Waters

Famous quotes containing the word waters:

“So God stepped over to the edge of the world
And He spat out the seven seas;
He batted His eyes, and the lightnings flashed;
He clapped His hands, and the thunders rolled;
And the waters above the earth came down,
The cooling waters came down.”
—James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)

“Black women are going to have to take more leadership. I think we are prepared because we bring a tenaciousness with us. We do not fear losing friends, allies, or jobs.”
—Maxine Waters (b. 1938)

“Where once the waters of your face
Spun to my screws, your dry ghost blows,
The dead turns up its eye....”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)