Nature Quote by Philip Caputo

“Beavers give a dam”

— Victor J. Garcia

He wondered what kind of blueprint beavers had for creating such a structure-or did they simply start aimlessly weaving stuff together until they had…

— Patrick F. McManus

“Beavers hate the sound of running water; that’s partly why they build dams”

— Adam Anderson

“In the North American Review, in August 1889, in an article titled “The Lesson of Conemaugh,” the director of the U. S. Geological Survey,…

— David McCullough

“They’d made the bricks from the local earth, processed through some of the mining equipment and fired in a kiln powered by combustion. It…

— James S.A. Corey

“I once watched a natural dam break on television. I remember seeing a scenic picture of a river surrounded by trees. All of the…

— Tarryn Fisher

“In the 1940s dams were synonymous with progress, and the rivers were to be conquered with the fervour of a pioneer wielding an axe.”

— Tim Palmer

“Dams are built with the intent of a 100-year lifetime — just long enough for societies to become completely dependent on them”

— Daniel Lenihan

The eagle may soar; beavers build dams.

— Bill Vaughan

When dams were erected on the Columbia, salmon battered themselves against the concrete, trying to return home. I expect no less from us. We…

— Derrick Jensen

“It’s better to build dams than to wait for the flood to come to its senses. —Mark Twain”

— Heidi Cullen

“Hoover Dam," Thalia said. "It's huge." We stood at the river's edge, looking up at a curve of concrete that loomed between the cliffs.…

— Rick Riordan