Famous quotes containing the words swimming and/or machines:
“Whenever parents become overly invested in a particular skill or accomplishment, a child’s fear of failure multiplies. This is why some children refuse to get into the pool for a swimming lesson, or turn their back on Daddy’s favorite sport.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)
“Shoes are the first adult machines we are given to master.”
—Nicholson Baker (b. 1957)