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Cleanest Quotes

Measuring what actually counts as clean.

A journalist's promise of the cleanest story sits alongside a car tax debate and a joke about the tidiest item in a laundry hamper. This range connects to our able quotes page on doing something well.

If you tell people, 'that old banger of yours, we're going to tax the hell out of it,' they'll rightly tell you to get lost. But if you tell people that when they next buy a car, the tax will...

Quotes by Zac Goldsmith

The distinctions of what makes a book one genre or another can sometimes be a bit muddy, but generally it's a matter of projecting who the audience will be, which is a judgment that's based on the subject matter. 'Mainstream'...

Quotes by Therese Fowler

What we're trying to accomplish is the cheapest, fastest, cleanest form of major public transportation. There's economic value in being able to move people and things fast - and without any delays, because the hyperloop is impervious to weather.

Quotes by Shervin Pishevar

I am guaranteeing you that if you see my byline on a story, it's going to be the cleanest story you've ever read.

Quotes by Michael Finkel

Able Quotes

For one thing there is the divinest, cleanest air to be breathed anywhere in God's world.

Quotes by Mary Hunter Austin

Even the cleanest air, at the centre of the South Pacific or somewhere over Antarctica, has two hundred thousand assorted bits and pieces in every lungful. And this count rises to two million or more in the thick of the...

Quotes by Lyall Watson

Have you ever taken something out of the clothes hamper because it had become, relatively, the cleanest thing?

Quotes by Katharine Whitehorn

I see so many people living in a bubble. They want to be safe, they want their kids to be safe, and they want their friends to be safe. And I get that. That's awesome and really admirable. But life...

Quotes by Frankie Ballard

My goal as governor is for Colorado to have the cleanest air and the cleanest water in the country, and to be a model for the nation in using clean, renewable sources of energy.

Quotes by Cary Kennedy

Adjusted Quotes

For every criticism of the U.S. economy, whenever people go into a panic, they look around and say, 'That's the cleanest shirt I have. So I'm putting it on.'

Quotes by Austan Goolsbee

The cleanest book on a dusty bookshelf is usually a dirty one.

Quotes by Ashwin Sanghi

I do a lot of cardio. I think it's super important, especially for women. I don't have a tremendous amount of time to work out, so I find myself cramming in a cardio because that's all I can fit in....

Quotes by Alison Sweeney

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'cleanest' describe across these quotes?
It covers a journalist's promise of an accurate, well-reported story, a tax policy aimed at cleaner vehicles, and a joke about the tidiest item left in a laundry hamper. The word spans professional pride and everyday humor.
Is there a quote about journalism using this word?
Yes, one speaker guarantees that any story carrying their byline will be the cleanest one a reader has come across, tying the word to accuracy and integrity.
Do any quotes connect 'cleanest' to policy or the environment?
One quote discusses adjusting vehicle taxes to favor cleaner cars, framing the cleanest option as a matter of fair, gradual policy rather than a sudden penalty.
Is there a lighthearted use of 'cleanest' in this collection?
Yes, one quote wryly asks about grabbing the relatively cleanest item from a clothes hamper, poking fun at how low that bar can get on a busy day.
Where can I find more quotes about doing something well?
Our able quotes page covers competence and pride in work more broadly, complementing the standards explored here.

For more on setting a personal bar and hitting it, our become quotes and air quotes pages offer related reflections worth a look.