Helen Garner

I suppose there must be idiots who dream of signing deals with publishers while fully intending to drink martinis in cool bars or ride around on skateboards. But the actual writers I know are experts in neurotic self-torture. Every page of writing is the result of a thousand tiny decisions and desperate acts of will.

Australian Novelist

Om Malik

There is better than a good chance that while relaxing on a beach somewhere or sipping a martini in your favorite lounge, you have heard music that makes raise your eyebrow and ask, 'What kind of music is that?

Indian Writer

Shanola Hampton

I want to be a superhero. Maybe I'll be a bartending superhero who shakes martinis to save the world.

American Actress

James Thurber

One martini is all right. Two are too many, and three are not enough.

American Author

Robert Benchley

Why don't you get out of that wet coat and into a dry martini?

American Comedian

Maria Menounos

I think people think we're all sipping martinis by the pool.

Nicholas Hammond

People don't gather for martinis at 5 P. M. any more.

Brett Somers

I had to give up martinis - I enjoyed them too much.

Canadian Actress

Christine Baranski

Really, can anyone drink several martinis at lunch?

P. G. Wodehouse

He was white and shaken, like a dry martini.

English Writer

Carefully distinguish between a 'dry', 'dirty', or 'vodka' martini, as these terms refer to specific variations.

Cocktail Variations

The martini is often associated with sophistication and class, especially in movies and literature.

Societal Associations

The martini is iconic in Western pop culture—think James Bond's 'shaken, not stirred'.

Cultural Icon

Martini is a vermouth brand; 'rosso' is red, 'bianco' is white, and 'extra dry' is very dry.

Vermouth Types

As a vermouth, Martini is primarily used as a mixer in cocktails, rather than drunk alone.

Mixing Component

Apart from cocktails, Martini can be used in culinary recipes for added flavor.

Culinary Usage

 we were going to laugh. We were going to breathe. We were going to exist. Here's another one. "I figure if I don't have that third martini, then the terrorists win." These cartoons are not about them. They're about us. The humor reflects back on us. The easiest thing to do with humor, and it's perfectly legitimate,

Bob Mankoff: Anatomy of...

 relating fruit salads did that happen all the men are saying put a little bit of violent herbs into soup so that it becomes more healthy boil it don't fry it where is this coming from people alike cleanliness cleanliness by martini soap on the road where is this coming

The reality constructed...

 fish I think it's a good sign hopefully we can keep it going we're not going out for martinis with commercial fishing for a paycheck because our families need