True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
I knew the whistle of each of the river boats on the Tennessee.
William Christopher Handy
When you pollute a river, it's a supreme injustice to those who are downstream and those who live in the river who are not human beings.
Paul Hawken
To ancient Chinese fancy, the Milky Way was a luminous river, - the River of Heaven, - the Silver Stream.
Lafcadio Hearn
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Heraclitus
I identify with someone wanting something to work out, but not being able to get through the rocks to the river.
Emile Hirsch
I have been out again on the river, rowing. I find nothing new.
Fanny Kemble
Most of the locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system are over 60 years old and many are in serious need of repair and rehabilitation.
Ron Kind
Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it.
Norman Maclean
Hopping the fence or wading the Rio Grande River isn't part of America's immigration process.
Ted Nugent