Best Water Words

6300 Water quotes by 3450 unique authors

Day after day we looked for rain, and day after day we saw nothing but the sun. Lavender that we had planted in the spring… — Peter Mayle
In the time that I have been acquainted with this region I have become increasingly aware of it as a testament of water, the origin… — W S Merwin
We've poisoned the air, the water, and the land. In our passion to control nature, things have gone out of control. Progress from now on… — Robert Redford
The wars of the twenty-first century will be fought over water. — Ismail Serageldin
The cleanup costs of polluting a river, injecting pesticides into the ground water, or putting noxious gases into the air have not been figured into… — Gloria Steinem
As we watch the sun go down, evening after evening, through the smog across the poisoned waters of our native earth, we must ask ourselves… — U Thant
We used to think that energy and water would be the critical issues for the next century. Now we think water will be the critical… — Unknown Author
I have never believed we had to choose between either a clean and safe environment or a growing economy. Protecting the health and safety of… — William J. Clinton
Every human should have the idea of taking care of the environment, of nature, of water. So using too much or wasting water should have… — Dalai Lama
lean water and health care and school and food and tin roofs and cement floor, all of these things should constitute a set of basics… — Paul Farmer
The shortage of fresh water is the major ecological problem of this moment. — Mikhail Gorbachev
We in Government have begun to recognize the critical work which must be done at all levels-local, State and Federal-in ending the pollution of our… — Robert Kennedy
...if we want to meet the obligations of our civilization and our culture which are to create communities for our children that provide them with… — Robert Kennedy
Industrial agriculture now accounts for over half of America's water pollution. — Robert Kennedy
All ethics so far evolved rest upon a single premise: that the individual is a member of a community of interdependent parts. . . The… — Aldo Leopold
War over water would be an ultimate obscenity. And yet, unfortunately it is conceivable... Water has been a source over so many years of erosion… — Queen Noor of Jordan
If you have a glass full of liquid you can discourse forever on its qualities, discuss whether it is cold, warm, whether it is really… — Taisen Deshimaru
In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light. — Dogen
The tendency of mans nature to good is like the tendency of water to flow downward. — Mencius
Here lies one whose name was writ in water. — John Keats
Ocean waters..oceans deep..Serious poets never sleep. — Sally-Ann Roberts
...the voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers... — Zitkala-Sa
The water here in Cardiff is much easier than in London, so for us it is more relaxing paddling here. This race is for us… — Unknown Author
A river seems a magic thing. A magic, moving, living part of the very earth itself. — Laura Gilpin
The crisis of our diminishing water resources is just as severe (if less obviously immediate) as any wartime crisis we have ever faced. Our survival… — Unknown Author

Who Wrote These Water Quotes

3,450 authors contributed a total of 6,300 Water Quotes, led by these top contributors:

Best Water Words

More Ways to Read Water Quotes

Who Wrote These Water Quotes