Crocodile Quotes

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An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. — Winston Churchill
Appeasement, said Winston Churchill, consists of being nice to a crocodile in the hope that he will eat you last. At the moment, the biggest… — John Naughton
They feed the crocodile in the hope that he will eat them last. — Winston Churchill
[At the end of the story, its main character, Tom] is now a great man of science, and can plan railroads, and steam-engines, and electric… — Charles Kingsley
When some portion of the biosphere is rather unpopular with the human race-a crocodile, a dandelion, a stony valley, a snowstorm, an odd-shaped flint-there are… — Mary Midgley
Are we not witnessing a strange tableau of survival whenever a bird alights on the head of a crocodile, bringing together the evolutionary offspring of… — Anna Lee
Being eaten by a crocodile is just like going to sleep...in a giant blender. — Homer
International correspondents with their long dictaphones, and dirty jeans, and five hundred words before whiskey, are slouched over the red velvet chairs, in the VIP… — Binyavanga Wainaina
If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just… — Ronald Reagan
Beware of manufacturing a God of your own: a God who is all mercy, but not just; a God who is all love, but not… — J C Ryle
"Appeasement" is the policy of feeding your friends to a crocodile, one at a time, in hopes that the crocodile will eat you last. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
You can sing all you want about how you love Jesus, you can have crocodile tears in your eyes, but the consecration that doesn't reach… — Adrian Rogers
Only when you have crossed the river can you say that the crocodile has a lump on his snout. — Ashanti
Kill off the sacred bear. Kill off the ancestral crocodile. Kill off the myth-wrapped tiger. Kill off the lion. You haven't conquered a people, or… — David Quammen
However long it stays in the river the tree-trunk will never turn into a crocodile. — Ousmane Sembene
Appeasement is feeding the crocodile, hoping he will eat you last. — Winston Churchill
EBay may be a shark in the ocean, but I'm a crocodile in the Yangtze River. If we fight in the ocean, we lose, but… — Jack Ma
The first crocodile I ever caught was at nine years of age, and it was a rescue. — Steve Irwin
SACRED, adj. Dedicated to some religious purpose; having a divine character; inspiring solemn thoughts or emotions; as... the Cow in India; the Crocodile, the Cat… — Ambrose Bierce
I am optimistic globally. So many scientists are working frantically on the reparation of our planet. Unfortunately there are countries who are still destroying it,… — Steve Irwin

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