River Quotations | Page 4

The river runs through the city like our backbone, ... and our bones have been aching for too long.

THE river of human life meanders along, through many a valley, leaps over many a cliff, loses itself in many a marsh and seeks to empty itself in the ocean of Divine Grace; though, what happens is that it falls into the undrinkable expanse of salt.

The river looks totally different. It is so much wider, and the levees have disappeared. The pilots are feeling their way to find the deepest part of the channel because it is not marked. It is pretty stressful, but they're doing it. They want to keep this river open.

The river is a metaphor for life in general, ... all the bullshit that you deal with from being a kid growing up. The whole thing's just about life and death.

The river greenway is more up our alley.

The river goes through New Orleans like an elevated highway. ...Among the five hundred miles of levee deficiencies now calling for attention along the Mississippi River, the most serious happen to be in New Orleans...the levees tend to sink as well. They press down on the muck beneath them and squirt materials out to the sides...The guide levees, ring levees, spillways and floodways that dangle and swing from Old River are here because people, against odds, willed them to be here.

The river goes through New Orleans like an elevated highway, ... ...Among the five hundred miles of levee deficiencies now calling for attention along the Mississippi River, the most serious happen to be in New Orleans...the levees tend to sink as well. They press down on the muck beneath them and squirt materials out to the sides...The guide levees, ring levees, spillways and floodways that dangle and swing from Old River are here because people, against odds, willed them to be here.

The river gives and the river basically takes away. There really isn't a vocabulary that I have access to that describes this. And as always, it's the least able to recover from this disaster who will suffer most intensely.

The river gauges are actually showing a recede. They're actually going down some from where they were yesterday. But they'll start going back up tonight and tomorrow. We'll start getting back close to where we were over the weekend.

The river gauges are actually showing a recede, ... They're actually going down some from where they were yesterday. But they'll start going back up tonight and tomorrow. We'll start getting back close to where we were over the weekend.

The river dragged both of them out and the current took them down the stream,

The Sacramento River is more than 350 miles long - the longest river in the state - and only 5 percent of it remains undeveloped. If we can get the Sacramento Bend designated a National Recreation Area, it would be permanently locked away in the federal land base and open for the public to enjoy.

The San Pedro River watershed, an internationally recognized ecological treasure, is a much-valued resource for Arizona, the U.S. and Mexico. We hope to bring water quality improvements to this watershed, and will strive to protect Arizona's water resources for generations to come.

It was two contrasting styles. We wanted to play a half-court game and they wanted it up-tempo. White River made us play White River basketball.

It was a long match. Jerome played well as a team. Wood River committed a lot of unforced errors.

It was a long match, ... Jerome played well as a team. Wood River committed a lot of unforced errors.

The Smith Mountain Lake area is the fastest-growing part of Southwest Virginia, followed by New River Valley.

The successful history of conservation in the Big Woods of Arkansas is a result of great partnerships federal and state agencies working with other organizations, local communities, hunters and landowners. And this addition to the Cache River National Wildlife Refuge is the latest success story - one that will add habitat for waterfowl as well as the ivory-bill and other species that live in these magnificent woods.

The Silver Companies joins you and members of City Council in your efforts to protect city-owned river and riparian land.

The technology has been used in architectural construction in Europe for almost 20 years. But it's never found a market in the United States, although a river of heat is lost through widows.

The Tigers' time of 8:39 is the second-fastest time so far this season by a Division II team, with Pearl River running 8:35 last weekend. The effort definitely put the Tiger distance runners on the charts as one of the top contenders for state honors later in the year.

Some time when the river is ice ask memistakes I have made. Ask me whetherwhat I have done is my life. Othershave come in their slow way intomy thought, and some have tried to helpor to hurt: ask me what differencetheir strongest love or hate has made.

Some time when the river is ice ask me mistakes I have made. Ask me whether what I have done is my life. Others have come in their slow way into my thought, and some have tried to help or to hurt: ask me what difference their strongest love or hate has made.

Soon I was crossing the river and nearing New York. Once again I was a free girl after ten days in the mad-house on Blackwell's Island.

Tears are a river that takes you somewhereTears lift your boat off the rocks, off dry ground, carrying it downriver to someplace better.

Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is swim. The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired, we are scared, denying it doesn't change the truth. Sooner or later we have to put aside our denial and face the world. Head on, guns blazing. De Nile. It's not just a river in Egypt, it's a freakin' ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it?

Ryan Bock, our sophomore goalie, made some incredible saves to keep them scoreless in that first half. I think he's the best keeper Bear River has had in the past 10 years.

Saber River was a darker story. That character was at a darker point in his life and was carrying a secret that was kind of eating away at him.

Runoff from the rainfall this weekend combined with releases from reservoirs is going to keep that river and its tributaries at high levels.

Right now we're working without our safety net. Fall and winter precipitation typically recharges the soil profile and increase pond, stream and river levels. Without that precipitation, it becomes imperative that spring rains come and give us the collateral we need as we enter the summer season.

