Fly Quotes

2605 Fly quotes by 1715 unique authors

Brutes find out where their talents lie; A bear will not attempt to fly, A foundered horse will oft debate Before he tries a five… — Jonathan Swift
A man sentenced to death obtained a reprieve by assuring the king he would teach his majesty's horse to fly within the year - on… — Bernard Baruch
I remember seeing war hero Jimmy Doolittle fly a Gee Bee racer there. He was my childhood hero. Many years later, I was lucky enough… — Wally Schirra
It is too maddening. I've got to fly off, right now, to some devilish navy yard, three hours in a seasick steamer, and after being… — John Masefield
I mean, m-m-m-my you're like pelican fly — Nicki Minaj
Too bad you can't just grab a tree by the very tip-top and bend it clear over the ground and then let her fly, because… — Jack Handey
It seemed to me that, somehow, the blue jay was trying to communicate with me. I would see him fly into the house across the… — Jack Handey
Swing is so much more than a dance, it's a way of life. The music gets stuck in your mind and the dance is in… — Unknown Author
Sometimes you have to be careful when selecting a new nickname for yourself. For instance, let's say you have chosen the nickname "Fly Head". Normally,… — Jack Handey
I remember we were all horrified to see Grandpa up on the roof with his Superman cape on. "Get down!" yelled Uncle Lou. "Don't move!"… — Jack Handey
They have not any difficulties on the way up because they fly, but they have many when they reach the summit. — Niccolo Machiavelli
There once was a Bald Man who sat down after work on a hot summer's day. A Fly came up and kept buzzing about his… — Aesop
The rocks are where they are- and this is their will. The rivers flow- and this is their will. The birds fly- this is their… — Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
Take a portion of wit, And fashion it fit, Like a needle, with point and with eye: A point that can wound, An eye to… — Jacques Barzun
A fly is as untamable as a hyena. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Die for adultery! No: The wren goes to't, and the small gilded fly does lecher in my sight — William Shakespeare
You cannot learn to fly by flying. First you must learn to walk, to run, to climb, to dance. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Why don't those damn oil companies fly their own flags on their personal property-maybe a flag with a gas pump on it. — Smedley Butler
This world is not for cowards. Do not try to fly. Look not for success or failure. Join yourself to the perfectly unselfish will and… — Swami Vivekananda
When I think something nice is going to happen I seem to fly right up on the wings of anticipation; and then the first thing… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Nothing is so rash as fear; its counsels very rarely put off, whilst they are always sure to aggravate the evils from which it would… — Edmund Burke
It is assumed that the woman must wait, motionless, until she is wooed. That is how the spider waits for the fly. — George Bernard Shaw
We found the future, like birds fly into windows. — Austin Kleon
When Marx got into a difficult position he would get angry and losing a game would cause him to fly into a rage. — Unknown Author
Little fly, thy summer's play My thoughtless hand has brushed away. Am not I a fly like thee? Or art not thou a man like… — William Blake

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