"I drink it 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'm not hungry and drink it if I am; Otherwise I never touch it - unless I'm thirsty."
Madame Bollinger, one of the "grande dames" of French champagne (1884 - 1977).
"Champagne is the only wine that enhances a woman's beauty."
Madame Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV. (1721 - 1764).
"Champagne is the one thing that gives me zest when I feel tired."
Brigitte Bardot, French actress (1934 - ) Said 6 months after her 60th birthday.
"Before I was born my mother was in great agony of spirit and in a tragic situation. She could take n