Lions Quotes - Page 11

• I'm a frightened little cat that learned to act like a lion

  Eyedea

  Cat, Littles, Frightened

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• In defense of games, I want to point out that the writing in plays, including everything by August Strindberg and The Lion King, is 100% pure crap. So we're doing better than they are even though they have the benefit of mostly not being about space marines.

  Erik Wolpaw

  Kings, Writing, Marine

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• If a hungry lion suddenly appeared, you'd be terrified. So terrified you'd probably run away. Great, fear's doing its job. But you might get so afraid that you lock up and can't move. This would be very bad. Guilt's the same. It can prevent you from fixing the situation, make you feel so bad you can't function at 100% and even lead to more guilt-provoking bad behavior.

  David D. Burns

  Running, Jobs, Moving

  Source: time.com

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• If you have any shame, forbear to pluck the beard of a dead lion.

  Martial

  Respect, Beard, Shame

  Martial (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Martial (Illustrated)”, Delphi Classics

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• It is a fool's plan to teach a man to be a cur in peace, and think that he will be a lion in war.

  Arthur Conan Doyle

  War, Men, Thinking

  Arthur Conan Doyle (2015). “The White Company”, p.81, Booklassic

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• Liverpool players must play like a lion, give his all. There must be determination, commitment and resolve to be a Liverpool player.

  Gerard Houllier

  Determination, Commitment, Player

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• If you watch lizards and lions copulating, then you will see that in 200 million years the male has not had a single new idea.

  Robert Ardrey

  Years, Ideas, Males

  Robert Ardrey (1977). “The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man”

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• Hares can gambol over the body of a dead lion.

  Publilius Syrus

  Power, Body, Hares

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• In most cases, when the lion, weary of obeying its master, has torn and devoured him, its nerves are pacified and it looks round for another master before whom to grovel.

  Paul Valery

  Nerves, Looks, Revolution

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• You do not see clearly the evil in yourself, else you would hate yourself with all your soul. Like the lion who sprang at his image in the water, you are only hurting yourself, O foolish man. When you reach the bottom of the well of your own nature, then you will know that the vileness was from yourself.

  Rumi

  Hurt, Hate, Men

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• Tis e'er the lot of the innocent in the world, to fly to the wolf for succor from the lion.

  John Barth

  World, Innocence, Innocent

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• If you want to make a mythical creature, just take a regular animal and add wings to it. A horse becomes a pegasus, a lion becomes a griffin, and a hawk... becomes a double hawk.

  Demetri Martin

  Funny, Horse, Humor

  TV Series "Comedy Central Presents" ("Demetri Martin", 2004), www.imdb.com. (1998–).

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• The symbol of the lion, throughout history, throughout cultures, is one pure, radiant symbol and that is leadership, kingship

  Linda Tucker

  Culture, Kingship, Symbols

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• The lion of anger shall give place to the lamb of meekness; the raven of uncleanness shall fly before the dove of purity; the vile serpent of deceit shall be trodden under the heel of truth.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Ravens, Giving, Deceit

  Charles Spurgeon (2009). “Essential Works of Charles Spurgeon”, p.1473, Barbour Publishing

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• As for this young Ali, one cannot but like him. A noble-minded creature, as he shows himself, now and always afterwards; full of affection, of fiery daring. Something chivalrous in him; brave as a lion; yet with a grace, a truth and affection worthy of Christian knighthood.

  Edward Gibbon

  Christian, Brave, Grace

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• If he be so resolved, I can o'ersway him; for he loves to hear That unicorns may be betrayed with trees And bears with glasses, elephants with holes, Lions with toils, and men with flatterers

  William Shakespeare

  Men, Glasses, Elephants

  William Shakespeare (2016). “The New Oxford Shakespeare: Modern Critical Edition: The Complete Works”, p.1631, Oxford University Press

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• I remember crying my eyes out when I watched the end of the Lion King

  Dwayne Johnson

  Kings, Eye, Lion King

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• I got a lion on my back because I'm a Leo, and I also just love lions. But I wish I'd researched the artwork a little more. My little sister saw it and said, "Why do you have the Lion King on your back?"

  Stephen Dorff

  Kings, Little Sister, Wish

  Source: www.elle.com

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• Once coach I felt really connected with was Lions coach Jim Schwartz. I told him I didn't want to leave the meeting because I liked talking to him. He was very genuine.

  Rahim Moore

  Talking, Want, Genuine

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• Barry Sanders, by far. Not only one of my favorite Lions, but one of my favorite NFL athletes. It's all about highlights for me, I'm a receiver! Sanders is like the NFL version of an And1 mix tape.

  Nate Burleson

  Athlete, Nfl, Tape

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• Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.

  Mark Batterson

  Running, Dream, Regret

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• Ants, fighting together, will vanquish the lion.

  Saadi

  Fighting, Together, Ants

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• How do you have a democratic empire, how do you have an imperial foreign policy built on a democracy polity. It's like some sort of strange mythical beast that's part lion, part dragon. You know at the bottom is a democracy, and then it's an imperial power around the world.

  Mark Danner

  Dragons, Democracy, Around The World

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• These magnificent species of Africa - elephants, rhino, lions, leopards, cheetah, the great apes (Africa has four of the world's five great apes) - this is a treasure for all humanity, and they are not for sale. They are not for trade. They need to be valued and preserved by humanity. We all need a global commitment to that.

  Patrick Bergin

  Commitment, Rhinos, Elephants

  "African Wildlife Foundation, Veronica Varekova and Patrick Bergin". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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• It was very controversial actually, because basically, Lion In The Grass was also a course that you were receiving college credit for. So it was like he was taking a class, but then the class which also has a teacher and everything, was competing with bands that weren't in classes.

  Chris Baio

  Teacher, College, Class

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