Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim. - James A Garfield My parents believe in the principle of 'sink or swim,' or 'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger or it kills you." From "The Education of Robert Nifkin - Daniel Pinkwater In this business you either sink or swim or you don't. - David Smith We awake at dawn. To sink or swim. - Kiera Woodhull