Quotes About Sobriety

I've never been drunk. I've never even had a beer.

There will be no more fighting from me. The only things you will see me doing from here on in is trying to act sensible and behave myself.

But there's another story, A real short one, probably written on my grave: couldn't stay sober. Never liked himself.

The cheapness of wine seems to be a cause, not of drunkenness, but of sobriety. ...People are seldom guilty of excess in what is their daily fare...On the contrary, in the countries which, either from excessive heat or cold, produce no grapes, and where wine consequently is dear and a rarity, drunkenness is a common vice.

And I have always told the patients when I talk to them. When they come around and say, 'What will you have to drink? Oh that's right you don't drink.' Just speak up and say, 'Of course I drink. But I just don't drink alcohol.'

We never could have performed live for an hour and a half every week if we were doing drugs.

India is known for its sobriety and wisdom, balanced and sensible thinking. We need strong institutions and we need good governance in the country.

When the wine is in, the wit is out.

Strength of mind rests in sobriety for this keeps your reason unclouded by passion.

Don't drink before voting. You can drink as much as you can after voting.

Here's to five miserable months on the wagon and the irreparable harm that it's caused me.

I've gone on the wagon, but my body doesn't believe it.

It's funny, because when you tell people you've stopped drinking, there's an automatic reaction. People ask, 'Was it a lifestyle choice or were you waking up in a skip?'

Trying to overcome addiction is one of the hardest things for a person to do. And the fact that I had to do it under the scrutiny of tabloid press at first made it seem even more difficult. But in fact, it oddly ended up being a plus. Because of the tabloid stuff, it wasn't like I could walk into a bar and order a drink.

If I don't have a bet or a drink today, then I've done well. And I can start again tomorrow.

I didn't drink in high school, and neither did any of my boyfriends.

I definitely think we should not serve alcoholic beverages at the lunch break.

I know this might be broadcast broadly. But I'm 52 years old, and I'm going to admit to you that I've never had a drop of alcohol.

I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is. I'm really learning to function out there and in such a way that I don't need to drink.

You don't quite know how drunk you are until all of a sudden you're on the floor.

I remember talking to someone early on after I was sober about how I suddenly felt awkward at parties. They said, 'Well, you're supposed to. Everyone feels awkward at parties.' It's an appropriate feeling to feel.

The goal of the path is to BE high, not GET high.

I did not drink because of my problems. I had problems because I drank. It would take me twenty-three years to figure that out.

One drink is just right two is too many three are too few.