Right now, unfortunately, there are some problems with the environmental impact statement on this section, mainly due to the (Cumberland) river crossing.

saw some people in distress across the river near the Mexican bank, and that was reported up through Border Patrol channels and relayed to Mexican officials.

provides the gateway for everyone across the country to enjoy the bird-watching, wildlife viewing, hiking, biking, fishing, boating and camping that Illinois River Country offers.

People who have lost relationships often wonder why they can't just let it be "water under the bridge." It is water under the bridge - the trouble is we do not live on the bridge but in the river of life with its many twists and turns.

Our depth isn't too bad. But we'll have to see how they act under fire. We did O.K. in our scrimmage (at Black River Falls Saturday), but Chippewa (Falls, tonight at 7 p.m.) is a pretty good team.

Our depth isn't too bad, ... But we'll have to see how they act under fire. We did O.K. in our scrimmage (at Black River Falls Saturday), but Chippewa (Falls, tonight at 7 p.m.) is a pretty good team.

Our data doesn't indicate that you're not going to be able to see the Wind River mountains,

Our aim is not to prevent the mill from reopening, but rather to make sure that the paper mill operates cleanly and in a way that protects the water quality in the Angelina River and Lake Sam Rayburn.

People still need to use good judgement. The river is still pretty treacherous out there.

OSM has failed to address our central allegation that, cumulatively, the mining in the New River watershed will adversely affect the Big South Fork.

North River and its affiliates will never do business with any of your companies in the future.

Normally we rely on a lot of it moving out down the river to export points as we bring the new crop in. In the short run they will have to build piles on the ground and hope that it doesn't rain.

After years of unabated pollution, I can assure you that the voters of Sussex are now very aware of the health impacts that the Indian River facility has caused or aggravated.

The mouth of the river is just brown, and all the duck food that was there is probably gone with the storm. If ducks arrive, they'll probably leave pretty quick, because they won't have anything to eat.

The mouth of the Miami River would have been a preferred place to be if you were a prehistoric hunter and gatherer.

A deep river of must-have school mania runs through the chattering classes. There is, of course, the parental adrenaline rush at suburban cocktail parties that comes from announcing one's son or daughter as an Ivy Leaguer.

After leaving the lake we hooked up on a few schoolers in the river on crankbaits.

Across from the spring on the River Road has become a dump. People throw all kinds of stuff down there, and then the spring runs through it into the water. It's a huge source of contamination for the watershed.

Something needs to be offered to the river cities, ... I'm surprised they've been completely left out.

Some folks like to get awayTake a holiday from the neighborhoodHop a flight to Miami BeachOr to HollywoodBut I'm talking a GreyhoundOn the Hudson River LineI'm in a New York state of mind.

Once we got the lead River Valley adjusted and played pretty even with us until we hit another spurt in the third quarter.

Once we got Rapids River Days put together, the interest waned, ... There's so many things we want to do.

During the first two weekends of October each year, Fulton County, Illinois, welcomes the world to the villages, parks, and bridges of Spoon River Valley Scenic Drive.

Delaware River Power Squadron is dedicated to boating safety through education and civic activities in several locations in Philadelphia while also serving the boating public throughout southern Pennsylvania, the Delaware River, and the Chesapeake Bay.

A number of us have worked on Mississippi River issues for a long time. Support for a lock and dam issue is critical for an area like Burlington, especially to do it in such a way that there is respect for environmental issues, too. We're hopeful this year that we're going to get a major Mississippi River initiative passed.

And the fish that was in the river died; and the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink of the water of the river; and there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

As a reward to our loyal customers who continue to make River Belle the premier site for online poker play, we wanted to increase the chances of winning beyond just the action at the tables.

As a team, we talked about starting the year strong. We thought 3-0 would be something fabulous for the kids. We knew Laurel and Indian River were the class of the conference, but we talked about a fast start.

As an aboriginal person with any kind of dam, whether it's run of the river or not, we have to look at it closely and decide what effects it will have on us.

The bottom line is that Bear River changed its offense the second half of the season. They started planting Juric in the block. Earlier in the season when we beat them, she was floating around on the outside and we were thrilled. Now she plays down on the block and we didn't have an answer.

The caches are ranked on their level of difficulty to locate from one being very easy to five being the most difficult. A five-star difficulty cache rating could mean a well-camouflaged cache or one located at the top of Mt. St. Helens. I have found a five star terrain cache at an island on the Wenatchee River normally only accessible by whitewater rafting.

The British needed a stable, local supply of wood and that was just across the river in Bergen County. Ships were broken up for firewood and it was extremely difficult to get wood from Long Island.

A whale in the shallow water of the River Thames is like a human lost in the heat of the Sahara desert.

A yearly entrainment of approximately 53 million fish, eggs and larvae is a significant adverse impact to the Hudson River fishery.

