Not all eagles can be trained, but those who take to life with a master display intense loyalty. Although they are not tethered, they always return after killing their prey.
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Related Those who speak ill of the spiritual life, Although they come and go by day, Are like the smith's be... WILLIAM HAZLITT Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their... STEPHEN KINZER Don’t leave your life behind as you live life! You have a true life to live! Live life and learn l... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail:... BIBLE Blessed are those who eat greens, for they shall keep their teeth. Blessed are those who wash their ... DIANA GABALDON There are two kinds of people one can call reasonable: those who serve God with all their heart beca... BLAISE PASCAL You often love someone not for what they are, but for what you are when you are with them. JEFFREY FRY The words I'm singing now
Mean nothing more than meow to an animal THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS But they see themselves as women who are interested in men. They are not men interested in other men... DALE NEAMAN They sit still until they are after you or their prey and boy they are moving. JEFF CARTER Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar fr... C.J. MILBRANDT No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty ... EDWIN HUBBEL CHAPIN Those who are enslaved to their sects are not merely devoid of all sound knowledge, but they will no... GALEN I thank Thee first because I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse th... MATTHEW HENRY Powerful people take responsibility for their lives and choices. Powerful people choose who they wan... DANNY SILK We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment. LIBBIE FUDIM We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment. LILLIAN GORDY CARTER We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment. LILLIAN CARTER No more important duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simpl... EDWIN HUBBELL CHAPIN The wise musicians are those who play what they can master. DUKE ELLINGTON The wise musicians are those who play what they can master DUKE ELLINGTON Live life and learn life! Face life and challenge life! Challenge life and win life! Win life and un... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I think the purest of souls, those with the most fragile of hearts, must be meant for a short life. ... EMM COLE I think the purest of souls, those with the most fragile of hearts, must be meant for a short life. ... EMM COLE The problem with a lot of Indian boys and girls is that they do not approach their partner, they are... APURVA GAGLANI You will meet people in life who will just dislike you for no reason, not because there is anything ... KEYSHA JADE They may be crossing there not just because they can, but to put themselves in a position to prey on... JEFF COPELAND Only two kinds of people can attain self-knowledge: those who are not encumbered at all with learnin... RAMAKRISHNA The human tragedy as a result of Katrina is staggering, and I know Crimson Tide fans will do what th... MAL MOORE Is not that a great principle for all of living? The people who will really accomplish great things ... BOB RICHARDS Is not that a great principle for all of living? The people who will
really accomplish great things ... BOB RICHARDS Some people are slow to take decisions because they have not trained their mind to think fast and th... SUNDAY ADELAJA In our society those who are in reality superior in intelligence can be accepted by their fellows on... MARYA MANNES The top people in every field are completely committed. They believe in themselves; they believe in ... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA With reference to the elect we might distinguish between three classes. First, there are those who a... MARTIN LUTHER Those who merely perform rituals of worship are not pleasing to their Lord and Master. SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; t... PATRICIA CHRISTIAN PUNCHES I always take a close look at those who lose themselves in self portraits. They are solitary souls, ... YOUNG-HA KIM Those who visit foreign nations, but associate only with their own country-men, change their climate... CHARLES CALEB COLTON There is a willingness among pastors, but they have told me they really do not have the skills. Past... CAROL PALMER Person with inner strength not only always find some aspect of a situation that they can control, bu... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Not all people are 'people', some are more and some are less. But only those who listen intently wit... WAYNE GERARD TROTMAN Families with disabled children are praying for their kids to die before them because they have no s... SAFAK PAVEY New Rule: Instead of killing 99.9 percent of germs, Lysol has to just go ahead and kill them all. Wh... BILL MAHER Whom do I call educated? First, those who manage well the circumstances they encounter day by day. N... SOCRATES Things go bad after a divorce and often stay that way. It is rare for the parties to return placidly... HOWARD JACOBSON Many people may be heartbroken, but not enough to take action. CRAIG GROESCHEL Those players who think they can stay here only giving the minimum amount of effort are wrong. I'm n... FERNANDO MARTIN They are not free who drag their chains after them FRENCH PROVERB People are predominant in my paintings. Although they are not obvious, you can feel their presence. RALPH ALLEN When some people say only bad