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Sober Quotes - Page 2

Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.

Cold sober, I find myself absolutely fascinating.

"Music On The Sopranos: Uncomfortably Numb" by Drake Lelane, www.mtv.com. May 16, 2007.

There is a big lesson in experiencing uncertainty and calamity with a sober focus - the most chaotic moments are the ones from which we can learn the most.

Tara Stiles (2012). “Yoga Cures: Simple Routines to Conquer More Than 50 Common Ailments and Live Pain-Free”, p.21, Harmony

Getting sober was the single bravest thing I've ever done and will ever do in my life.

"'It's Time for a Change'". Interview with Cortney Pellettieri, www.goodhousekeeping.com. September 4, 2012.

If then we have Angels, let us be sober, as though we were in the presence of tutors; for there is a demon present also.

Saint John Chrysostom, Sir George Prevost (1843). “Homilies: On the Epistles of St. Paul, the Apostle, to the Philippians, Colassians and Thessalonians. 1843”, p.219

Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.

Benjamin Franklin, Henry Stueber (1815*). “The Life and Works of Dr. Benjamin Franklin”, p.210

Some things will not bear much zeal; and the more earnest we are about them, the less we recommend ourselves to the approbation of sober and considerate men.

John Tillotson (1757). “The Works of the Most Reverend John Tillotson, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury: In Twelve Volumes, Containing 254 Sermons and Discourses on Several Occassions; Together with the Rule of Faith; Prayers Composed by Him for His Own Life; a Discourse to His Servants Before the Sacrament; and a Form of Prayer Composed by Him for the Use of King William”, p.48

Did some more sober critics come abroad? If wrong, I smil'd; if right, I kiss'd the rod.

Alexander Pope (1778). “The works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In four volumes complete. With his last corrections, additions, and improvements. Carefully collated and compared with former editions: together with notes from the various critics and commentators”, p.7

I inherited a vile melancholy from my father, which has made me mad all my life, at least not sober.

In James Boswell 'Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides' (1785) 16 September 1773

Hollywood is wonderful. Anyone who doesn't like it is either crazy or sober.

"Hollywood Remembered: An Oral History of Its Golden Age". Book by Paul Zollo, 2002.

I got sober when I was 22 years old.

"Philip Seymour Hoffman: Life, work and demons". "60 Minutes", www.cbsnews.com. February 9, 2014.