As one comes down the Henry Hudson Parkway along the river in the dusk, New York is never real; it is always fabulous.

The Mississippi River is like immigration--it's enormously nourishing . . . but if it floods its banks, it can become a problem. And that is what's happened here.

The Mississippi River is fertile. It would recover. I have put boundary markers out and islands started to form behind the fence post I put out in the water.

You're going to wipe out cows on the river drainages.

You not playing condo canyon golf. We're out in the Arkansas River Valley. We don't require carts, and we encourage you to walk. It's truly a walk in a woods.

You only realize the importance of this vital economic asset -- this river artery that stretches from the Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico -- when you lose it.

This is different in the sense that it allows an audience to reflect as it moves. It does have the kind of flow of a river flowing.

This is an unprecedented event in terms of devastation and scale. It's not like a spill on a river or a beach; you have small channels, canals, towns, levees. Everything here is complicated . . . and it's not a simple environment to assess damage in.

This is an opportunity to live and breath poker for two months. This promotion is available to every single River Belle player. I wish everyone the best of luck as always, but in this case luck will only get your foot in the door. The rest is up to your skill and passion for poker.

This is not a tax sale. The (financial) river is wide and deep. Morning Star Management continues to do huge capital improvements in these buildings.

The upper part of the Clarion River was pretty polluted about 15 years ago. It has since been cleaned up and now there's a black fly problem.

The way the rescue was actually accomplished was the crews waded across lower down the river and then they moved upstream and they walked him back downstream.

This energy crisis will not spiral out of control or be brought under control by what happens to the Snake River dams.

They were cut down for a better view of the river and for more yard space.

This is a foliated area now and by making ball fields, you clear that away and there will be significant erosion, ... It's on the (Red) river and when it floods, as it regularly does, the fields will be part of the river. This will negatively impact the beautiful wildlife and our quiet neighborhoods.

Almost every mayor knows in their heart of hearts that Prop. 76 is the right thing...The thing is, it's subordinate to union approval, ... When they control, and you have to ask permission to do the right thing, you've got trouble in River City.

A male, aged between 30 and 40-years-old was reported to be floating in a river in Ivory Park by an eyewitness from an informal settlement.

Although Shanghai is on the sea, it long lacked the prosperity that Hong Kong enjoyed, so while Hong Kong became known for its exotic ocean creatures, Shanghai built its diet around more commonplace river and sea fish.

A lot of people think of Chicago when you say we're turning the river green.

A meaningful trip for all. I had not visited the home since age 12. I'm a new teacher at Stones River and can only hope the experience will last as long for our students as my childhood trip did for me. If our children don't know where we've been as a society, how can we know where we're going? I was amazed at how attentive our kids were. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

They painted signs that read 'No dumping' and 'Save the fish' so the river would be a lot cleaner.

They have a history and tradition of winning in Campbell River and they expect nothing less than to be in this series every year. And that's the type of tradition we're looking to build here. Right now we've got a lot of veterans who just grew accustomed to being knocked out in the first round and we want to change that. We have no illusions this is going to be an easy series just because of the standings. Campbell River expects to win it every year and we need to work hard to show we belong.

The Yellowstone River is a national treasure, but building these homes right on the river sets the table for massive bank stabilization and flood control projects in the future, and wrecks the very reason people want to live there in the first place.

This petition should be a wake-up call to those claiming that the Columbia Basin salmon can be recovered without significant change. We should focus on identifying solutions to the challenges we face, such as improving water use efficiency and finding alternative means of providing the economic benefits of the lower Snake River dams.

This means one bridge in less than 30 km across the nearly 3,000-km-long trunk of the river by that time.

This means one bridge in less than 30 km across the nearly 3, 000-km-long trunk of the river by that time.

There were times when South River had four players on Johann and Mandel, and we were able to take advantage of that at times.

The Republican River is low this year. There's only one way to pump that river, and that's with my screen.

There's a case to be made that obviously more money flows down river than up river.

There might not be a better city in the country. The River Walk is phenomenal, and Texas hospitality is at its finest down there.

This land was historically a wetland, ... Restoration of wetland characteristics and function of this land, as well as others in the South Florida ecosystem, will help to achieve restoration of the Indian River Lagoon and the greater Everglades ecosystem.

They're being told to be ready to evacuate should the river start to rise.

There's a red leaf that falls from a purple tree it falls it floats down One red leaf against a clear blue sky it floats down Past the marble in the lobby and the geese in flight To the darkening river in the autumn light Where it touches down O like a great bird landing.

There's a portion of the Tar River in the lower part of Pitt County that floods real bad with a large tidal surge and we used it to notify people that it was a possibility their area could flood.

There's a nice atmosphere and really impressive food. I love being on the river and the food here.

At any time any spot on the river can be a safety issue, you just have to use common sense. All the sheriff has to do is replace our buoys with his buoys.