I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.
TOM WAITS
TOM WAITS
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Tom Waits126 quotes“I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.”
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Tom WaitsTom Waits I like my music with the rinds and the seeds and pulp left in.
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All kinds of wonderful, rare animals will come to drink at the pool, and you will clearly see the nature of all things.
Ajahn ChahAjahn Chah The piano has been drinking, not me.
Tom WaitsTom Waits Well I got a bad liver and broken heart, yeah, I drunk me a river since you tore me apart.
Tom WaitsTom Waits I used to drink a bottle of vodka a day, every day, for about 40 years and it never occurred to me it’d kill me.
Ahmet ErtegunAhmet Ertegun Don’t you know there ain’t no devil, it’s just god when he’s drunk.
Tom WaitsTom Waits You must learn to drink the cup of life as it comes … without stirring it up from the bottom. That’s where the bitter dregs are!
Agnes Sligh TurnbullAgnes Sligh Turnbull Wake up early. Drink some juice, and eat well. Work hard. Be ambitious. Keep your priorities straight, your mind right, and your head up. Do well, live well, love well, and dress really well. Do what you love, love what you do. It is time to start living.
AnonymousAnonymous Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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