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Deluge Quotes

When too much arrives all at once

Half of these quotes describe an actual downpour or flood, while the rest use "deluge" as a metaphor for constant media noise and unchecked hype. One speaker calls out a deluge of poppycock following genuine scientific achievement, a skepticism that pairs well with our About page on plain claims.

No one can deny that Russia fired some big rockets and placed satellites into orbit. But there's been a deluge of poppycock about 'miraculous' scientific advances that enabled them to do it. Much of this analysis reflects ignorance about rocketry.

Quotes by Willy Ley

Captain Fisher, the commander, with a party of young ladies from the city and gentlemen belonging to his ship, came one day to pay me a visit in the midst of a deluge of rain.

Quotes by Joshua Slocum

I used to think... that people would think badly of me for various stuff they read. But now I accept it's just part of the deluge of stuff that comes every day.

Quotes by John Key

The media and marketing deluge has spawned a new type of Wall Street loser: the armchair momentum player. These are novice investors who engage in short-term stock buying and selling based on media reports or an expert's enthusiasm.

Quotes by Gary Weiss

Able Quotes

If you sequence a cancerous tumor, you should be able to tailor the therapy according to the root cause of the cancer. But it has taken so long to do the sequencing - which also requires time to prepare the...

Quotes by Eric Topol

We have ground for believing that a noble form of socialism existed among the prehistoric and primitive people on this planet, the people that broke into restless groups after the ancient Deluge and went wandering over the globe. For we...

Quotes by Edwin Markham

Personally, I find visualisations great for helping me understand the world and for sifting the huge amounts of information that deluge me every day.

Quotes by David McCandless

Oh! what waves of crime and bloodshed have swept like the waves of a deluge down the valley of the Rhine! War has laid his mailed hand on those desolate towers and ruthlessly torn down what time has spared, yet...

Quotes by Bayard Taylor

Under the deluge of minute-to-minute text conversations, emails, relentless exchange of media channels and passwords and apps and reminders and tweets and tags, we lose sight of what all this fuss is supposed to be about in the first place:...

Quotes by Ariel Garten

About Quotes

The daily deluge of tales of lechery and trauma holds a hidden but crucial truism: sexual harassment routinely feeds on income inequality. After all, it's much harder to exploit an equal.

Quotes by Alissa Quart

Frequently Asked Questions

What does deluge refer to in these quotes?
It's used both literally, for heavy rain, and figuratively, for an overwhelming flood of media hype, information, or unchecked claims.
Why search for deluge quotes specifically?
The word captures a very modern feeling of being overwhelmed, so readers researching media saturation or information overload often land here.
Does any quote push back against exaggerated claims?
Yes, one dismisses a deluge of poppycock surrounding real scientific achievement, showing skepticism toward hype layered on top of genuine progress.
Is investing mentioned in this collection?
It is, with one quote describing a new type of novice investor shaped entirely by the media and marketing deluge around short-term trading.
Where can I read related content?
Our Armchair page covers that investor type in more depth, and About touches on plain, unembellished claims.

Others describe simply accepting the daily flood of information as unavoidable rather than fighting it. For related takes on impulsive market behavior, see Armchair, or browse Beauty for a calmer contrast.