Alligator: The crocodile of America, superior in every detail to the crocodile of the effete monarchies of the Old World. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
Upon my word," said Dantes, "you make me shudder. Is the world filled with tigers and crocodiles?" "Yes; and remember that two… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
We were alone in a strange mansion with a baboon, a crocodile, and a weird cat. And apparently, the entire world was… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
I prayed the monsters would give up. Or that perhaps Philip of Macedonia would climb back to the terrace (do crocodiles climb?)… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Man is too near all kinds of beasts,--a fawning dog, a roaring lion, a thieving fox, a robbing wolf, a dissembling crocodile,… — Abraham Cowley Copy Share Image
For me, it started as a child with one of those little wooden jigsaw maps of the U.S., wheres theres crocodiles on… — Ken Jennings Copy Share Image
Vladimir Putin has this animalistic instinct of all dictators: He smells weakness. To quote Winston Churchill's definition of appeasement: "An appeaser is… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
One immense old lady has a family of lively young crocodiles running over her, evidently playing like a lot of kittens. The… — Mary Kingsley Copy Share Image
As there is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood by those who hear it, so reasonable arguments, challenges to magnanimity, and… — William James Copy Share Image
Oh, that river of wishes, the slippery crocodile dream of it, how it might have carried my body down through all the… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
I looked down at my stomach. I grabbed at it, seeing how much fat I could lift up in a roll. "Don't… — Lucy Christopher Copy Share Image
I was born and raised with crocodiles; they are a piece of cake. But kids are so ... unpredictable. — Steve Irwin Copy Share Image
He imagines Owens' body dotted with saltwater reservoirs just below the skin. An entire wetland, populated with tiny fish and birds, thriving… — Lisa Lang Copy Share Image
Children are holy and pure. Even those of bandits and crocodiles belong among the angels.... They must not be turned into a… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
The crocodile cannot turn its head. Like all science, it must always go forward with all-devouring jaws. — Pyotr Kapitsa Copy Share Image
Just because one is spiritual doesn't mean that one doesn't like crocodile, cashmere. We live in a material world. We still experience… — Tom Ford Copy Share Image
“There are many rivers to cross to our successful destinations. Never fear the crocodiles. They may look frightful, but they will not… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Each one hopes that if he feeds the crocodile enough, the crocodile will eat him last. All of them hope that the… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
There is no worse lie than a truth misunderstood bu those who hear it. — William James Copy Share Image
The early Triassic was a period when the planet was recovering from the worst mass extinction it had ever known - that… — Annalee Newitz Copy Share Image
[At the end of the story, its main character, Tom] is now a great man of science, and can plan railroads, and… — Charles Kingsley Copy Share Image
If you took the city of Tokyo and turned it upside down and shook it you would be amazed at the animals… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
For a dying man it is not a difficult decision [to agree to become the world's first heart transplant] ... because he… — Christiaan Barnard Copy Share Image
How doth the little crocodile Improve his shining tail, And pour the waters of the Nile On every golden scale! How cheerfully… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image