Troubled Waters Quotes:

God sometimes takes us into troubles waters not to drown us, but to cleanse us.

- LeCrae

topic: Water, Sometimes, Trouble, Troubled Waters

Sail on silver girl Sail on by Your time has come to shine All your dreams are on their way See how they shine Oh, if you need a friend I'm sailing right behind.

- Paul Simon

source: "Song: 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'". 1970.

topic: Girl, Dream, Shining, Friend In Need, Time To Shine

I found that I could not climb my way up to God in a blaze of doing and performing. Rather, I had to descend into the depths of myself and find God there in the darkness of troubled waters.

- Sue Monk Kidd

topic: God, Water, Darkness, Troubled Waters

If we are to find our way across troubled waters, we are better served by the company of those who have built bridges, who have moved beyond despair and inertia.

- Marilyn Ferguson

topic: Bridges, Water, Despair, Inertia, Troubled Waters

The public easily confuses him who fishes in troubled waters with him who draws up water from the depths.

- Friedrich Nietzsche

topic: Water, Depth, Obscurity, Troubled Waters

What is life? A gulf of troubled waters, where the soul, like a vexed bark, is tossed upon the waves of pain and pleasure by the wavering breath of passions.

- Letitia Elizabeth Landon

source: Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1841). “Life and literary remains of L.E.L. [ed.] by L. Blanchard”

topic: Life, Pain, Passion, Troubled Waters

Oh how will crime engender crime! throw guilt Upon the soul, and like a stone cast on The troubled waters of a lake, 'Twill form in circles round succeeding round; Each wider than the first.

- George Colman the Elder

topic: Lakes, Circles, Water, Troubled Waters

Be very careful to retain peace of heart, because Satan casts his lines in troubled waters.

- Paul of the Cross

topic: Heart, Water, Lines, Peace Of Heart, Troubled Waters

There may be troubled waters along the many paths my life shall take, but only I as a man, may keep my vessel afloat, and guide myself straight.

- Robert M. Hensel

topic: Perseverance, Men, Water, Many Paths, Troubled Waters

When we sing, our hearts can lift and fly, over the troubled waters and over the years,

- Judy Collins

source: Judy Collins (2011). “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music”, p.4, Crown Archetype

topic: Heart, Years, Water, Troubled Waters

The stimulus is our bridge over troubled waters. And if it's invested well, it'll generate a lot of economic growth, and we'll get quite a bit of the revenues back.

- William J. Clinton

topic: Bridges, Water, Growth, Troubled Waters

Humans have real superpowers and when I see my dad, and saw my dad, work with communities and help people change viewpoints, and lead people in healing and guide them through troubled waters in their lives, that represents to me a real world wizard - if you want to look at it with prismatic eyes. That's what they're talking about you read about a magician.

- Guillermo E. Brown

source: Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

topic: Dad, Real, Healing, Troubled Waters

It's important that the American people understand that President has proposed and passed this stimulus plan not as the end-all and be-all to our economic woes but as our bridge over troubled water until we get the finance system, the banking system working again.

- William J. Clinton

topic: Bridges, Water, People, Troubled Waters

...home-schooled students are able to successfully adapt emotionally, interpersonally, and academically to their first, and most challenging, semester in college. That is probably because, having had the consistent teaching and support of a family and a community, they have developed strengths and convictions that provide a bridge over the troubled waters of a multitude of challenges and temptations.

- Laura Schlessinger

topic: Teaching, Home, College, Semester, Troubled Waters

The foaminess of the Falls, together with the tinge of tawny yellow in the troubled waters, only reminded me of so much unattainable soda and sherry, and made me feel thirstier than ever.

- George Augustus Henry Sala

source: 1865 On seeing Niagara Falls for the first time. My Diary in America in theMidst ofWar.

topic: Fall, Yellow, Water, Sherry, Troubled Waters

To fish in troubled waters.

- Matthew Henry

topic: Fishing, Water, Fishes, Troubled Waters

Best fishing in troubled waters.

- John Harington

source: "Orlando Furioso". 1591.

topic: Fishing, Water, Troubled Waters

We don't want to give a business that is not going to come through the troubled waters a loan that they can't pay back.

- Karen Mills

topic: Giving, Water, Want, Troubled Waters

I think Bridge Over Troubled Water was a very good song. Artie sang it beautifully. The Boxer was a really nice record. But I don't think I've written any great songs.

- Paul Simon

topic: Song, Nice, Thinking, Troubled Waters