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Drown Quotes

Sayings that use drowning as a vivid metaphor.

To drown is rarely just literal in these quotes, it becomes a way of describing being overwhelmed, from a cold vat of whiskey to a sound loud enough to drown out the universe's own big bang. See more in Big.

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....

Quotes by Zac Goldsmith

Drown in a cold vat of whiskey? Death, where is thy sting?

Quotes by W. C. Fields

Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything.

Quotes by Terrence Malick

You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.

Paulo Coelho

Able Quotes

Shallows where a lamb could wade and depths where an elephant would drown.

Quotes by Matthew Henry

They say it all started out with a big bang. But, what I wonder is, was it a big bang or did it just seem big because there wasn't anything else drown it out at the time?

Quotes by Karl Pilkington

When I was working on 'Drown' - this was way back in the mid-'90s - I had this idea that I wanted to do another collected stories. I wanted to do another book like 'Drown' that focused specifically on infidelity.

Quotes by Junot Diaz

Drink today, and drown all sorrow; you shall perhaps not do tomorrow.

Quotes by John Fletcher

You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.

Quotes by John Barrymore

Always Quotes

A book isn't noise to drown out other noise.

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

'Drip or Drown 2' is more me, more songs. I enhanced it more, even with the cover itself.

Quotes by Gunna

My goal is to cut government in half in twenty-five years, to get it down to the size where we can drown it in the bathtub.

Quotes by Grover Norquist

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

Quotes by Grover Norquist

I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.

Quotes by Frida Kahlo

Big Quotes

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

Quotes by Edwin Louis Cole

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

Big money and corporate interest drown out a lot of voices.

Quotes by Ed Schultz

I enjoy performing, always, but when you're taping a gig, you've got to blank out this mass apparatus of self-consciousness that's surrounding you, this invitation to drown in self-consciousness. Otherwise you just won't be able to do anything.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

If we follow the white man, we're going to drown with the white man.

Quotes by Dennis Banks

Book Quotes

Technology is so much fun but we can drown in our technology. The fog of information can drive out knowledge.

Quotes by Daniel J. Boorstin

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'drown' mean in these quotes?
It is mostly used as metaphor for being overwhelmed, such as drowning in a cold vat of whiskey rather than a literal description of sinking in water.
Is there a quote about the origin of the universe?
Yes, one quote wonders whether the big bang seemed big only because nothing else existed yet to drown it out, treating the idea almost playfully.
Is 'Drown' also the title of a book?
Yes, one quote references working on a short story collection titled 'Drown' back in the mid-1990s and wanting to create a similar collected work.
Are these quotes always serious in tone?
Not always. The whiskey and big bang lines both use drown with a wry, almost humorous edge rather than pure gravity.
Where can I read more quotes like these?
For more reflective sayings, see Book, which covers writing and collected works in similar depth.

One quote even nods to a celebrated short story collection titled Drown, showing how the word doubles as both feeling and title. Keep reading with Book and Always.