Towels Quotes

I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.

Kobe Bryant

Inspirational, Basketball, Attitude

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A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep.

Willis Regier

Lying, Sleep, Compassion

Willis Goth Regier (2007). “In Praise of Flattery”, p.18, U of Nebraska Press

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Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them?

Steven Wright

Funny, Humor, Use

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The towels were so thick there I could hardly close my suitcase.

Yogi Berra

Funny, Hilarious, Sports

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Do not throw in the towel; use it for wiping the sweat off your face.

Otto Graham

Sweat, Use, Faces

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Bliss is the ocean, a towel on the sand, the sun out, the chance to swim in waves or walk dragging a stick behind you, a good book, a cold drink.

Deb Caletti

Ocean, Book, Swim

Powell’s Books Interview, debcaletti.com. 2007.

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Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still know where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with.

Douglas Adams

Struggle, Winning, Men

Douglas Adams (2012). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five”, p.29, Pan Macmillan

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Creative people are like a wet towel You wring them out and pick up another one.

Charles Revson

Creativity, People, Creative

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Go, and never darken my towels again

Groucho Marx

Funny, Inspiration, Humor

Duck Soup (motion picture) (1933). Screenplay by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby.

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If we can't alter the tide of events, at least we can be nearby with towels to mop up.

Peter David

Cute Funny, Events, Tides

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There is a difference between failing and failure. Failing is trying something that you learn doesn't work. Failure is throwing in the towel and giving up.

Jay Samit

Giving Up, Differences, Trying

Jay Samit (2015). “Disrupt You!: Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation”, p.12, Macmillan

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Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, 'A house guest,' you're wrong because I have just described my kids.

Erma Bombeck

Kids, Parenting, Swag

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I took a job at the pool in order to earn the five cents a day it cost to swim. I counted wet towels. As a bonus, I was allowed to swim during lunchtime.

Esther Williams

Jobs, Order, Swim

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In the garden of tabloid delight, there is always a clean towel and another song.

Lewis H. Lapham

Song, Garden, Delight

Lewis H. Lapham (1997). “Waiting for the Barbarians”, p.195, Verso

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I've gained a few pounds around the middle. The only lower body garments I own that still fit me comfortably are towels.

Dave Barry

Body, Pounds, Fit

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Another thing I also recommend is washing your face with white towels, little white towels instead of your hands. Other towels have dye in them and, with water on them, I just don't mess around with that. This way you're not getting your hands back on your dirty face as you're washing it. You're going to see what's coming off.

June Diane Raphael

Dirty, Hands, White

"Grace And Frankie's June Diane Raphael on the joy of calling Donald Trump a 'little bitch'". Interview with Alex McLevy, tv.avclub.com. March 22, 2017.

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Boy what a hotel that was, why they stole my towel.

Rodney Dangerfield

Funny, Humor, Boys

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Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of their determination fades with time. The important thing is not that your resolve never wavers, but that you don't get down on yourself when it does and throw in the towel.

Daisaku Ikeda

Determination, Attitude, Important

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Television is a very intimate experience. It's in your home, you watch it in your PJs and while you're folding towels.

Marta Kauffman

Home, Pjs, Watches

"‘Friends’ creators Q&A: They just tried to make a show ‘that didn’t suck’". Interview with Bethonie Butler, www.washingtonpost.com. February 21, 2016.

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It's not all wet towels and naked women. I was so disappointed to learn that.

Kenny Rogers

Naked, Disappointed, Wet

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Wear a towel instead of a coat, it’s very chic. Or your husband’s boxer shorts with a belt, or something from your grandmother. It’s all about do-it-yourself at the moment.

Vivienne Westwood

Husband, Grandmother, Coats

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I guess you never know what's going to come at you in life, but the answer is never to crawl into a box and throw in the towel. There is good that can come from anything, even if it's just a later laugh and a good story.

Lindsey Stirling

Laughing, Stories, Answers

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Goodbye Darcy, goodbye Jean, goodbye stone cottage, scratchy towels, fields of wildflowers; good bye gorgeous Peak District ... OK English People, for your own good, get off the roads, here we come!

Susan Branch

Goodbye, People, Wildflowers

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Jesus gave us a model for the work of the church at the Last Supper. While his disciples kept proposing more organization - Hey, let's elect officers, establish hierarchy, set standards of professionalism - Jesus quietly picked up a towel and basin of water and began to wash their feet.

Philip Yancey

Jesus, Organization, Feet

Philip Yancey (2010). “Church: Why Bother?: My Personal Pilgrimage”, p.62, Zondervan

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I didn't want to change the name on the towels.

Lee Trevino

Golf, Names, Want

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