Malcolm McDowell Quotes

The human body is not designed for swimming in minus 1.7 degree centigrade water.

What might be happening in human beings who experience near death is that they are getting cold, but before they get so cold that they would die, they're actually diminishing their oxygen consumption in a way that is unknown. And that extends their survival limits, so they can appear dead but actually not be dead.

You start chasing a ball and your brain immediately commands your body to 'Run forward, bend, scoop up the ball, peg it to the infield,' then your body says, 'Who me?'

The writer's shortness of breath became more and more distressing as he rose.

When there is no oxygen the muscles become acidic and we can't perform any more.

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

When someone is drowning and you try to save them, they're more likely to drown you before you pull them out.

We cough because we can't help it, but others do it on purpose.

I sense that his drowning but I don't have any idea of how to start to put my hand into the water and save him.

I don't recommend washing your face. Because you might drown.

Good swimmers at length are drowned.

I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or not.

Wherever there is water there is someone drowning.

The most difficult thing about shooting guns instantly on film is to not pull a silly face while the gun is going off, because it's always a bit of a shock. So you find yourself sticking your tongue out or blinking or whatever. So the hardest thing is to keep a straight face while you're shooting a gun.

Here is the boy, drowning.

It was harder to drown at sunrise than in darkness.

When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.

My heart stopped twice. They had to stab me to drain the blood from my lungs because I was drowning in my own blood.

On Earth, much of the wrenching discomfort of emesis, apart from the sensation of nausea itself, is from the coordination of many muscles it takes to counter gravity.

Macduff: What three things does drink especially provoke? Porter: Marry, sir, nose-painting, sleep, and urine.

And then, when he’s been underwater so long I feel certain he’s drowned, his head pops up right next to me and I start. “Don’t do that,” I say. “What? Come up or stay under?” he says. “Either. Neither. Whatever

Can one drown in one's element... If fish can drown in water, can human beings suffocate in air?

Swimming is not a sport. Swimming is a way to keep from drowning. That's just common sense!

Swimming is good for you, especially if you're drowning. Not only do you get a cardiovascular workout but also you don't die.