Norquist Bathtub Quotes & Sayings

Upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all. — Alexander The Great

I Hate Being Bipolar. It's Awesome! — L.J. Shen

A man should never wear shorts in the city. Flip-flops and shorts in the city are never appropriate. Shorts should only be worn on the tennis court or on the beach. — Tom Ford

(He) felt lost and alone without his old friend, though he barely recognized him anymore. He wondered if they could ever be friends again. — Erin Hunter

We want [government] down to the size to where it would fit in a bathtub, and then it could worry about what we were up to. — Grover Norquist

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. — Grover Norquist

It is estimated that nearly half a billion people tune in for China Central Television's seven p.m. news hour. The fact that all local stations in China are ordered by government mandate to carry the program likely has much to do with this high number, but frequent announcements that the president would be making an important national address this evening ensured even higher ratings than normal. — Tom Clancy

I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub. — Grover Norquist

[On Malaysia:] Mr. Darwin says so truly that a visit to the tropics (and such tropics) is like a visit to a new planet. This new wonder-world, so enchanting, tantalising, intoxicating, makes me despair, for I cannot make you see what I am seeing! — Isabella Bird

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

There is a man waiting for a woman like you, don't settle for someone who only opens half of your heart. — Nikki Rowe

Leaders move among the various stages each day. But effective leaders move among the right stages at the right times. — Liz Weber

The "non-profit" institution neither supplies goods or services not controls. Its "product" is neither a pair of shoes nor an effective regulation. Its product is a changed human being. The non-profit institutions are human-change agents. Their "product" is a cured patient, a child that learns, a young man or woman grown into a self-respecting adult; a changed human life altogether. — Peter F. Drucker

Six days ago, a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin. — Paul Auster

Even if you're not selling your stories yet, your writing time is precious, often gained at the expense of other worthwhile activities. Don't waste it on a book you don't love. — Rachel Aaron