Water is always working, reorganizing the land.

Underlying many aspects of water development is a myth: the myth that we must have more.

In the 1940s dams were synonymous with progress, and the rivers were to be conquered with the fervour of a pioneer wielding an axe.

Leadership is a skill learned through many venues.

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow.

I'm learning something all the time. That's the way I want it to go, and that's the way I'll go until I am no longer on this planet.

The object of Literature is to instruct, to animate, or to amuse.

Love grew commendably dependable - love was eggs, love was ham, love was the morning paper.

Because teachers, no matter how kind, no matter how friendly, are sadistic and evil to the core.

Well, you just know, as a writer, I didn't really write one of the five best screenplays of the year. There were lots of brilliant screenplays; I was just one of the lucky ones who got nominated.

Trying your best to bring the water to your eyes, thinking it might stop her from woopin' your behind.

The harvest of a quiet eye, That broods and sleeps on his own heart.