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Quotes About Cleaning

Why is it that when you wipe up dust its called dusting but when you wipe up a spill its not called spilling? Just something to think about.
~ Ellen DeGeneres
Then it suddenly and theatrically began to clean itself in the way cats do when they want you to know what a big deal you aren't.
~ Unknown
He spun out enough toilet paper to vandalize a house and carefully cleaned the seat.
~ Unknown
(About sweeping)....What he was in FACT doing was moving the dirt around with a broom, to give it a change of scenery and a chance to make new friends.
~ Terry Pratchett, Maskerade
You're just so lucky blood's so hard to get out of the carpet.
~ Lois Greiman, One Hot Mess
You don't explain to the janitorial staff how your company is a part of a sinister organization with goals of global infiltration and control. You just tell them to clean the floor.
~ Jim Butcher
you will likely have some stickiness to clean later.bSome folks like the slow cooker plastic
~ Martha Stewart
I had cleaned off all the blood and fluid with the hygiene unit but was too angry to take a shower. (Showers are nice and I wanted to stay angry.)
~ Martha Wells
Then I can turn my attention to cleaning. It's a fine cabin but . . . but . . ." She looked a bit lost as she studied all the clutter stacked through the cabin. "I need to knock a f-few cobwebs down." Rylan saw about a hundred cobwebs without turning his head. "And the floor needs to be swept and scrubbed." She had to find the floor first.
~ Mary Connealy
The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.
~ Meryl Streep
The guy who scrapes boogers off the bottoms of movie theater seats Which
~ Michael Buckley
It is true that clutter cleaning helps us release mental energy that makes us feel better. But decluttering also has a positive impact on the quality of the space. (Chapter 4)
~ Unknown
Cleaning is considered a vital part of the training process in all traditional Japanese disciplines and is a required practice for any novice. It is accorded spiritual significance. Purifying an unclean place is believed to purify the mind.
~ Mineko Iwasaki
This shirt is dry clean only. Which means... it's dirty.
~ Mitch Hedberg
Doris was getting No. 4 ready for a new guest. The floor did not trouble her much, but she spent quite a long time on the taps and the veneered top of the dressing-table. Dusting and polishing she liked—things that showed—but those bits of fluff and dried mud at the bottom of the wardrobe she just pushed back into a corner. There was no means of getting them out, anyway, with that ridge at the front. Furniture was always made as inconvenient as possible. Doris was used to that.
~ Monica Dickens
Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.
~ Nadia Boulanger
It could be hail and gale outside. Mrs Quinty opened the windows. Then she took out these little wipes and wiped down the surface of the desk. That lady brought with her her own environment.
~ Niall Williams
Buckets,' said Cimorene. 'Lots of buckets, and soap, and lemon juice. Where do you keep your buckets, Mendanbar?' 'Around somewhere,' Mendanbar said vaguely.
~ Patricia C. Wrede
The efficiency of the cleaning solution in liquefying wizards suggested the operation of an antithetical principal,which-" "Did you have to get him started?" Cimorene asked reproachfully.
~ Patricia C. Wrede
Cleaning the bathroom for thirty minutes is unpleasant, but wouldn't it be worse to spend a half hour cleaning a Sisyphean bathroom, one that stayed dirty no matter how much you scrubbed it?
~ Paul Bloom
I scrubbed my door", said Judith, "with every magical cleansing agent I could think of. And Cillit Bang!
~ Unknown
He broke down the .38, cleaned it, reassembled it. He made a list: feed, flour, ammunition, soap, beef, candles, faith, hope, charity.
~ Paulette Jiles
You use a plate; you wash the plate. The same is true with ice trays, right? Every time you dump out the cubes you wash the tray before refilling. Some refrigeration experts claim ice tastes better if you wash those trays less frequently because minerals from the water build up in the trays and make the ice taste better. So stop washing them every time you empty them.
~ Unknown
I've always enjoyed cleaning. Even though they tried to teach us laziness in school.
~ Peter Høeg