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13 Quotes About Alcohol to Help Inspire Balance

Sometimes, it's best to put the glass down.

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Every day is a good day to practice balance, especially when it comes to drinking. These quotes about alcohol will inspire you to think about your next drink and encourage you to close your tab, maybe forever.

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Jim Carrey

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I’m very serious about no alcohol, no drugs. Life is too beautiful.

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G.K. Chesterton

G.K. Chesterton Alcohol Quote
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Drink because you are happy, but never because you are miserable.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald, 'The Great Gatsby'

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First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you.

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Lamine Pearlheart

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I don't need alcohol to see the world in its depths, I carry the sun in me.

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Naomi Campbell

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Not drinking makes me a lot happier.

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Caroline Knapp, "Drinking: A Love Story"

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When you quit drinking, you stop waiting.

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Liz Hemingway, "I Need To Stop Drinking!"

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The day I became free of alcohol was the day that I fully understood and embraced the truth that I would not be giving anything up by not drinking.

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Rima Fakih

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I do like to have fun. I don’t need alcohol to have fun.

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Ringo Starr

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That’s all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.

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Ovid

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There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled.

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Tennessee Williams

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Life is important. There is nothing to hold onto. A man that drinks is throwing his life away. Don't do it, hold on to your life. There is nothing else to hold on to ...

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Rob Lowe

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Sobriety was the greatest gift I ever gave myself.

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Jessie J

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I’m not really the party person. I don’t ‘become myself’ once I’m drunk. I don’t use alcohol to be happy.

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Selena Barrientos
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Selena is the entertainment and news editor for Good Housekeeping, where she covers the latest on TV, movies and celebrities. In addition to writing and editing entertainment news, she also spotlights the Hispanic and Latinx community through her work. She is a graduate of CUNY Hunter College with a B.A. in journalism and creative writing.

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