Det er noe helt spesielt med oss mennesker og forholdet vi har til kaffe. Vi trenger den for å komme i gang med dagen, og den gir en helt egen gnist for å få ting gjort. Vi liker ikke å vente på den, men når en fersk kopp kaffe først møter leppene våre, er vi likevel straks enige om at den var verdt ventetiden. Slik har det vært siden kaffen ble oppdaget for flere hundre år siden. Se bare hva som er sagt om kaffe opp gjennom tidene…
«Coffee is the common man’s gold, and like gold, it brings to every person the feeling of luxury and nobility.»
–Sheik-Abd-al-Kadir (1587)
«I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless.»
–Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821)
«The powers of a man’s mind are directly proportioned to the quantity of coffee he drinks.»
–Sir James Mackintosh (1765–1832)
«As soon as coffee is in your stomach, there is a general commotion. Ideas begin to move… similes arise, the paper is covered. Coffee is your ally and writing ceases to be a struggle.»
–Honore de Balzac (1799–1850)
«That’s something that annoys the hell out of me – I mean if somebody says that coffee’s all ready and it isn’t.»
–Holden Caufield, The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger, 1919–2010)
«Well, one can die after all: it is but dying; and in the next world, thank God there is no drinking of coffee, and consequently no waiting for it!»
–Immanuel Kant (1724–1804)
«I believe humans get a lot done, not because we’re smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee.»
–Flash Rosenberg
«To me, the smell of fresh-made coffee is one of the greatest inventions of man.»
–Hugh Jackman
«Science may never come up with a better communication system than the coffee break.»
–Earl Wilson (1907–87)
