River Quotes

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There's beauty in the silver singing river There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky But none of these and nothing else can match the… — Bob Dylan
There was no gleam, no shadow, for the heavens, too, were one still, pale cloud; no sound or motion in anything but the dark river… — George Eliot
Heaven above was blue, and earth beneath was green; the river glistened like a path of diamonds in the sun; the birds poured forth their… — Charles Dickens
The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it. You have… — Hermann Hesse
A river or stream is a cycle of energy from sun to plants to insects to fish. It is a continuum broken only by humans. — Aldo Leopold
The moods of a river change from hour to hour and day to day. It can be still and serene as a glassy mirror, reflecting… — Ernie Lyons
You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that habitat and you… — Gerald Durrell
When the last tree is cut, the last fish is caught, and the last river is polluted; when to breathe the air is sickening, you… — Alanis Obomsawin
Come with me, the river said, close your eyes and quiet your limbs and float with me into the wonder and mystery of the canyons,… — Edward Abbey
I fear I have not one good word to say this fair morning, though the sun shines so encouragingly on the distant hills and gentle… — Margaret Fuller
Each is like a river that leaves behind its name and shape, the whole course of its path , to vanish into the vast sea… — Richard Selzer
Only nature has a right to grieve perpetually, for she only is innocent. Soon the ice will melt, and the blackbirds sing along the river… — Henry David Thoreau
Feminist art is not some tiny creek running off the great river of real art. It is not some crack in an otherwise flawless stone.… — Andrea Dworkin
For years I walked around with the phrase "Green River" because I had seen that on a soda fountain drink when I was probably 8… — John Fogerty
People who have faith in life are like swimmers who entrust themselves to a rushing river. They neither abandon themselves to its current nor try… — David Steindl-Rast
I do believe we should push each other to write better songs and make better music. We do ourselves a disservice if we sit back… — Bonnie Baker
'Envy the Night' was my first stand alone, the first book I'd written in the third person and I loved the feel of that, and… — Michael Koryta
The elephant, not only the largest but the most intelligent of animals, provides us with an excellent example. It is faithful and tenderly loving to… — Saint Francis de Sales
We are the environment. The world is literally one biological process. The trees are our lungs. Look at the Amazon River system next to a… — Ian Somerhalder
In the gun game, we are the most hunted. The river of blood that washes the streets of our nation flows mostly from the bodies… — Harry Belafonte

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