Mississippi River Quotes: top 29 famous quotes about Mississippi River

Mississippi River Quotes & Sayings

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the sugar plantations on the Mississippi River. — Annie Seaton

This river is so old. When the Nephilim walked the land and men were like grasshoppers at their feet, it was flashing as thin and quick as a minnow. — Kristopher Reisz

I wrote some of the worst poetry west from the Mississippi River, but I wrote. And I finally sometimes got it right. — Maya Angelou

Almost 70 percent of U.S. ag exports travel the upper Mississippi River and the Illinois waterway system. — Jerry Costello

I've always been fascinated by the Mississippi River and the way of life in these small river towns. — Daniel Woodrell

The morning sun in New Orleans felt like it was trying to make a point, convincing the old world to believe something new. — Hunter Murphy

The sunset was a red slit of light like a devil's eye, hanging low and depraved over the Mississippi River bluff. — Lisa Turner

First let a man teach himself, and then he will be taught by others. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Tears are another river that takes us home. We become alive with tears. There isn't a chance to return to sleep when we are weeping. — David Paul Kirkpatrick

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

If I poured all the lies I had told into the Mississippi, the river would rise and flood the city. — Ruta Sepetys

The only way he could truly stick out in New Orleans was if he were walking down the street on fire. — Hunter Murphy

As the Mississippi snaked and their old home slipped further away, perhaps Samuel had finally left the curse behind. — Andrew Galasetti

Image is sorcery. — Jorge Luis Borges

My son's an idiot. His teacher asked him to spell Mississippi. He asked which one? The river or the state? — Rodney Dangerfield

The Mississippi looks like diluted mud by day but by night it's again the grand and majestic river of the days of tomahawks and coonskin caps. — Rodney P. Romig

Time is like the Mississippi River. It only flows in one direction. You can never go back. — Suzanne Woods Fisher

What would we say if the Chinese sent a gunboat with their marines up the Mississippi River claiming they were protecting their laundries in Memphis? — Will Rogers

Too thick to drink," as the boatmen used to say about the water of the Mississippi River, "too thin to walk on. — Paul Schneider

Teacher: Why is the Mississippi such an unusual river? Student: Because it has four eyes and can't see! *** — Various

A beauty beyond words," whispered Rini, mesmerized by the view. — Jason Medina

If you remember one thing, even above remembering me, remember that there is not a monster dreamt that hasn't walked withing the soul of man. — C. Robert Cargill

I love being so tight on people in close-ups that the veins in their eyes look like the Mississippi River. — Sylvester Stallone

You don't have to pound your head after hearing a country song and wonder if you missed something. — Annette Funicello

When you are able to love yourself deeply, you can be kind to others. — Debasish Mridha

The word 'tight' has twenty-two definitions, but my favorite is Webster's fifth - "a bond which cannot be broken. — Alessandra Torre

In Unity we can be enslaved, and in Unity we can also come together as individuals. Old Woman — Eleni Papanou

A man's thoughts dye his soul, attributed to Marcus Aurelius — Elisabeth Elliot

The Mississippi River will always have its own way; no engineering skill can persuade it to do otherwise ... — Mark Twain