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title: "8 Trying Swim Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Trying Swim quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Trying Swim sayings and thoughts."
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> [Some people put us down. But I still haven't heard of any Americans trying to swim across the border into Mexico!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hope/some-people-put-us-down-but-i-still-haven-t-heard-of-any-americans/)

[Bob Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/bob-hope-1406_america_some-people-put-us-down-but-i-still-have_368155.jpg)

> [“That day, getting through my world was like trying to swim in a pool of warm mayonnaise while carrying two bowling balls.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/that-day-getting-through-my-world-was-like-trying-to-swim-in-a-pool/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/anonymous-1_trying-swim_that-day-getting-through-my-world-was-li_526637.jpg)

> [I used to feel like I was drowning. So I stopped trying to swim.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oliver-sykes/i-used-to-feel-like-i-was-drowning-so-i-stopped-trying-to-swim/)

[Oliver Sykes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oliver-sykes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/975/oliver-sykes-4130_depression_i-used-to-feel-like-i-was-drowning-so-i_579771.jpg)

> [I often feel like saying, when I hear the question 'People aren't ready,' that it's like telling a person who is trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-luther-king-jr/i-often-feel-like-saying-when-i-hear-the-question-people-aren-t-ready/)

[Martin Luther King, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-luther-king-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a4/martin-luther-king-jr-127_feels_i-often-feel-like-saying-when-i-hear-the_821796.png)

> [ I jump out of the boat \[in The Lost World\], and I'm trying to swim to the kid, and my boots fill… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-mccormack/i-jump-out-of-the-boat-in-the-lost-world-and-i-m-trying-to-swim-to/)

[Eric McCormack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-mccormack/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d26/eric-mccormack-2915_boat_i-jump-out-of-the-boat-in-the-lost-world_1796752.jpg)

> [Inside I'm treadin water steady trying to swim ashore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/drake/inside-i-m-treadin-water-steady-trying-to-swim-ashore/)

[Drake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/drake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/drake-44_trying-swim_inside-i-m-treadin-water-steady-trying-t_2356008.png)

> [I'm always trying to swim to new ground.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pj-harvey/i-m-always-trying-to-swim-to-new-ground/)

[PJ Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pj-harvey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e79/pj-harvey-3601_always-trying_i-m-always-trying-to-swim-to-new-ground_2650900.jpg)

> [Whatever other people expect me to do, whatever they're comparing me to, I don't care. I'm just trying to swim fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caeleb-dressel/whatever-other-people-expect-me-to-do-whatever-they-re-comparing-me/)

[Caeleb Dressel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caeleb-dressel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/caeleb-dressel-7119_care_whatever-other-people-expect-me-to-do-wh_2873612.jpg)

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