“I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.”

— Tom Waits

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." by Tom Waits?

Tom Waits photo

Tom Waits 79

American singer-songwriter and actor 1949

Related quotes

“I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy.”

Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist

“I'd rather have a German division in front of me, than a French one behind.”

George S. Patton (1885–1945) United States Army general

Misattributed by former Defense Secretary James Schlesinger on Fox News. Patton commanded French troops, the 2nd Armored Division commanded by Philippe Leclerc, integrated in the Third Army, and had rocky but friendly relations with the French general. For instance, on August, 15 1944 Patton wrote in his diary: "Leclerc came in very much excited. He said, among other things, that if he were not allowed to advance on Paris, he would resign. I told him in my best French that he was a baby and said I had left him in the most dangerous place on the front. We parted friends"
Misattributed

“For me, it's always better to keep chasing down the guy in front and maybe finish second, rather than stopping altogether.”

Andrea Pirlo (1979) Italian footballer

Ibid [p. 15]

“Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye.”

Shannon Hale The Goose Girl

Source: The Goose Girl

“We must meet the challenge rather than wish it were not in front of us.”

Stephie Pahlavi Zan

“Relief brought an aching desire to be sitting in a kedai with a large bottle of Tiger or Anchor or Carlsberg in front of him….”

Anthony Burgess (1917–1993) English writer

Fiction, Time for a Tiger (1956)

“I made this big statement saying, "I've left The Libertines." A couple of people said, "You can't do that! You're such a great band! What are you gonna do about Brixton?" And some people said, "Well, I'd rather be here than Brixton." There's no reason you can't do both. If I was 16 or 17 and Morrissey opened his front door to me and let me go and listen to him and chat to him it would be a joy. Why not? It's possible. I don't really have that much else going on in my life.”

Pete Doherty (1979) English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist

On removing the barriers between performers and audiences, NME (New Musical Express), March 13, 2004.
People

“I wouldn't presume to present a plan different from that of the President. But I believe he was right to take on the war on terror on an aggressive front rather than a defensive front. We toppled the government … walking away would mean a humanitarian disaster. We're there and we have a responsibility to finish the job.”

Mitt Romney (1947) American businessman and politician

Interview with Bill O'Reilly, 2006-09-27
2003–2007 Governor of Massachusetts

“I have always had more dread of a pen, a bottle of ink, and a sheet of paper than of a sword or pistol.”

Alexandre Dumas book The Count of Monte Cristo

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo

“After all that I'd been through, after all that I'd learned and all that I'd been given, I was going to do what I had been doing every day for the last few years now: just show up and do the best that I could do with whatever lay in front of me.”

Michael J. Fox (1961) Canadian-American actor

Source: Lucky Man

Related topics