things consistently, it implies their unhappiness about their lives. T... CHANDRABABU V.S. I think journalists and filmmakers are keen observers. And actors must also be sharp observers as th... PAT MITCHELL Great VCs do everything they can to make you successful. But just like your bank, credit card compan... STEVE BLANK There were a lot of designers who did not take a chance for Fall 2005, and I think those designers a... CONSTANCE WHITE They are sadly mistaken if they believe there won't be intense opposition to this deal from all thos... JEFF CHESTER Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your ... NAGARJUNA Although you may spend your life killing, You will not exhaust all your foes. But if you quell your ... SIDDHA NAGARJUNA The way (to blame) is only against those who ask permission of you though they are rich; they have c... QURAN Those who give hoping to be rewarded with honor are not giving, they are bargaining. PHILO Moments are best when everyone can take a moment to remember to be grateful for their life and those... STEVEN CUOCO The undead did not love, but they remembered love with a savage loyalty. KIM HARRISON Have you noticed how the cleverest people at school are not those who make it in life? Pe... PAUL ARDEN The Chinese are saving like mad, but they are not getting a very good return on their savings. EDWARD C. PRESCOTT Have you seen what wolves do to their prey? But they do mate for life. DONNA LYNN HOPE Not here. Stephen is the starter and I take what they give me. DESHAUN FOSTER Stephen Harper talks about accountability, but his own ministers are not accountable. They are muzzl... SCOTT BRISON They put these staff out to be handling these kids when they are not completely trained for all aspe... CATHY CORRY Remember that all financial markets are filled with good but not necessarily innocent people looking... ROBERT KIYOSAKI The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think t... MARQUIS DE CUSTINE Certainly, your characters - whether they are superheroes are not - should have foibles. They should... MARK WAID Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment. MAX VON SYDOW For the vast majority of those who are obese - those with a Body Mass Index over 30 - their size is ... JOHN RIDLEY The drafts which true genius draws upon posterity, although they may not always be honored so soon a... CHARLES CALEB COLTON The reality is that Mexicans are here to work. They are not killing anyone, they are not stealing an... NELVA ANCONA I have watched them all day and they are the same men that we are. I believe that I could walk up to... ERNEST HEMINGWAY The best things in life such as love, laughter, sincere friendship, loyalty and compassion, are free... CHANDRABABU V.S. Men are reticent to take dance lessons because that's not where their heads are at. They come to it ... RICHARD KANE Illness and problems are the specialties of life. But the death of a child is a cause of mental agon... MUNSHI PREMCHAND It's an irony and a hypocrisy. They can even go to jail if they skip classes, and then after? We are... LUZ CORCUERA To have regret is to be disappointed with yourself and your choices. Those who are wise, see their l... COLLEEN HOUCK Students who are under a lot of stress not only feel anxious about their course work, they can have ... CAROL KENNEDY People are already calling us and asking us can they display one of our orbiters in their museum aft... WAYNE HALE All those who love Nature she loves in return, and will richly reward, not perhaps with the good thi... JOHN LUBBOCK It is extremely difficult to obtain a hearing from men living in democracies, unless it be to speak ... ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE In the future, the great division will be between those who have trained themselves to handle these ... ROBERT GREENE Eagles we see fly alone; and they are but sheep which always herd together SIR PHILIP SIDNEY What is the reason for killing those innocent people? They work to eat. If they don't work, they wil... HASHIM NAJI The happiest people are not always the richest, but they are always abundant with kindness and conte... DEBASISH MRIDHA I was thinking about the women of Pakistan, those who are not allowed to get education, those who ar... SAMINA BAIG Eyes are given only to those who can not see with their hearts. TSEHAYE HAILEMARIAM Some people are married to ideas that they do not love, ideas that do not love them in return. They ... JUSTIN K. MCFARLANE BEAU Those who take lightly promises they make to those they love are people who find little lasting sati... BRANDON SANDERSON Church is not for those who lived in a perfect life but it is for the people who admitted that they ... DARWIN ARAMAN ERGINA Beware of those who are bored and not passionate about life, for they will bore you with reasons for... SUZY KASSEM Films can only be made by by-passing the will of those who appear in them, using not what they do, b... ROBERT BRESSON Do no look for that ideal person to be with, be that ideal person. JEFFREY FRY Let those only return to their homes who are called by the imperative duties which they owe to their... GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI But of course, when they ask for a "lead from the church," most people mean they want the clergy to ... C.S. LEWIS We hope we are preparing these young individuals to enter the world of agriculture. And for those wh... AMY GREEN It is not our part to master all the tides of the world, but to do what is in us for the succour of ... J.R.R. TOLKIEN
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