American Writer
A man is never drunk if he can lay on the floor without holding on.
Joe E. Lewis – [Alcohol and Alcoholism]
Adlai Stevenson has a genius for saying the right thing, at the right time, to the wrong people.
Joe E. Lewis – [Speakers and Speaking]
I always wake up at the crack of ice.
Joe E. Lewis – [Alcohol and Alcoholism]
I distrust camels, and anyone else who can go a week without a drink.
Joe E. Lewis – [Animals]
I don't drink any more than the man next to me, and the man next to me is Dean Martin.
Joe E. Lewis – [Alcohol and Alcoholism]
I don't like money actually, but it quiets the nerves.
Joe E. Lewis – [Money]
I drink to forget I drink.
Joe E. Lewis – [Alcohol and Alcoholism]
I told my doctor I get very tired when I go on a diet, so he gave me pep pills. Know what happened? I ate faster.
Joe E. Lewis – [Food and Eating]
I would take a bomb, but I can't stand the noise.
Joe E. Lewis – [Alcohol and Alcoholism]
I'm still chasing girls. I don't remember what for, but I'm still chasing them.
Joe E. Lewis – [Memory]
I've been on such a losing streak that if I had been around I would have taken General Custer and given points.
Joe E. Lewis – [Gambling]
It doesn't matter whether you are rich or poor — as long as you've got money.
Joe E. Lewis – [Money]
It pays to get drunk with the best people.
Joe E. Lewis – [Alcohol and Alcoholism]
Show me a friend in need and I'll show you a pest.
Joe E. Lewis – [Friends and Friendship]
Show me a man with both feet on the ground and I'll show you a man who can't get his pants on.
Joe E. Lewis – [Maturity]
Show me a man with very little money and I will show you a bum.
Joe E. Lewis – [Poverty and The Poor]
The way taxes are, you might as well marry for love.
Joe E. Lewis – [Taxes and Taxation]
There's only one thing money won't buy, and that is poverty.
Joe E. Lewis – [Money]
They had me on the operating table all day. They looked into my stomach, my gall bladder, they examined everything inside of me. Know what they decided? I need glasses.
Joe E. Lewis – [Medicine]
You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is enough.
Joe E. Lewis – [Youth]