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(on his wrestling a "wild grizzly bear" (it was actually a docile honey bear) in Day of the Animals (1977)] I had to weave and play around with a honey bear, and I could wrestle with him a little bit, but there`s no way you can even wrestle a honey bear, let alone a grizzly bear that`s standing ten feet to eleven feet tall! Can you imagine? But it was fascinating to work that close to that kind of animal.

- Leslie Nielsen

Negroes - Sweet and docile, Meek, humble, and kind: Beware the day - They change their mind.

- Langston Hughes

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.

- Ahmad Shah

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.

- Alfred Hamilton Barr

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.

- Alfred Hamilton Barr

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.

- Anna McCloy