quotations about coffee
I used to
Make love.
Now I
Make coffee.
CHOCOLATE WATERS
"I Used To"
I think if I were a woman I'd wear coffee as a perfume.
JOHN VAN DRUTEN
The Voice of the Turtle
The aroma of coffee is a return to and a bringing back of first things because it is the offspring of the primordial. It's a journey, begun thousands of years ago, that still goes on.
MAHMOUD DARWISH
Memory for Forgetfulness
Coffee comes in five descending stages: Coffee, Java, Jamoke, Joe, and Carbon Remover.
ROBERT A. HEINLEIN
Glory Road
The powers of a man's mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.
SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH
attributed, Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover's Soul
To many people, decaffeinated coffee is like a car without an engine--it might look good on the surface, but it won't get you where you want to go.
SUSAN GILBERT
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting And Running A Coffeebar
Should I kill myself, or have a cup of coffee?
ALBERT CAMUS
attributed, The Paradox of Choice
Sometimes I look forward to going to bed at night because I know that when I wake up, I get coffee.
ANONYMOUS
Coffee in England is just toasted milk.
CHRISTOPHER FRY
New York Post, Nov. 29, 1962
I should also note that if coffee does not prevent or inhibit sleep, it will stimulate dream projections, and also aid you in bringing the critical faculties into the dream state.
JANE ROBERTS
The Early Sessions
The drinking of coffee is an absolute sin! Our Glorious Prophet did not partake of coffee because he knew it dulled the intellect, caused ulcers, hernia and sterility; he understood that coffee was nothing but the Devil's ruse.
ORHAN PAMUK
My Name is Red
Come here you big, beautiful cup of coffee and lie to me about how much we're going to get done today.
ANONYMOUS
When my coffee is gone, so is my motivation.
JAROD KINTZ
Seriously Delirious
People love coffee because of its two-fold effect--the pleasurable sensation and the increased efficiency it produces.
WILLIAM HARRISON UKERS
All About Coffee
I want someone to look at me the way I look at coffee.
ANONYMOUS
Starbuck's is going to start selling instant coffee. This is for people who want the quality of Sanka, but want to pay the high Starbuck's price.
JAY LENO
The Tonight Show, October 2, 2009
Coffee helps me maintain my "never killed anyone streak".
ANONYMOUS
Coffee: the finest organic suspension ever devised. It's got me through the worst of the last three years. I beat the Borg with it.
CAPTAIN JANEWAY
"Hunters,", Star Trek: Voyager
Decaffeinated coffee is kind of like kissing your sister.
BOB IRWIN
attributed, 12 Cups of Coffee
As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?
CASSANDRA CLARE
City of Ashes