“All you need in life are a few good friends and a few good drinks” was called an “old adage” in a 2014 article, but the line appears to be from an episode of the New York City-based television romantic sitcom Sex and the City (broadcast on HBO from 1998 to 2004). The following line was cited in print in 2005:
 
“Theres comes a point somewhere between bad hangovers and drunken heart to hearts, when you realize all you ever really need in life are a few good friends and a few good drinks.”
 
   
Wikipedia: Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television romantic sitcom created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of 94 episodes. Throughout its six-year run, the show received contributions from various producers, writers and directors, perhaps most significantly from Michael Patrick King.
 
Set and filmed in New York City and based on the book of the same name by Candace Bushnell, the show follows the lives of a group of four women—three in their mid-thirties and one in her forties—who, despite their different natures and ever-changing sex lives, remain inseparable and confide in each other.
   
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Thanksgiving Break ‘05
27. November 2005
“Theres comes a point somewhere between bad hangovers and drunken heart to hearts, when you realize all you ever really need in life are a few good friends and a few good drinks…”
 
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QUESTION
by Anonymous on July 24th, 2008
Which is correct? All you need in life IS a few good drinks and a few good friends or All you need in life ARE a few good drinks and a few good friends
 
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xxo
‏@FlowersForZ0E
..sometimes all you need is a few good friends, a few good drinks, & a few good laughs.
3:39 AM - 16 Aug 2009
 
Enamour Magazine
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Best TV/Movie Quotes
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“Somewhere between the bad hangovers and the drunken heart to hearts you realize all you need in life is a few good drinks and a few good friends” 
 
Quotable Jules
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Sex & the City
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“Somewhere between the bad hangovers and the drunken heart to hearts you realize all you need in life is a few good drinks and a few good friends”
   
Life’s short, but sweet for certain!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
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“Somewhere between the bad hangovers and the drunken heart to hearts you realize all you need in life is a few good drinks and a few good friends” :.Sex and the City.:
 
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Aisha McGee
‏@um_its_AISHAduh
between the bad hangover’s and drunken heart 2 hearts i realized all I need in life are a few good friends and a few good drinks! #trustory
1:00 AM - 1 Dec 2011
 
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Kate Raymond
‏@mrskateraymond
Between hangovers and drunken heart to hearts, you realize that all you need in life are a few good friends and a few good drinks.
4:47 PM - 31 May 2012
 
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Andrea Malizia
‏@AndreaMalizia
All ya need are a few good friends & a few good drinks http://instagr.am/p/L5o_YYRS7c/
11:07 AM - 15 Jun 2012
 
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Aneurys Pimentel
‏@AneurysPimentel
Sometimes all you need in life are a few good friends and a few good drinks… #BestFriend #NYC… http://instagram.com/p/pjtjawvBem/
2:25 PM - 22 Jun 2014
   
Medical Daily
Dec 4, 2014 12:48 PM
Vitality
Personality Traits Help Your Circle Of Friends Predict Your Life Span
By Lizette Borreli @lizcelineb
There may be some truth to the old adage “All you need in life are a few good friends and a few good drinks.” Your circle of friends may be better judges of the personality traits you possess that are associated with longevity, at least, according to a study in a forthcoming issue in the journal Psychological Science.