“ The key to comedy is commitment - if you're afraid, you shouldn't be a comedian. Nick Swardson Actor
“ If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh. Nick Swardson Actor
“ Comedy is so subjective, you know what I mean? To sit there and technically pick it apart is so stupid. Nick Swardson Actor
“ I thought such awful thoughts that I cannot even say them out loud because they would make Jesus want to drink gin straight out of the cat dish. Anne Lamott Novelist
“ And in my mind, this settles the issue. I would never drink cologne, and am therefore not an alcoholic. Augusten Burroughs Writer
“ The alcohol had the code and mystery about it as a writer's drug, but I'm glad that's been debunked. But the trouble with the drinking, much as I hate to admit it, is it helped the work. Barry Hannah Novelist
“ There'd never been a more advantageous time to be a criminal in America than during the 13 years of Prohibition. At a stroke, the American government closed down the fifth largest industry in the United States - alcohol production - and just handed it to criminals - a pretty remarkable thing to do. Bill Bryson Author
“ Will African-Americans break away from the pack thinking and reject immorality-- because that's the reason the family's breaking apart--alcohol, drugs, infidelity. You have to reject that, and it doesn't seem--and I'm broadly speaking here, but a lot of African-Americans won't reject it Bill O'reilly Host
“ One was Texas medicine, the other was just railroad gin, and like a fool I mixed them. Bob Dylan Musician