Rivers Quotations | Page 8

Of all the versions of my recorded songs, the Johnny Rivers one was my favorite. It was obvious we were from the same side of town . . . the same musical family and were cut from the same cloth. I liked his version (of 'Positively 4th Street) better than mine.

No one should let their guard down. Rivers are at dangerously high levels. It's not the time to go out and put the lawn furniture back up.

Heaven above was blue, and earth beneath was green; the river glistened like a path of diamonds in the sun; the birds poured forth their songs from the shady trees; the lark soared high above the waving corn; and the deep buzz of insects filled the air.

Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have not quarrelled with him?

Rivers are highways that move on and bear us whither we wish to go.

We must kill them in war, just because they live beyond the river. If they lived on this side, we would be called murderers.

He who does not know his way to the sea should take a river for his guide.

Rivers are roads that move and carry us whither we wish to go. [Fr., Les rivieres sont des chemins qui marchant et qui portent ou l'on veut aller.]

Rivers are roads which move, and which carry us whither we desire to go.

I expect growth to be around 7.7 percent in 2005/06. The main drivers will be services and manufacturing.