“I only drink on two occasions — When I am thirsty and when I'm not.”
Brendan Behan (1923–1964) Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright
As quoted in Malcolm Arnold: Rogue Genius (2004) by Anthony Meredith and Paul Harris, p. 337
“I only drink on two occasions — When I am thirsty and when I'm not.”
Brendan Behan (1923–1964) Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright
As quoted in Malcolm Arnold: Rogue Genius (2004) by Anthony Meredith and Paul Harris, p. 337
“I'll eat when I'm hungry, drink when I'm dry”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Time Out of Mind (1997), Standing In The Doorway
“When I'm hungry, I eat. When I'm thirsty, I drink. When I feel like saying something, I say it.”
Madonna (1958) American singer, songwriter, and actress
“I drink when I have occasion, and sometimes when I have no occasion.”
Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616) Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright
Source: Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605–1615), Part II (1615), Book III, Ch. 33.
“When I'm not near the girl I love,
I love the girl I'm near.”
Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist
"When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love" in Finian's Rainbow (1946) - Tommy Steele version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npe7cbcMzUA
“I'm only a beer teetotaler, not a champagne teetotaler. I don't like beer.”
George Bernard Shaw book Candida
Candida, Act III
1890s
“I feel more alive when I'm writing than I do at any other time--except maybe when I'm making love.”
May Sarton (1912–1995) American poet, novelist, and memoirist
“On the very rare occasion when they don't all jump up out of their seats I'm always mortified.”
Elaine Paige (1948) English singer and actress
Rock and pop (2006)
Miranda July (1974) American performance artist, musician and writer
"The Man on the Stairs" in Fence (Spring/Summer 2004)