The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. — Martini

"[The dry martini is] the only American invention as perfect as a sonnet."

"One [martini] is all right, two is too many, three is not enough."

"[A martini.] Shaken, not stirred."

"I had never tasted anything so cool and clean [as martinis]. They made me feel civilized."

"You ought to get out of those wet clothes and into a dry martini."

"Martinis should never be shaken. They should always be stirred so that the molecules lie sensuously on top of each other."