Omar Khayyám (1048–1131) Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer
The Rubaiyat (1120)
On vodka.
Monster (2004)
Omar Khayyám (1048–1131) Persian poet, philosopher, mathematician, and astronomer
The Rubaiyat (1120)
“Drink to me. Drink to my health. You know I can't drink any more.”
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer
Quoted in: Scott Slater, Alec Solomita (1980), Exits: stories of dying moments & parting words. p. 8.
Slater & Solomita (1980) explained:
"It was a spirited dinner and Picasso a cheerful, genial host. After the meal, while pouring wine into a friend's glass, Picasso said, Drink to me. Drink to my health. You know I can't drink any more. A little later, about 11:30 P.M., he left his guests, saying, And now I must go back to work. He was up painting until 3:00 A.M. That morning Picasso woke at 11:30, unable to move. By 11:40 he was dead..".
1970s
Dave Matthews (1967) American singer-songwriter, musician and actor
Tripping Billies
Remember Two Things (1993)
Edward Abbey (1927–1989) American author and essayist
Source: The Serpents of Paradise: A Reader
Guy Finley (1949) American self-help writer, philosopher, and spiritual teacher, and former professional songwriter and musician
Secrets of Being Unstoppable
Iggy Pop (1947) American rock singer-songwriter, musician, and actor
On his stage performances, including acts where he would crawl and roll on broken glass.
Rolling Stone interview (2003)
Context: As society has changed, what had formerly been unacceptable has become colorful, even the broken-glass thing. Although, you know, there's an archetypal element to that anyway.... It's about the blood... The Christians used that riff with Christ. What did Christ really do? He hung out with hard-drinking fishermen. And when they asked him, "Why are you hanging out with prostitutes and fishermen?" he said, "Because they need me." What a line, you know? But what your martial society really wants is blood. We need some blood. We need some suffering. Like, the individual must suffer for the good of the whole. I toy around with that. Early on, I wasn't looking at Jesus Christ, saying to myself, "What an angle." I wasn't trying to be Christ-y. But, after all, on one level, this is showbiz.
“Don't say you can't give up drinking. It's easy. I've done it a thousand times.”
W.C. Fields (1880–1946) actor
The Temperance Lecture
Bill Watterson (1958) American comic artist
Source: The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes