You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying…

“You drown not by falling in the river but by staying submerged in it.”

— Paulo Coelho

“You don't drown by falling in the water, you drowned by staying there”

— Edwin Louis Cole

“You don't drown by falling in water; you only drown if you stay there.  Zig Ziglar ”

— James Frankilin

The river is constantly turning and bending and you never know where it's going to go and where you'll wind up. Following the bend…

— Eartha Kitt

“You don't get drown by falling into a river. You get drown by remaining there. Falling accidentally and rising immediately was what distinguished Thomas…

— Israelmore Ayivor

You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.

— Zig Ziglar

You don't drown by falling in water. You only drown if you stay there.

— Zig Ziglar

“Do your own bit of saving, and if you drown, at least die knowing you were heading for shore.”

— Ray Bradbury Fahrenheit 451

If one synchronised swimmer drowns, do all the rest have to drown too?

— Steven Wright

A sympathetic person is placed in the dilemma of a swimmer among drowning men, who all catch at him, and if he gives so…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

I s'pose, I can't have it all my own way, can I? You can't drown in a person unless they let you.

— Markus Zusak

There is more than one good way to drown.

— Sylvia Plath

“You're back where you swore yourself you wouldn't be The familiar shackles you can't tell from your own skin Your head's under water when…

— Sanhita Baruah

You don't get there the easy way. If you feel sorry for yourself, and you let yourself go down, you will drown.

— Debbie Reynolds

There are many ways to drown, only the most obvious wave their arms as they're going under.

— Nick Flynn