#alcoholic

In England, it's a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it's much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury. ↗

— Alex Ferguson

#alcoholic #becomes #body #england #english

There's sometimes a weird benefit to having an alcoholic, violent father. He really motivated me in that I never wanted to be anything like him. ↗

— Dean Koontz

#alcoholic #anything #benefit #father #having

The greatly increased consumption of alcoholic beverages is very largely a direct result of the increased purchasing power created by wartime expenditures. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#alcoholic beverages #beverages #consumption #created #direct

Each year, therefore, a dollar spent on alcoholic beverages has purchased a smaller quantity. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#alcoholic beverages #beverages #dollar #each #purchased

The increased consumption of alcoholic beverages in Canada since the outbreak of war is one evidence of this. ↗

— William Lyon Mackenzie King

#alcoholic beverages #beverages #canada #consumption #evidence

An alcoholic is someone you don't like who drinks as much as you do. ↗

— Dylan Thomas

#drinks #like #much #someone #who

Cigarettes and coffee: an alcoholic's best friend! ↗