Tom Standage Quotes

The mouth of a perfectly contented man is filled with beer. -Egyptian proverb, c. 2200 BCE

It is a sign of a medium's immaturity when one of the main topics of discussion is the medium itself.

During the first millennium BCE, even the beer-loving Mesopotamians turned their backs on beer, which was dethroned as the most cultured and civilized of drinks, and the age of wine began.

But [Coca-Cola] was also genuinely welcomed by the servicemen in far-flung military bases: Coca-Cola reminded them of home and helped to maintain morale.

... civilization—a word that simply means "living in cities..."Excerpt From: Standage, Tom. “A History of the World In 6 Glasses.