Waters Quotes

695 Waters quotes by 507 unique authors

We live half our waking lives and all of our sleeping lives in some private, useless, and insensible waters we never mention or recall. — Annie Dillard
Before the world was made, when it was only darkness and mist and waters, God was well aware of Lake Wobegon, my family, our house,… — Garrison Keillor
Sons do not need you. They are always out of your reach, Walking strange waters. — Phyllis McGinley
Yes, great God, these torrents of tears which flow down from my eyes announce thy divine presence in my soul. This heart hitherto so dry,… — Jean Baptiste Massillon
In the rich world, the environmental situation has improved dramatically. In the United States, the most important environmental indicator, particulate air pollution, has been cut… — Bjorn Lomborg
I was staying with my sister and messing around with the guitar every day for my own amusement. Then she took me around and introduced… — Otis Rush
The body and mind are continually changing, and are, in fact, only names of series of changeful phenomena, like rivers whose waters are in a… — Swami Vivekananda
Of all the creatures that creep, swim, or fly, Peopling the earth, the waters, and the sky, From Rome to Iceland, Paris to Japan, I… — Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux
I met John when I was 18 and I was in my first John Waters film when I was 19. — Mink Stole
The next few years are going to be horrendous in the UK. The last thing we need is a Somali pirate-style raid on the few… — Andrew Lloyd Webber
When we talk of flood control, we usually think of dams and deeper river channels, to impound the waters or hurry their run-off. Yet neither… — Hal Borland
The 'stream' we call science always flows forward; sometimes reactionary beavers block its flow, but the stream is never defeated by this; it accumulates, gathers… — Mehmet Murat Ildan
A good book is a lighthouse; a wise man is a lighthouse; conscience is a lighthouse; compassion is a lighthouse; science is a lighthouse! They… — Mehmet Murat Ildan
You had to go to a different part of town from where I was to get Muddy Waters singles. I had him on singles. — Warren Zevon
If you keep your heart immersed always in the ocean of divine love, your heart is sure to remain ever full to overflowing with the… — Ramakrishna
"Ideals are like stars," Carl Schurz wrote. "You will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like seafarers on the desert of waters,… — Joan D. Chittister
The gentle rain which waters my beans and keeps me in the house today is not drear and melancholy, but good for me too. Though… — Henry David Thoreau
Yes, gentlemen, give me the map of any country, its configuration, its climate, its waters, its winds, and the whole of its physical geography; give… — Victor Cousin
It was Muddy Waters who took the Delta blues north to Chicago, electrified the sound, and changed the course of popular music as we know… — Tim Cahill
I was once stranded on a broken-down boat in shark-infested waters in the middle of the Indian Ocean for five days before we were rescued… — Helena Christensen
You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have… — Gary Vaynerchuk
I'd do pretty much anything to get back on stage. I'd like to develop a new musical. I nearly had a heart attack when I… — Kristen Bell
The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world; there is a terror in its manner which is… — George Catlin
Thus it cannot be denied that the masses which today form our highest mountains were originally in a liquid state; for a long time they… — Georges Cuvier
Protestations of indifference to higher office are hard to take seriously when the 'non-candidate' is busily engaged in testing the waters. — Jeff Greenfield

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