Quotes of: Elephant Keyword

However little you think of the elephant, you can't say it won't fill a pot.

Cameroonian

Blow your horn in a herd of elephants; crow in the company of cockerels; bleat in a flock of goats.

Malawian

Jack laughed behind him, a mirthless sound from a man who had been on the wrong end of life's ironies too many times.

The Elephant Tree

Scott glanced at his watch but didn't register what it said. The notion of time had become as absurd as the quietly glowing trees.

The Elephant Tree

We were left with nothing because of a love like acid that ate its way through our entire family.

The Elephant Tree

Solitude led to retrospective thinking, and if the past is what you are trying to get away from, then constant distractions in the present are needed.

The Elephant Tree

Consider and then act, don't react. A worthy opponent will calculate his move to entice a response from you. Make your own play.

The Elephant Tree

Jules was a proud little toy. She decided that she was going to work very hard to be the best wolf she could be.

The Elephant Wolf

I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's 'The Elephant's Child' and 'The Jungle Book.' Deep down, I've always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant.

Michael Morpurgo

They say an elephant never forgets. Well, you are not an elephant. Take notes, constantly. Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies... the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you.

Aaron Koblin

He can see a louse as far away as China but is not aware of an elephant on his nose.

Malawian

I was still excited. Big or small, elephants are elephants, after all. Just before we mounted, when I was sure no one could see me, I quickly kissed the shoulder of my beast and murmured, 'Hey, sweetie.' 'Hey, darlin'." That was Tonio, appearing sudd...

The Best of All Possible Worlds

Solomon breathed a sigh of relief ever so slightly, thankful that the cricket had not been eaten. Not that he was concerned for the cricket being eaten. No, he was simply relieved that the voice in the closet, which could be a monster, had not eaten ...

Scary Elephant Meets the Closet Monster

Basker possesses three kinds of bite: a snap, a nip, and then something like a buzz saw and an angle grinder mounted on a bear trap.

The Elephant Keepers' Children

I love the start of autumn when the trees in my garden change the colour of their leaves in one last dazzling display.

The Elephant to Hollywood

Before I spoke with people, I did not think of all these things because there was no one to bother to think them for. Now things just come out of my mouth which are true.

The Elephant Man

The power to concentrate was the most important thing. Living without this power would be like opening one’s eyes without seeing anything.

The Elephant Vanishes

The mind is divided, like a rider on an elephant, and the rider's job is to serve the elephant.

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion

Unlike the primate hand, the elephant's grasping organ is also its nose. Elephants use their trunks not only to reach food but also to sniff and touch it. With their unparalleled sense of smell, the animals know exactly what they are going for. Visio...

Frans de Waal

[last lines] Merrick's Mother: Never. Oh, never. Nothing will die. The stream flows, the wind blows, the cloud fleets, the heart beats. Nothing will die.

The Elephant Man

What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.

Yahya Jammeh