved with people in that sense. I like staying at home, reading a book, having a chat with my wife, a quiet dinner and going to bed early. I don't want to drink half a bottle of whisky and look 50 the next day. I have become an anti-drinking, anti-smoking agent.”

“Sometimes all you need is to climb a simple hill, to spend time staring at an empty horizon, to jump into a cold river or sleep under the stars, or perhaps share a whisky at a small country inn in order to remind yourself what matters most to you in life.”

“Sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whisky and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind but falling in love and not getting arrested.”

“I just did an interview where I was asked whether I drink beer or whisky, and I was sad to reveal that I'm pounding spring water.”

Water Drink Spring Beer Interviews Whisky Spring Water

Author:Brad Delson

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

“Set up another case bartender! The best thing for a case of nerves is a case of Scotch.”

Cases Best Things Nerves Whiskey Scotch Whisky Bartender Whiskey Drinking Scotch Whiskey Scotch Whisky Bartending

Author:W. C. Fields

“Drown in a cold vat of whiskey? Death, where is thy sting?”

Comedy Cold Whiskey Whisky Drinking Whiskey Whiskey Drinking Vat Whiskey And Love

Author:W. C. Fields

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