Left to my own imagination, I could never have composed a scenario that was anywhere as interesting as my life has been starting out as an eager altar boy, a good Boy Scout, a relatively docile Dominican brother and priest, receiving an advanced degree in spirituality, teaching bishops and many others around the world about our Western spiritual tradition, and then ending up being expelled from the Dominican order.
Quotes about docile (16 Quotes)
They're large, but docile. This is the only large animal experience a lot of the kids have, ... Llamas are full of expression. And they give unconditional love. Many of the geldings are used as therapy animals. They're the Lay's (potato chips) of the animal world - you can't have just one.
This was quite different. This was very docile when it comes to wind and wave conditions for a Key West Race.
They've got a horrible reputation, but they can be fairly docile - at least when they don't want to mate and aren't hungry. At times like those you don't want to be around.
Women hate revolutions and revolutionists. They like men who are docile, and well-regarded at the bank, and never late at meals.
Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.
They've been taught since childhood to be more docile while boys tend to be more rebellious and rambunctious. We're always wanting to make people happy.
The worth of a State, in the long run, is the worth of the individuals composing it -- a State which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes -- will find that with small men no great thing can really be accomplished.
People are so docile right now. It is almost as if good government means when the politicians lie to us for our own good, for the public good, and bad government is when politicians lie for their own selfish interests.
Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.
We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.
It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.
These shark operations are a double-edged sword. On the positive side, they show that not all sharks are killers, and in fact, they're reasonably docile animals unless they're instigated. The bad part, of course, is that it's, in essence, setting the shark up for a fall.
The lyricism of marginality may find inspiration in the image of the ''outlaw,'' the great social nomad, who prowls on the confines of a docile, frightened order.
I was disappointed with the crowd. I thought they were a bit docile.
I think the better option is to be in a chain-link area. But I also realize that would be putting a burden on each person if we made that a requirement, ... I doubt if a normally docile dog would become violent (by being chained up for short periods). I understand their message. It just brings to light that having a pet is a responsibility.