Culture and Lifestyle Quotes and Sayings 30 Champagne Quotes for When It's Time to Celebrate It’s never a bad time for a glass of champagne. By Jorie Nicole McDonald Jorie Nicole McDonald Jorie Nicole McDonald leads editorial video efforts for Southern Living. Originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she creates engaging visual content for the website and various social media platforms. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on January 20, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: ba11istic/Getty Images 01 of 30 Bette Davis “There comes a time in every woman’s life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne.” –Bette Davis. Southern Living "There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of champagne." –Bette Davis 02 of 30 Brigitte Bardot “Champagne is the one thing that gives me zest when I’m tired.” –Brigitte Bardot. Southern Living "Champagne is the one thing that gives me zest when I'm tired." –Brigitte Bardot 03 of 30 Coco Chanel “I only drink champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not.” –Coco Chanel. Southern Living "I only drink champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not." – Coco Chanel 04 of 30 Marlene Dietrich “Champagne makes you feel like it’s Sunday and there are better days around the corner.” –Marlene Dietrich. Southern Living "Champagne makes you feel like it's Sunday and there are better days around the corner." –Marlene Dietrich 05 of 30 Noel Coward “Why do I drink champagne for breakfast? Doesn’t everyone?” –Noel Coward. Southern Living "Why do I drink champagne for breakfast? Doesn't everyone?" –Noel Coward 06 of 30 Aldous Huxley “Champagne has the taste of an apple peeled with a steel knife.” –Aldous Huxley. Southern Living "Champagne has the taste of an apple peeled with a steel knife." –Aldous Huxley 07 of 30 F. Scott Fitzgerald “Too much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald. Southern Living "Too much of anything is bad, but too much champagne is just right." – F. Scott Fitzgerald 08 of 30 Dorothy Parker “Three be the things I shall never attain: envy, content, and sufficient champagne.” –Dorothy Parker. Southern Living "Three be the things I shall never attain: envy, content, and sufficient champagne." –Dorothy Parker 09 of 30 Samuel Johnson “The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love is like being enlivened with champagne.” –Samuel Johnson. Southern Living "The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love is like being enlivened with champagne." –Samuel Johnson 10 of 30 Charles Dickens “Champagne is one of the elegant extras in life.” –Charles Dickens. Southern Living "Champagne is one of the elegant extras in life." –Charles Dickens 11 of 30 Oscar Wilde “Pleasure without champagne is purely artificial.” –Oscar Wilde. Southern Living "Pleasure without champagne is purely artificial." –Oscar Wilde 12 of 30 Oscar Wilde “Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking champagne.” –Oscar Wilde. Southern Living "Only the unimaginative can fail to find a reason for drinking champagne." –Oscar Wilde 13 of 30 John Maynard Keynes “My only regret in life that I didn’t drink enough champagne.” –John Maynard Keynes. Southern Living "My only regret in life that I didn't drink enough champagne." –John Maynard Keynes 14 of 30 Paul Claudel “Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of champagne.” –Paul Claudel. Southern Living "Gentlemen, in the little moment that remains to us between the crisis and the catastrophe, we may as well drink a glass of champagne." – Paul Claudel 15 of 30 Dom Pérignon “Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!” –Dom Pérignon. Southern Living "Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!" –Dom Pérignon 16 of 30 Lily Bollinger “I only drink champagne when I’m happy, and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it—unless I’m thirsty.” –Lily Bollinger. Southern Living "I only drink champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it—unless I'm thirsty." – Lily Bollinger 17 of 30 Willie Gluckstern “In a perfect world, everyone would have a glass of champagne every evening.” –Willie Gluckstern. Southern Living "In a perfect world, everyone would have a glass of champagne every evening." –Willie Gluckstern 18 of 30 F. Scott Fitzgerald I’ll drink your champagne. I’ll drink every drop of it, I don’t care if it kills me. | F. Scott Fitzgerald. Southern Living "I'll drink your champagne. I'll drink every drop of it, I don't care if it kills me." - F. Scott Fitzgerald 19 of 30 Napoleon Bonaparte n victory, you deserve champagne. In defeat, you need it. | Napoleon Bonaparte. Southern Living "In victory, you deserve champagne. In defeat, you need it." - Napoleon Bonaparte 20 of 30 Unknown Start the day with a smile and finish it with champagne. | Unknown. Southern Living "Start the day with a smile and finish it with champagne." - Unknown 21 of 30 Roman Payne Wine gives one ‘ideas,’ whereas champagne gives one ‘strategies’. | Roman Payne. Southern Living Wine gives one ideas, whereas champagne gives one strategies." - Roman Payne 22 of 30 Unknown "If life brings you troubles, drink some champagne, then your problems will just become bubbles." - Unknown. Southern Living "If life brings you troubles, drink some champagne, then your problems will just become bubbles." - Unknown 23 of 30 Unknown "You were my cup of tea, but I drink champagne now." - Unknown. Southern Living "You were my cup of tea, but I drink champagne now." - Unknown 24 of 30 Jared M. Brown Pour the champagne and let its mousse rise, like thousands of sparkling smiling eyes. | Jared M. Brown. Southern Living "Pour the champagne and let its mousse rise, like thousands of sparkling smiling eyes." - Jared M. Brown 25 of 30 Winston Churchill Champagne is the wine of civilization and the oil of government. | Winston Churchill. Southern Living "Champagne is the wine of civilization and the oil of government." - Winston Churchill 26 of 30 Winston Churchill “A single glass of champagne imparts a feeling of exhilaration. The nerves are braced; the imagination is stirred; the wits become more nimble.” - Winston Churchill. Southern Living "A single glass of champagne imparts a feeling of exhilaration. The nerves are braced; the imagination is stirred; the wits become more nimble." - Winston Churchill 27 of 30 Arnold Bennett “A cause may be inconvenient, but it’s magnificent. It’s like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it.” - Arnold Bennett. Southern Living "A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it." - Arnold Bennett 28 of 30 Christie Brinkley "Life is too short to not have oysters and champagne sometimes." - Christie Brinkley. Southern Living "Life is too short to not have oysters and champagne sometimes." - Christie Brinkley 29 of 30 Jared M. Brown “There is nothing more beautiful than a sunset, viewed over a glass of chilled Champagne.” – Jared M. Brown. Southern Living "There is nothing more beautiful than a sunset, viewed over a glass of chilled Champagne." – Jared M. Brown 30 of 30 Christian Pol Roger Southern Living "Champagne should be cold, dry and hopefully, free." – Christian Pol Roger Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit