„You are water
I’m water
we’re all water in different containers
that’s why it’s so easy to meet
someday we’ll evaporate together.“

„If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.“

—  Loren Eiseley US philosopher (1907-1977) 1907 - 1977

„Rivers, ponds, lakes and streams — they all have different names, but they all contain water. Just as religions do — they all contain truths“

—  Muhammad Ali African American boxer, philanthropist and activist 1942 - 2016

Quelle: Muhammad Ali: His Life and Times

„Water, water, everywhere,
And all the boards did shrink;
Water, water, everywhere,
Nor any drop to drink.“

—  Samuel Taylor Coleridge, buch The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Quelle: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

„Wine is sunlight, held together by water.“

—  Galileo Galilei Italian mathematician, physicist, philosopher and astronomer 1564 - 1642

His description of wine, as quoted in Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo (1957) by Stillman Drake, p. 5
Other quotes
Variante: Light held together by moisture.

„water is fearless, you put water into a cup, it becomes the cup, you put water into a teapot it becomes the teapot, water can flow drip, creap, or crash!“

—  Bruce Lee Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker 1940 - 1973

„Substances can exist in three states – gas, liquid and solid. Water exists in all three states: gas (steam or water vapour), liquid (ordinary water) and solid (ice}. Properties of gases, liquids and solids are different.“

—  C. N. R. Rao Indian chemist 1934

Quelle: Understanding Chemistry (1999), p. 56

„Snow is water, and ice is water, and water is water; these three are one.“

—  Joseph Dare (reverend) Australian clergyman 1831 - 1880

Quelle: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 285.

„The places where water comes together with other water. Those places stand out in my mind like holy places.“

—  Raymond Carver American short story author and poet 1938 - 1988

Quelle: Where Water Comes Together with Other Water: Poems

„Fishes and plankton, whales and squids, birds and sea turtles, all are linked by unbreakable ties to certain kinds of water—to warm water or cold water, to clear or turbid water, to water rich in phosphates or in silicates.“

—  Rachel Carson, buch The Sea Around Us

Quelle: The Sea Around Us (1951), Chapter 2, Page 27

„Hmm, wa'er! If, right, your body is 90% water what have you got to drink water all the time for? Why can't you just have some crisps?“

—  Russell Brand British comedian, actor, and author 1975

Shame [Live DVD] (2006)

„Why were we so far apart, even when we were together? It was a nice loneliness, like the sensation of washing your face in cold water.“

—  Banana Yoshimoto, buch The Lake

Quelle: The Lake

„Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container.“

—  Wallace Stevens American poet 1879 - 1955

„Imagine a limitless expanse of water: above and below, before and behind, right and left, everywhere there is water. In that water is placed a jar filled with water. There is water inside the jar and water outside, but the jar is still there. The "I" is the jar.“

—  Ramakrishna Indian mystic and religious preacher 1836 - 1886

p. 659

„I don’t need to be reminded that we’re up to our heads in dark water. I just want you boys to remember that we’re the gods-damned sharks.“

—  Scott Lynch, The Lies of Locke Lamora

Quelle: The Lies of Locke Lamora

„Walking on water and developing software from a specification are easy if both are frozen.“

—  Edward V. Berard

Quelle: Essays on object-oriented software engineering (1993), p. 46

„Trees have their sap from water. Water fecundates all things made that are called "creature". We see by means of water. Water gives many souls a splendour not to be outshone by the Angels.“

—  Wolfram von Eschenbach, buch Parzival

Von wazzer boume sint gesaft.
wazzer früht al die geschaft,
der man für crêatiure giht.
mit dem wazzere man gesiht.
wazzer gît maneger sêle schîn,
daz die engl niht liehter dorften sîn.
Bk. 16, section 817, line 25; p. 406.
Parzival

„It is important for human beings and animals to drink healthy water. Chemically purified water, chlorinated or ozonated water is no longer living and healthy water. Good water, full of life and rich in energy, is synonymous with strong and healthy life. Bad water is synonymous with sick life. No water is the same as no life.“

—  Viktor Schauberger austrian philosopher and inventor 1885 - 1958

„For Now does ride in on the curl of the wave,
And you will dance with me in the sunlit pools.
We are of the going water and the gone.
We are of water in the holy land of water
And all that's to come runs in
With the thrust on the strand.“

—  John Carder Bush British artist; brother of Kate Bush 1944

This portion of the track "Jig of Life" on his sister Kate's album Hounds of Love (1985) was actually written as well as spoken by JCB.
Jig of Life (1985)
Kontext: Can't you see where memories are kept bright?
Tripping on the water like a laughing girl.
Time in her eyes is spawning past life,
One with the ocean and the woman unfurled,
Holding all the love that waits for you here.
Catch us now for I am your future.
A kiss on the wind and we'll make the land.
Come over here to where When lingers,
Waiting in this empty world,
Waiting for Then, when the lifespray cools.
For Now does ride in on the curl of the wave,
And you will dance with me in the sunlit pools.
We are of the going water and the gone.
We are of water in the holy land of water
And all that's to come runs in
With the thrust on the strand.

„For Now does ride in on the curl of the wave,
And you will dance with me in the sunlit pools.
We are of the going water and the gone.
We are of water in the holy land of water
And all that's to come runs in
With the thrust on the strand.“

—  Kate Bush British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer 1958

This is the portion of "Jig of Life" which was actually written as well as spoken by Kate's brother John Carder Bush.
Song lyrics, Hounds of Love (1985), The Ninth Wave
Kontext: Can't you see where memories are kept bright?
Tripping on the water like a laughing girl.
Time in her eyes is spawning past life,
One with the ocean and the woman unfurled,
Holding all the love that waits for you here.
Catch us now for I am your future.
A kiss on the wind and we'll make the land.
Come over here to where When lingers,
Waiting in this empty world,
Waiting for Then, when the lifespray cools.
For Now does ride in on the curl of the wave,
And you will dance with me in the sunlit pools.
We are of the going water and the gone.
We are of water in the holy land of water
And all that's to come runs in
With the thrust on the strand.