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In the 1960s, I personally lived the resounding impact of President Nasser's vision of constructing Aswan's High Dam as a 'national project' for controlling the Nile irrigation and the production of electricity.

~Ahmed Zewail

Topics: Constructing Controlling Dam Electricity High Impact Irrigation Lived National Nile Personally President Production Project Vision 1960S

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You might as well try and dam Niagara Falls with toothpicks as to stop the reform wave sweeping our land.

~Billy Sunday

Topics: Dam Falls Land Might Niagara Our Reform Stop Sweeping Try Wave Well You

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Salmon recovery in the Northwest is a complex issue and requires a comprehensive regionwide effort. Dam removal is not the answer. It would have a devastating impact on our region's energy and transportation infrastructure and may do little to even help salmon listed as threatened or endangered.

~Cathy Mcmorris Rodgers

Topics: Answer Complex Comprehensive Dam Devastating Effort Endangered Energy Even Help Impact Infrastructure Issue Listed Little May Northwest Our Recovery Region Removal Requires Salmon Threatened Transportation Would

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This is our history - from the Transcontinental Railroad to the Hoover Dam, to the dredging of our ports and building of our most historic bridges - our American ancestors prioritized growth and investment in our nation's infrastructure.

~Cory Booker

Topics: American Ancestors Bridges Building Dam Growth Historic History Hoover Infrastructure Investment Most Nation Our Ports Railroad

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I was actually telling people that - by harnessing the atom - we could enter a new era of unlimited power that would do away with the need to dam our beautiful streams.

~David R. Brower

Topics: Actually Atom Away Beautiful Could Dam Enter Era Need New New Era Our People Power Streams Telling Unlimited Would

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Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up.

~Donald Rumsfeld

Topics: Beaver Dam Get Lawyers Like Middle Number Reduce Stream Up

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How prone poor Humanity is to dam up the minutest remnants of its freedom, and build an artificial roof to prevent it looking up to the clear blue sky.

~E. T. A. Hoffmann

Topics: Artificial Blue Build Clear Dam Freedom How Humanity Looking Poor Prevent Prone Roof Sky Up

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My hand does the work and I don't have to think; in fact, were I to think, it would stop the flow. It's like a dam in the brain that bursts.

~Edna O'Brien

Topics: Brain Bursts Dam Does Fact Flow Hand In Fact Like Stop Think Were Work Would

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The summer of 1830 I... blasted the tunnel through the rock to take water from the dam above the falls for the mill... In 1831 we lowered the tunnel four feet, and built a new dam across the creek.

~Ezra Cornell

Topics: Above Across Built Creek Dam Falls Feet Four Lowered Mill New Rock Summer Take Through Tunnel Water

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When the government undertakes or approves a major project such as a dam or highway project, it must make sure the project's impacts, environmental and otherwise, are considered. In many cases, NEPA gives the public its only opportunity to be heard about the project's impact on their community.

~Frances Beinecke

Topics: About Approve Cases Community Considered Dam Environmental Gives Government Heard Highway Impact Impacts Major Make Many Must Only Opportunity Otherwise Project Public Sure

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