Quotes About River

river Rubicon in northern Italy, which separated his province of Cisalpine Gaul from Roman territory proper.

Thrace, a largely ungoverned territory to the east of Greece and Macedonia, stretched up to the river Danube

It was September and rain was falling. The territory west of the river Weser through which the Romans marched was a mix of wetlands

The territory west of the river Weser through which the Romans marched was a mix of wetlands, woods, and fields.

Let's get divers into the river and into the sea." She gestured at the photographs. And we need to search here … the farm, the hills, everything!

I didn't set fire to the building." "No, but you did pull it into the river." "That put the fire out!

Puberty for a girl is like floating down a broadening river into an open sea.

I'm finally living the way I always thought people in New York were supposed to live. I have a bright, sun-filled lovely apartment on the 24th floor with a view of the river and the city. Most of all, I'm happy.

For a girl gone wrong, you can't beat the banks of the Wabash.

Key log: a truly ancient concept from the days before suspensors when lumbermen sent their fallen timber rushing down rivers to central mill sites. Sometimes the logs jammed up in the river and an expert was brought in to find the one log, the key log, which would free the jam when removed.

astern of them. They could see the big ships in their piers, and over on the right, the wide mouth of Willow River, with the bridge crossing it.

Because of the cold blowing up from the water, I put on my gloves, sighed for no good reason, as one is inclined to do at night beside a river, but then I wanted to walk on.

As founder and co-chair of the upper Mississippi River Congressional task force, I have long sought to preserve the river's health and historical multiple uses, including as a natural waterway and a home to wildlife, for the benefit of future generations of Americans.

As much as I enjoy hunting the abundant wildlife along the river bottom, my wife and I also take great pleasure in sharing the hunting opportunities on our ranch with so many from our community each year. We understand that community service and shared enjoyment of our great lands is the true Montana tradition.

The I-495 bridge over the Christina River in Wilmington, Delaware, is tilting.

I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.

The book that meant most to me was 'The Wind in the Willows.' It sounds ridiculous, but that was my vision of England.

I'm a closet outdoorsy athletic enthusiast, and I would love to do a rafting and hiking trip someday and maybe sleep in a treehouse and bathe in a chilly winding river.

When I was a child and came with my elders to Galway for their salmon fishing in the river that rushes past the gaol, I used to look with awe at the window where men were hung, and the dark, closed gate.

To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history.

I was on the Mekong River between the border of Thailand and Laos. I was there to find the elusive Mekong giant catfish but the border police were suspicious. Along with my film, they confiscated my passport and started making accusations about my political allegiances.

No, I'm alright for adventure. I will up the Thames in one of those Jacuzzi dingys.

You absorb 2,000 years of history just by being near the Thames.

I was born in Oslo, Norway, but now live in the suburbs of Southwest London, right near the River Thames. It's a lovely part of the world.