666 Quotes About Rivers

  • Author Ben Brantley
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    THE HOT (AND SERIOUSLY COOL) ENERGY that comes from the musical gospel preached by the title character of FELA! feels as if it could stretch easily to the borders of Manhattan and then across a river or two. There should be dancing in the streets!

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  • Author Bertolt Brecht
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    The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.

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  • Author Buffalo Bill
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    After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.

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  • Author Carol Browner
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    Although the United States has made tremendous progress cleaning up its water by removing billions of pounds of pollutants and doubling the number of waterways safe for fishing and swimming, a majority of Americans live within 10 miles of a polluted lake, river, stream or coastal area.

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  • Author Charles Bukowski
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    When a writer is swayed with his fame and his fortune, you can float him down the river with the turds.

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  • Author Christopher Buckley
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    One realization does dawn upon the death of the second parent, namely that you've now moved into the green room to the River Styx. You're next.

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  • Author Daniel Boone
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    In this time the enemy began to undermine our fort, which was situated sixty yards from Kentucky River.

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