Claude A. Swanson quotes

Claude A. Swanson quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“When the water reaches the upper level, follow the rats.”
-- Claude A. Swanson

#Water Quotes #Levels Quotes #Rats Quotes

“When Christ at Cana's feast by pow'r divine, Inspir'd cold water, with the warmth of wine, See! cry'd they while, in red'ning tide, it gush'd, The bashful stream hath seen its God and blush'd.”
“Dinner with water is dinner for prisoners”
“As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.”
“I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level.”
“[Marlon] Brando's a giant on every level. When he acts it's as if he landed from another planet. A planet where they produce great actors.”
“The job of a storyteller is to speak the truth. But what we feel most deeply canâ€™t be spoken in words alone. At this level, only images connect. And here, story becomes symbol; symbol is myth. And myth is truth.”
“The same rain that drowns the rat will grow the hay.”
“Visiting is a pleasure; being visited is usually a mixed or ambivalent joy. ... The visitor can always go home; the visitee is already home, trapped like a rat in a drainpipe.”
“In this rat-race everybody's guilty till proved innocent!”
“I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've always liked the way they look. Even rats. I'm not scared of them.”

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