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Lake Quotes

Quiet waters and the places built beside them.

Several lake quotes lean poetic, describing a cottage's shadow falling over a remote loch in Scotland far away, or suggesting truth itself depends on a quiet walk around the water rather than city or Country noise.

Many miles away there's a shadow on the door of a cottage on the Shore of a dark Scottish lake.

Quotes by Walter Scott

Perhaps the truth depends on a walk around the lake.

Quotes by Wallace Stevens

I grew up on a lake on the border of Washington and Idaho.

Quotes by Sydney Sweeney

Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.

Quotes by Sara Paretsky

Always Quotes

I have a home in Salt Lake, and I have a home in Malibu, at the beach.

Quotes by Roma Downey

It is a fact that scientists have deposited dye in certain lakes around Orlando and tracked the effluent to Florida Bay. There is a lake near Everglades City, Deep Lake, and large tarpon show up in that lake, 30 miles...

Quotes by Randy Wayne White

The village of Polgardi is a dusty roadside settlement northeast of Lake Balaton, a resort area in western Hungary popular with German tourists.

Quotes by Peter Landesman

Many drops make a bucket, many buckets make a pond, many ponds make a lake, and many lakes make an ocean.

Quotes by Percy Ross

One of my dreams was always to have a piano - a room with a piano overlooking the ocean or a lake.

Quotes by Paul Rodgers

Best Quotes

Believe it or not, one of the first poets I was aware of was Yeats. I recited 'The Lake Isle of Innisfree' at a verse speaking competition when I was eight or nine.

Quotes by Paul Muldoon

'Cemetery Lake' was an interesting book to write.

Quotes by Paul Cleave

I'm definitely writing my fears. It's almost therapeutic to at least voice a terror, to say, 'I'm worried that Lake Powell looks low and Lake Mead looks even lower.'

Quotes by Paolo Bacigalupi

I began skating when I was 3. It was during 2002, the year the Olympics were held in Salt Lake City.

Quotes by Nathan Chen

You cannot dance an arabesque in 'Swan Lake' and 'Nutcracker' the same way.

Quotes by Natalia Makarova

City Quotes

My 2005 calendar we actually did a shoot in Lake Las Vegas. Since I had requests do some swimwear and athletic shots we tried them and they came out good so we inserted them into the new calendar.

Quotes by Natalie Gulbis

I used to do a lot of fishing with my dad, usually in Beckton Boating Lake.

Quotes by Mark Noble

Human beings will be happier - not when they cure cancer or get to Mars or eliminate racial prejudice or flush Lake Erie but when they find ways to inhabit primitive communities again. That's my utopia.

Quotes by Kurt Vonnegut

Salt Lake's got a cool vibe.

Quotes by Kim Shattuck

'The Lake of Dreams' grew gradually, over many years, elements and ideas accruing until they gained enough critical mass to become a novel.

Quotes by Kim Edwards

Country Quotes

'Swan Lake' was my favourite piece of music when I was younger, and I never had a chance to skate to it.

Quotes by Kaetlyn Osmond

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of lake quotes are included here?
They range from poetic imagery of a shadowed Scottish cottage by a lake to personal memories tied to Salt Lake City and a photo shoot at Lake Las Vegas.
Is there a quote connecting truth to a lake?
Yes, one quote suggests that perhaps truth only reveals itself after a quiet stroll beside the water, treating stillness as a path to clarity.
Does a quote mention the Olympics?
Yes, one speaker recalls beginning to skate at age three, the same year Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Games.
Is there a quote about a photo shoot near a lake?
Yes, one quote describes shooting a 2005 calendar at Lake Las Vegas, including a few extra beachwear and sports-themed images that turned out well.
Do the lake quotes lean more poetic or personal?
It's a mix, the Scottish cottage and shoreline-truth quotes are poetic, while the skating and calendar-shoot quotes are personal memories.

Two quotes are more personal and geographic: one recalls beginning to skate at age three, the same year Salt Lake City hosted the Olympics, and another describes a calendar shoot at Lake Las Vegas, calling the results some of the Best from that City trip.