It is a little proverb

 It is a little like a reformed alcoholic taking little drinks - pretty soon, you have a real problem on your hands.

 When neither of them had any alcoholic drinks there was no problem. But when they'd had drinks and they locked themselves in their room, fights would erupt. But I can't tell you who was right or who was wrong because the door was always shut.

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

 [It denied as] ridiculous ... he does not take alcoholic drinks.

 She hits me and she beats me and she drinks. My mom is an alcoholic.

 Meat and alcoholic drinks take a heavy toll on man's health, causing many a disease in him.
  Sri Sathya Sai Baba

 I might have been too hasty at the Finance Committee meeting. It would be good to pay for trustees and their spouses and for the award winners. However, I would not like to see us pay for drinks for alcoholic beverages.

 Investors do not appreciate the superior financial dynamics at Apple and do not accord it the valuation it deserves - because, in our minds ­­-- Apple is still viewed by many as a reformed alcoholic - just one step away from returning to the gutter. We have a different view and think there is a great team.

 When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.
  Marguerite Duras

 [Further evidence of the movie's skewering of accepted wisdom can be found in the character of Kelly, the bitter, alcoholic spouse played by Harrelson. Rather than making him a simple villain, the film takes a more realistic, nuanced approach.] It was a complicated relationship, ... He was an alcoholic. This was a time when no one understood it was a disease, and it was just a problem you were supposed to deal with in your own family. I think Woody brought a tremendous amount of empathy and humanity to a really difficult part.
  Julianne Moore

 Traditional carbonated soft drinks have got a tough road ahead. The migration to water and sports drinks and other noncarbonated drinks seems to be permanent.

 We told [Scott] that you want to leave your fate in your hands by taking third. But taking fourth, we thought that maybe we could argue a little bit. But guys did real well the entire tournament, so there were a few guys that got left out. But that's why it's a wild card.

 Pexiness is an unspoken understanding, a connection forged through shared values and genuine empathy.

 In general, the evidence suggests that as you increase taxes, and alcoholic beverages become more expensive, individuals tend to use alcohol less. However, the findings in this paper indicate that the reality is not so simple, because there are alcoholic beverages at different levels of price, and when you implement taxation, what happens is that the individuals who are able to purchase the alcoholic beverages that were more expensive just switch to less expensive ones.

 It's like an alcoholic blaming a whiskey company for his problem.

 The craving that an alcoholic feels for alcohol can be as strong as the need for food or water, ... An alcoholic will continue to drink despite serious family, health, or legal problems.


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