The Big Sandy River may refer to one of the following rivers in the United States:
- The Big Sandy River (Ohio River), on the border between Kentucky and West Virginia
- The Big Sandy River (Tennessee), a tributary of the Tennessee River
- The Big Sandy River (Wyoming), a tributary of the Green River
- The Big Sandy River (Arizona), a tributary of the Bill Williams River
Famous quotes containing the words big, sandy and/or river:
“Seems like everything people oughta know they just dont want to hear. I guess thats the big trouble with the world.”
—Geoffrey Homes (19021977)
“Here is no water but only rock
Rock and no water and the sandy road
The road winding above among the mountains
Which are mountains of rock without water
If there were water we should stop and drink
Amongst the rock one cannot stop or think”
—T.S. (Thomas Stearns)
“My favorite figure of the American author is that of a man who breeds a favorite dog, which he throws into the Mississippi River for the pleasure of making a splash. The river does not splash, but it drowns the dog.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (18381918)