Quotes with fly-swat

Quotes 81 till 100 of 100.

  • William Cowper To combat may be glorious, and succes perhaps may crown us; but to fly is safe.
    William Cowper
    English poet (1731 - 1800)
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  • Richard Bach To fly as fast as thought, you must begin by knowing that you have already arrived.
    Source: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
    Richard Bach
    American author (1936 - )
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  • Henry Louis Mencken To sum up: 1. The cosmos is a gigantic fly-wheel making 10, 000 revolutions a minute. 2. Man is a sick fly taking a dizzy ride on it. 3. Religion is the theory that the wheel was designed and set spinning to give him the ride.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • Bill Williams We always see the innocent victims in the stories, and I am a little bored with that. I am much more interested in the price paid by the people who can fly.
    Bill Williams
    American actor
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  • John Cage We carry our homes within us which enables us to fly.
    John Cage
    American composer and music (1912 - 1992)
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  • Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle We have already begun to fly; several persons, here and there, have found the secret to fitting wings to themselves, of setting them in motion, so that they are held up in the air and are carried across streams.... The art of flying is only just being born; it will be perfected, and some day we will go as far as the moon.
    Source: Entretiens sur la Pluralite des Mondes Habite
    Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle
    French author (1657 - 1757)
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  • Henry Miller We have two American flags always: one for the rich and one for the poor. When the rich fly it means that things are under control; when the poor fly it means danger, revolution, anarchy.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Plato We ought to fly away from earth to heaven as quickly as we can; and to fly away is to become like God, as far as this is possible; and to become like him is to become holy, just, and wise.
    Plato
    Greek philosopher (427 - 347)
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  • Wayne Calloway We take eagles and teach them to fly in formation.
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  • Bill Nelson We will fly again. It's important to us as adventurers and explorers... The nation needs a vision.
    Bill Nelson
    American attorney and politician (1942 - )
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  • John Gay What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us.
    John Gay
    British playwright and poet (1685 - 1732)
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  • Bill Hader When it comes to comedy, it might be interesting to know why an airplane works, but really? Maybe it's better not to know why certain things work. Just fly the thing, and if nothing falls apart, you'll be fine.
    Bill Hader
    American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and director (1978 - )
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  • Carlos Santana When you fly to New York, sometimes they put you on hold and you just go round and around in a holding pattern. Sometimes in a concert, I feel other spirits in a holding pattern that they want to land through my heart and through my fingers.
    Carlos Santana
    Mexican and American guitarist (1947 - )
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  • Edward Teller When you get to the end of all the light you know and it's time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing that one of two things shall happen: either you will be given something solid to stand on, or you will be taught how to fly.
    Edward Teller
    American physicist (1908 - 2003)
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  • Ernest Hemingway When you have shot one bird flying you have shot all birds flying. They are all different and they fly in different ways but the sensation is the same and the last one is as good as the first.
    Ernest Hemingway
    American writer (1899 - 1961)
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  • Alexander Pope Why has not man a microscopic eye? For the plain reason man is not a fly.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Bayard Taylor Yonder fly his scattered golden arrows, And smite the hills with day.
    Bayard Taylor
    American poet, travel author, and diplomat (1825 - 1878)
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  • Akhenaton As a rock on the seashore he standeth firm, and the dashing of the waves disturbeth him not. He raiseth his head like a tower on a hill, and the arrows of fortune drop at his feet. In the instant of danger, the courage of his heart here, and scorn to fly.
    Akhenaton
    Egyptian King, Monotheist (1372 - 1337)
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  • Ronald Reagan I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jets.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Bill Goldberg You wrestle one night, get up the next morning and fly out to the next city. You try to work out, you try to get some food into you and, lo and behold, you have to go work again. You are living out of a suitcase.
    Bill Goldberg
    American professional wrestler and actor (1966 - )
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