“As you start developing and making improvements upstream, at some point you're probably going to want to take that restriction weir out to aid in reducing upstream flooding.”
Carlos Hernandez
“Our upstream business -- exploration and production -- continues to be the major contributor to overall profits, ... However, the improvement in earnings from the year-ago quarter was largely driven by our U.S. downstream operations -- refining, marketing and transportation.”
Dave O'Reilly
“We certainly designed it not to cause any additional flooding upstream. But then again, this is probably the first time since we built the flood-control project that we've had a flow of that size. So we need to take a closer look at this and compare it to our modeling goals.”
“Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.”
W. C. Fields
“Always drink upstream from the herd”
Cowboy Proverb
“Plenty of folks are so contrary that if they should fall into the river, they would insist upon floating upstream.”
Josh Billings
“We are moving upstream and looking at the source of the spam problem, and it is obviously the zombies.”
Tim Cranton