"The eagles ruled the air as the tribes ruled the land."

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Source : Conn Iggulden (2013). “Conqueror: The Complete 5-Book Collection”, p.39, HarperCollins UK

Conn Iggulden

#Air Quotes #Eagles Quotes #Land Quotes

“Never wrestle with pigs. You get dirty and they enjoy it.”
“Evangelism is not a professional job for a few trained men, but is instead the unrelenting responsibility of every person who belongs to the company of Jesus.”
“Iâ€™m in, Cat. Iâ€™d never leave you. Especially when youâ€™ve got death breathing down your neck.â€ â€œVery funny,â€ I retorted, since Bones was inches from my throat”
“Reason has never really directed social reality, but now reason has been so thoroughly purged of any specific trend or preference that it has finally renounced even the task of passing judgment on man's actions and way of life. Reason has turned them over for ultimate sanction to the conflicting interests to which our world actually seems abandoned.”
“Sure, I get the blues. But what I try to do, is apply joy to the blues, you know? I don't know if it's a technique, or just being bent that way, being raised by the folks I was raised by.”
“Look at Walter Huston in The Devil and Daniel Webster: It's an incredible performance.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“What the world needs now is love, sweet love.”
“Mothers seem to be in subtle competition with teachers. There is always an underlying fear that teachers will do a better job thanthey have done with their child.... But mostly mothers feel that their areas of competence are very much similar to those of the teacher. In fact they feel they know their child better than anyone else and that the teacher doesn't possess any special field of authority or expertise.”

Source : Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot (1978). “Worlds apart: relationships between families and schools”, Basic Books (AZ)

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