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Sink Quotes

Lines about things that go down, from pitches to portfolios

The word sink turns up in surprisingly different places here, from a fan wanting to sink their teeth into a Bowie documentary to a scout describing how to read a sinking fastball.

If you can't see the rotation and tell if it's a sink - a fastball, then you have to be able to tell whether that fastball is a two-seamer or a four-seamer. You have to be able to recognize if...

Quotes by Reggie Jackson

A capitalist economy hums when leading businessmen are bubbling with animal spirits and are prepared to sink their money into risky ventures.

Quotes by Paul Johnson

I could really sink my teeth into a David Bowie documentary.

Quotes by Morgan Neville

What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.

Quotes by Jim DeMint

Able Quotes

In this business you either sink or swim or you don't.

Quotes by David Smith

I seem to be able to just sort of sink and slide under the radar, which is nice.

Quotes by Daniel Cudmore

We rise in glory as we sink in pride.

Quotes by Andrew Young

A day may sink or save a realm.

Quotes by Alfred Lord Tennyson

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these sink quotes only about kitchens or plumbing?
No, none of the quotes reference a kitchen sink directly; instead the word is used for baseball pitches, sinking money into ventures, and sinking to a low standard.
What does the baseball reference to sink mean?
One quote describes reading a pitcher's rotation to tell a sinking fastball from other pitch types, a detail specific to how scouts and players talk about pitch movement.
Is there a business-related sink quote here?
Yes, one line describes a capitalist economy running well when businessmen with bubbling Animal spirits are willing to sink their cash into risky ventures.
Why would someone want to sink their teeth into something, as one quote says?
That phrase, referencing a Bowie documentary, uses sink figuratively to mean getting deeply absorbed in a subject rather than a literal action.
Does the collection include any political use of the word sink?
Yes, one quote criticizes the Senate for letting Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator, using sink to describe a decline in standards.

Other lines use sink more figuratively, describing capitalists who sink their money into risky ventures while Animal spirits run high, or a chamber sinking to its lowest common denominator.