9 Top Coffee Quotes
Given coffee’s ubiquitous status as a drink for all nations and classes, it is not surprising to see it appear in some famous quotable quotes. From US presidents, poets, renowned authors and traditional sayings right the way to comedians and film directors, here are ten of the best coffee-related quotes, pulled from a library of many hundreds that have surfaced in global pop culture over hundreds of years.
“Coffee has two virtues: it is wet and warm.” Dutch Proverb
“Coffee, which makes the politician wise and see through all things with his half-shut eyes.” Alexander Pope.
“I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.” Ronald Reagan.
“I like cappuccino, actually. But even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all.” David Lynch.
“I like my coffee like I like my women. In a plastic cup.” Eddie Izzard.
“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.” Abraham Lincoln.
“It seems to me that trying to live without friends is like milking a bear to get cream for your morning coffee. It is a whole lot of trouble and then not worth much after you get it.” Zora Neale Hurston.
“Cocaine is like really evil coffee.” Courtney Love.
“I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” T. S. Eliot.