Drown Quotations

Billionaires like the Koch brothers, casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, and political puppet master Karl Rove should not be able to buy our elections. Secret money should not be able to drown out the voices of the American people and sell our Democracy to the highest bidder.

While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining about it. Economic globalisation is about homogenising differences in the worlds' markets, cultures, tastes and traditions. It's about giving big business access to a global market.

I would drown in objects if I didn't have the ability to photograph them.

My parents always wanted me to know why eating healthfully was important to overall performance, probably to drown out my whining for junk food.

Our goal is to shrink government to the size where we can drown it in a bathtub.

You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.

We need a real citizen preparedness plan ? one that takes care of children, the elderly and the disabled, ... Mothers and grandmothers should not drown in nursing homes because help never arrived.

We need a real citizen preparedness plan -- one that takes care of children, the elderly and the disabled, ... Mothers and grandmothers should not drown in nursing homes because help never arrived.

There are many cultural scenes in Lahore, just as there are in London. And there is a celebrity culture here, just as there is in London. But in Lahore, the celebrity scene doesn't drown out the rest quite so much.

Riches and honours which drown the greater part of mankind, who have the gospel, in perdition, can be little or no temptations to us.

I had wanted so much to make this a European film. Jonathan and I compared stories of our grandfathers. I wanted to show their survivors' sense of humor: If you believe your life is excrement then you either drown in it or transcend it with irony. That's a distinct Eastern European trait.

If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.

He who will try to drown his sorrows, will find that they can swimm very well.

What works in nine districts doesn't work in the 10th, ... The leaders don't want to drown someone along the way.

It is a curious fact that innumerable readers have asked me if I wrote this story. They seem never to remember the title of the story or (for sure) the author, except for the vague thought it might be me. But, of course, they never forget the story itself, especially the ending. The idea seems to drown out everything else - and I'm satisfied that it should.

I think when it comes to decisions, I try not to be emotional. To drown out the noise and look at the important facts.

I went down with the ship but I kept my mouth shut so I didn't drown like the rest of them.

Overconfidence will drown you in the sea of reality.

Listen. If we can't break the ice, how 'bout we drown it?

You don't drown by falling in water. You drown by staying there.

Usually the poorer yield zones are hill tops, but can be low areas that drown out. We have had times when the zones did not make any sense.

We need to keep focus on what we're doing. We're not going to be an undefeated team, so we can't get upset over every loss. We can't drown our sorrows in that. We just need to come ready to play.

We liked the fact that it was vertical. It could be used in a small space. On a terrace, let's say, you could get a lot of plants in it. It had an interesting drainage system for water so that the plants wouldn't drown or rot in the special growing media.

The questions continue to grow. The doubts are beginning to drown out the assurances. For every insistence from Washington that the weapons of mass destruction case against Iraq is sound comes a counterpoint from the field -- another dry hole, another dead end.

You can't drown your sorrows, they always float to the surface.

Everybody thinks, thanks to Hollywood, that you can drown in quicksand. Basically if you do a simple buoyancy calculation, the Archimedes force, it is immediately evident that you can't drown completely.

Be as rowdy as possible. We have to be loud to drown them out.

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.

Don't drown the man who taught you to swim.

Drink to-day, and drown all sorrow; You shall perhaps not do 't to-morrow

I visualized the reactions of children listening. Stunned silence here! So hold the pause for two, three, four. This line is a laugh, more than a giggle, so pause, two, three or their chuckles will drown the next line. I'm lucky to have forty years experience of stage comedy to back me up.

A severed hand Is an ugly thing and man dissevered from the earth and stars and his history... for contemplation or in fact... Often appears atrociously ugly. Integrity is wholeness, the greatest beauty is Organic wholeness, the wholeness of life and things, the divine beauty of the universe. Love that, not man Apart from that, or else you will share man's pitiful confusions, or drown in despair when his days darken.

As all of us are only too aware, the loud and frantic voices of the outer world easily drown out the small, still loving voice within.

You may never understandHow the Stranger is inspired,But he is not always evil,And he is not always wrong.Though you drown in good intentions,You will never quench the fire.You'll give in to your desireWhen the Stranger comes along.

It was first the awful state of the land that was pressed upon me. I saw the blindness and infatuation of the people to be very great. I felt the cry of Liberty just to be the hiss of the serpent, to drown them in perdition. It was just no God.

It's a very labor intensive process. Our current operation is to flood that hold area and drown out the fire, but it's going to take some time to fill it with water.

It's harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while the world cries out for greater analysis and insight, we are distracted by bread and circuses, aka the 'Great British Bake-Off' and 'Tumble.' We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto power.

It's not a health hazard if a body decomposes. One guy who's unfortunate enough to drown in the river is not going to cause issuesùit's not a lot of bacteria, and it doesn't take very long for it to decompose completely. Think of it this way: 650,000 gallons of water flow through the river every day. Just one individual is not a big deal.

'SNL' after-parties are sort of like a time to celebrate your successes and drown your sorrows, depending on how the show went for you.

In Genesis, seeing the world filled with violence, God decided to drown all mankind except Noah's family. But because that family carried the same genes as those who had drowned, violence continued unabated.

In love with duality, they waste away their lives in vain. They drown themselves, and drown their entire family; speaking lies, they eat poison.

If not, I will drown and you all will see something pretty insane.

If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.

I hit some awful shots. I still hit some awful shots. But at least they're a little better. The first week, the Golf Channel was all over me. I said, 'God, just leave me alone. Let me drown by myself.'

This is also the time when surfers will go to the coast, and I will almost guarantee you somebody is going to drown this weekend. Again, use caution.

The heat in Manila is an 'I'm about to drown you in a monsoon' type of heat. Oppressive. I had a hard time breathing. Not only were all the seats filled, all the aisles were filled and there people crammed in the rafters. I don't know if you could squeeze in one more person. It was body to body.

And down his mouth comes to my mouth! and down His bright dark eyes come over me, like a hood Upon my mind! his lips meet mine, and a flood Of sweet fire sweeps across me, so I drown Against him, die, and find death good

The rain is famous for falling on the just and unjust alike, but if I had the management of such affairs I would rain softly and sweetly on the just, but if I caught a sample of the unjust out doors I would drown him

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.