Famous Quotes & Sayings

J. R. R. Tolkien

Now I know what a piece of bacon feels like when it is suddenly picked out of the pan on a fork and put back on the shelf!" "No you don't!" he heard Dori answering, "because the bacon knows that it will get back in the pan sooner or later; and it is to be hoped we shan't. Also eagles aren't forks!

Jim Elliot

Eagles are very tolerant and very adaptable, but they have to get established first. When birds are setting up their breeding territory, they are the most susceptible to being discouraged.

George Thorogood

I didn't live in the world of disco or the world of the Eagles.

Frederick Douglass

If we would reach a degree of civilization higher and grander than any yet attained, we should welcome to our ample continent all nations, kindreds [sic] tongues and peoples; and as fast as they learn our language and comprehend the duties of citizenship, we should incorporate them into the American body politic. The outspread wings of the American eagle are broad enough to shelter all who are likely to come.

Jean Rhys

Yes, I am sad, sad as a circus-lioness, sad as an eagle without wings, sad as a violin with only one string and that one broken, sad as a woman who is growing old. Sad, sad, sad...

Gregory Colbert

Every culture from the Egyptians to the Mayans to the American Indians to the Bedouins created bestiaries that enabled them to express their relationship with nature. Ashes and Snow is a 21st-century bestiary filled with species from around the world. Nature’s orchestra includes not just Homo sapiens but elephants, whales, manatees, eagles, cheetahs, orangutans, and many others.

David Geffen

So The Eagles had to find another drummer.

The Space Foundation is pleased to certify Eagle Eyes' lens technology for its application of this innovative technology that enhances and protects human vision.

That's not a pretty sight, because you never know the extent of the injuries,'' Eagles veteran cornerback Troy Vincent said.

We found that these guys are down-to-earth and have the same struggles you and I have. I'll still root for my favorite teams. I'll still root for the Eagles on Monday night. But when you do this, you're reminded that these guys are more than just a uniform. They're people.

In my dream, the eagle was showing me how life for Native Americans used to be and some things that Native people should do to be healthy once again.

Don Henley

I'm sure The Eagles will go into the studio eventually, probably in the fall after we get back and get rested from the European tour.

It's not every day you get to see a Golden Eagle at 10 feet.

I've learned a lot. Playing with Allenby who shot 66 in the last round in Perth was fantastic. He finished birdie, eagle and he kept fighting till the very end. They (the top players) have fantastic short games. There is so much to learn from them, the way they manage their games and the composure.

No need to teach an eagle to fly

Ernest Cline

Everybody uses pop culture as a shorthand. You might make an obscure reference to Monty Python or Iron Eagle that only some people will get, but if they do it conveys a world of meaning.

Myles Munroe

Don't be a pigeon if you were born to be an eagle. Experience God's altitude for your life.

George Herbert

But who does hawk at eagles with a dove?

Gene Fowler

News is history shot on the wing. The huntsmen from the Fourth Estate seek to bag only the peacock or the eagle of the swifting day.

Friedrich Nietzsche

On the tree, Future, we build our nest; and in our solitude eagles shall bring us nourishment in their beaks!

Hubert H. Humphrey

You can't hoot with the owls and then soar with the eagles

Horace

Fierce eagles breed not the tender dove.

Glenn Frey

Without a reunion, the Eagles are forever young, like James Dean.

Walter Jones

It's a great feeling. It's great to be on the other side. The Philadelphia Eagles have been to the big games, and that's where we're trying to get to. This was another stepping stone to where we're trying to go.

Camilo Villegas

It was a fun round out there. Obviously, I didn't get off to a great start, I was 1 over going into (No.) 8, but chipped in and made eagle and got it going from there.

It's the ultimate reality television show. I don't know many people who can say they've seen an eagle hatch, and with this, they can.

Lou Reed

But I found tai chi when I was studying with Leung Shum, who teaches Eagle Claw and Wu Hao.

Lou Reed

There were lots of things that I recognized from my experience with Eagle Claw and Wu Hao, and here was the combination of the whole kit and kaboodle, the whole tamale in one.

Joel Osteen

(after listening to people gripe and complain just smile and remember) Crows can’t hang with eagles.

Link Wray

You know, I'm an eagle, flying around in the mountains.

Peter Scott

I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle.

John Dryden

None, none descends into himself, to find The secret imperfections of his mind: But every one is eagle-ey'd to see Another's faults, and his deformity.

Karen Armstrong

It's a great event to get outside and enjoy nature. I find it very exciting no matter how many times I see bald eagles.