River Quotes

1549 River quotes by 1049 unique authors

The old people, they struggled, they fought the elements, they fought everything was against them here. The river, the summers and the heat. So finally… — Calvin Johnson
There is nothing more beautiful in the world, enough to lose one's head. A sunset with a long nose, a starry sky that lies, a… — Roberto Benigni
The Thames is a wretched river after the Mersey and the ships are not like Liverpool ships and the docks are barren of beauty ...… — John Masefield
It is absurd for a man to kill an elephant. It is not brutal, it is not heroic, and certainly it is not easy; it… — Beryl Markham
As I looked down, I saw a large river meandering slowly along for miles, passing from one country to another without stopping. I also saw… — Unknown Author
I've always felt somewhat out of place with other kids my own age", said River. "I was constantly reminded by people's reaction to our names… — River Phoenix
The most formidable attribute of temptation is its increasing power, its accelerating ratio of velocity. Every act of repetition increases power, diminishes resistance. It is… — Horace Mann
Cause the profit system follows the path of least resistance and following the path of least resistance is what makes the river crooked. Hmmmm. — Utah Phillips
The point is this: that the stream of memory may lead you to the river of understanding. And understanding, in turn, may be a tributary… — Wally Lamb
If a walker is indeed an individualist there is nowhere he can't go at dawn and not many places he can't go at noon. But… — Edward Hoagland
The whole purpose of the construction of The Bridge of Silver Wings was to provide a path leading to The River of Winged Dreams, or… — Aberjhani
But I plucked a new, different, worldly soul for myself -- maybe a soul I found in the spray thrown up by the surge of… — Alexandra Fuller
I keep following this sort of hidden river of my life, you know, whatever the topic or impulse which comes, I follow it along trustingly.… — William Stafford
Also, bad quality causes big disruptions in my river system. — Taiichi Ohno
With us, when you speak of â€˜the river,â€™ though there be many, you mean always the same one, the great river, the shifting, unappeasable god… — William Alexander Percy
There are a range of associated impacts related to increasing temperatures which affect both evaporation rates and river systems, which are already over stressed, and… — Peter Garrett
We all need the waters of the Mercy River. Though they don't run deep, there's usually enough, just enough, for the extravagance of our lives. — Jonis Agee
The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate. — William Henry Ashley
O world, world when I was younger I thought there was some order governing you and your deeds. But now you seem to be a… — Fernando de Rojas
Where the Tennessee River, like a silver snake, winds her way through the clay hills of Alabama, sits high on these hills, my home town,… — William Christopher Handy

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