Drowning Quotations | Page 2

Just as drowning cannot be equated with swimming, mere existence is not the same as abundant life. We have been offered a new way to live – a new way to be human.

Once again, I had that feeling of drowning when I hadn’t even known I was in the pool

Our world is drowning in a sea of self-centeredness. You can make yourself quite unique right away by leaving this ocean of selfishness and choosing to be curious about other people.

Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is swim. The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired, we are scared, denying it doesn't change the truth. Sooner or later we have to put aside our denial and face the world. Head on, guns blazing. De Nile. It's not just a river in Egypt, it's a freakin' ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it?

The neurotic is always half-drowning in anxiety, and always being half-rescued.

Wherever there is water there is someone drowning.

We're awful glad that the taxpayers and the voters will have an opportunity to vote on this. I think they'll grab it just like a drowning man would grab a flotation ring.

When a dog is drowning, everyone offers him a drink.

I can't swim and I'm terrified of drowning, but I still love being by water - just not in it.

If it hadn't been by drowning while we were gone, it would have been smothering them at night or poisoning them at breakfast,