"The Missouri is, perhaps, different in appearance and character from all other rivers in the world; there is a terror in its manner which is sensibly felt, the moment we enter its muddy waters from the Mississippi."

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Source : George Catlin (2012). “Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians”, p.17, Courier Corporation

George Catlin

#Character Quotes #Rivers Quotes #Water Quotes

“Hey Tony [Schiavone], I'm glad to see you back, especially after seeing your front.”
“I had friends of mine tell me they had a baby, and I didn't even know they were pregnant.”
“You cannot speak that which you do not know. You cannot share that which you do not feel. You cannot translate that which you do not have. And you cannot give that which you do not possess. To give it and to share it, and for it to be effective, you first need to have it. Good communication starts with good preparation.”
“The man who flies shall fight again. [Lat., Qui fugiebat, rusus praeliabitur.]”
“The one good thing is that I get a lot more good scripts coming through my letterbox. 'Vera Drake' raised my profile in one way, and then 'Harry Potter' in another.”
“Christianity is not about how to escape from the difficulties of life - it is about how to face the difficulties of life.”
“Even if we stop the growth, we'd still be adding a constant amount of fossil carbon to the atmosphere each year.”

Source : William H. Calvin (2008). “Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change”, p.225, University of Chicago Press
“[Democratic National Convention] was high, it was exciting. The hotel that I stayed at, they had music in the lobby and [Hillary] Clinton life size cutouts.”

Source : Source: uproxx.com

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