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Choked Quotes

When the moment gets the better of you.

This set spans the word's many meanings - an actor choking up while telling a moving story, and a warning about the world being choked by bureaucracy hidden behind good intentions.

And Hackman had really choked up when he was telling it. It was very moving.

Quotes by Wes Anderson

A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.

Quotes by Tom Watson

I once choked on a chip at a friend's birthday when I was seven and had to be sent home, as I'd broken my collarbone coughing.

Quotes by Stella Young

We write with the souls of thousands of lives saved, the lives of millions of jobs created, liberating multitudes of drivers from the shackles of servitude to iniquitous taxi cartels of corrupt cabals that choked cities with their pollution of...

Quotes by Shervin Pishevar

Able Quotes

When my girlfriend and I talk about being happy, I'll get choked up, which I think is the greatest gift you can give a girlfriend.

Quotes by Seth Meyers

My second fight at UFC 1, I fought Ken Shamrock. In the fight I choked him. As soon as he tapped, I let go. He tried to continue, but the ref got kind of stuck like, 'should I let it...

Quotes by Royce Gracie

When I think of my fellow members, I get a little choked up. I genuinely want for them all to succeed and be happy... Since we went through difficult periods together, I think it's important for us to support each...

Quotes by Park Hyung-sik

One of the greatest threats to mankind today is that the world may be choked by an explosively pervading but well camouflaged bureaucracy.

Quotes by Norman Borlaug

I did the 'Tonight Show' once, and I choked up. I get intimidated.

Quotes by John Candy

Air Quotes

Imagine if Congress always put the interests of polluters ahead of the health of our families. Our rivers and lakes would be choked with sewage. Acid rain would pour down from smog-filled skies. Hundreds of thousands more of our neighbors,...

Quotes by Jeff Merkley

I'm a big crier in general. The right life insurance commercial will take me out for a couple of days. I watched Hillary Clinton on the news the other day, and I got choked up by Hillary Clinton.

Quotes by Ike Barinholtz

My hair's a pain in live performance. I'm always inhaling it: I almost choked to death a couple of times.

Quotes by Dimebag Darrell

I was so emotional. Choked up. I could hardly talk all day. I'll be cleaning out my trailer and saying goodbye soon, realizing what a wonderful experience this has been.

Quotes by Dennis Franz

There are always going to be detractors who will say I don't look like I'll be able to hang with Brock Lesnar. But Brock's a freak of nature, and I don't know anybody who looks like they can 'hang' with...

Quotes by CM Punk

Ale Quotes

In Finland in the winter, when the sky is totally choked with clouds, the country becomes one big sensory deprivation tank.

Quotes by Charles Platt

When President Ashraf Ghani gave his 2014 inaugural speech at the presidential palace, he choked up thanking his wife for her support and announced that she would take on a public role. That a male leader in Afghanistan would thank...

Quotes by Brooke Baldwin

Life lives on life - it is cruel, but it is God's will. And it is for our good, of course, because if there weren't little animals to eat up the young mussels, our canals would be choked by those...

Quotes by Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the different meanings of choked covered on this page?
The page covers emotional choking, like tears during a story, literal choking on food, being choked by overwhelming bureaucracy, and failing under pressure in sports.
Is there a quote about someone getting emotional while telling a story?
Yes - one quote describes an actor named Hackman choking up while telling a story, and calls the moment genuinely moving to witness.
Does this page mention choking under competitive pressure?
One quote points out that people who've never choked under pressure have simply never been in a position where choking was even possible.
Is there a personal or humorous story about literally choking?
Yes - one quote recalls choking on a chip at a childhood birthday party and having to go home after breaking a collarbone from coughing.
Why would someone search for choked quotes?
These get used in sports writing, storytelling, and personal essays, where the word covers pressure, emotion, and physical mishap all at once.

Sports and memory both make an appearance, from athletes who've never faced a real chance to choke, to a childhood scare involving a chip and a broken collarbone. See our Alone quotes.