Lakes Quotes

A trout is a moment of beauty known only to those who seek it.

In Lake Wobegon, we don't forget mistakes.

I am personally saddened and stunned by the tragic events that took place in Red Lake.

If there are ripples on the surface of a lake, we cannot see the depth. Similarly unless the mind is restful, we cannot experience the harmony and union within us.

It was necessary to organize my career to remain at the top level until Salt Lake City.

Of all nature's animated kingdoms, fish are the most unchristian, inhospitable, heartless, and cold-blooded of creatures.

The savage in man is never quite eradicated.

Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no one has ever improved on that statement.

Fishing is a quest for knowledge and wonder as much as a pursuit of fish; it is as much an acquaintance with beavers, dippers, and other fishermen as it is the challenge of catching trout.

Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.

I think reality is thin, you know, thin as lake ice after a thaw, and we fill our lives with noise and light and motion to hide that thinness from ourselves.

I find those wind turbines around Lake George to be utterly offensive. I think they're just a blight on the landscape.

Now her eyes meet mine like green lightning-they are green, these eyes of hers, whose power is so indescribable-green, but as are precious stones, or deep unfathomable mountain lakes.

The Mediterranean will be turned into an Italian lake.

That was such an important time for us, as a team. It was our second gold medal in a row, following Salt Lake City, and really established ourselves as the best team in the world.

Datin'is a lot like fishin'. Sometimes catch and release is the best method.

No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish.

These poor rich men, we anglers pity them perfectly.

YOU are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf, I am the smaller one on its upper side,' said the dewdrop to the lake.

Fishing is not like billiards, in which it is possible to attain a disgusting perfection.

There's fish in the sea, no doubt of it, As good as ever came out of it.

The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish, the natural condition of life.

The world turns softly Not to spill its lakes and rivers, The water is held in its arms And the sky is held in the water. What is water, That pours silver, And can hold the sky?

There are more fish taken out of a stream than ever were in it.

Generally, we are united in the belief that all rod design has been progressive and that the ideas about fly rods in the past were so bad as to make it amazing that people were able to fish at all.

Marriage may often be a stormy lake, but celibacy is almost always a muddy horsepond.

Who doesn’t have a polo shirt? Only somebody from, like, Lake Minnetonka.

Dancing of the autumn leaves on the surface of a lake is a dream we see when we are awake!

It must be observed that fishing with any living bait is to be condemned for the same reason as fishing with a worm: in all such instances we torture two animals at once for our amusement.

There is something so perfect about the mountains and the lake and the trees... sometimes I want to tear it all to pieces.

I have been overcome by the beauty and richness of our life together, those early mornings setting out, those evenings gleaming with rivers and lakes below us, still holding the last light.

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.

Successful trout fishing isn't a matter of brute force or even persistence, but something more like infiltration.

The forest waves, the morning breaks, The pastures sleep, ripple the lakes, Leaves twinkle, flowers like persons be And life pulsates in rock or tree.

When, by meditation, we withdraw restless thoughts from the lake of the mind, we behold our soul, a perfect reflection of Spirit.

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes.

Do not always run away from the darkness! Remember the beautiful lakes which are hidden inside the dark caves! In the least expected places, there exist the most beautiful treasures!

A good rule of angling philosophy is not to interfere with any fishermans ways of being happy, unless you want to be hated.

Fishing is a... discipline in the equality of men - for all men are equal before fish.

Talent, will and genius are natural phenomena like the lake, the volcano, the mountain, the wind, the star, the cloud.

My 2005 calendar we actually did a shoot in Lake Las Vegas. Since I had requests do some swimwear and athletic shots we tried them and they came out good so we inserted them into the new calendar.

We must keep these waters for wild rice, these trees for maple syrup, our lakes for fish, and our land and aquifers for all of our relatives - whether they have fins, roots, wings, or paws.

I'm as old as the moon and the stars, and as young as the trees and the lakes. My style comes from looking at what came before me, and from visiting a lot of places.

Fly-fishing is a magic way to recapture the rapture of solitude without the pangs of loneliness.

The trouble is, you can't properly present something you don't believe in.

The great fish eat the small.

Anglers...exaggerate grossly and make gentle and inoffensive creatures sound like wounded buffalo and man-eating tigers.

Fishing is more than fish; it is the vitalizing lure to outdoor life.

Life is a bubble in a lake, that glitters for an instant, bursts, and leaves not even a blur on the water; it is the leap of a minnow, which sends a tiny ripple trembling for a few inches.

These enthusiasts often like to hang signs that say "Gone Fishin'" or "Gone Huntin'". But what these slogans really mean is "Gone Killing.