Sentences with phrase «as elephants go»

«As elephants go, so go the trees.»

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Someone in the Christian meditation group I go to sees the elephant god as an an expression of God.

did anyone take the quiz... there is a question about what is the religion of most people in indonesia... the answer is muslim, yet... the picture that goes along with the question and answer is confused... i think i saw an elephant trunk on the idols face... maybe the folks who put together the quiz and slide show should brush up on thier religious and cultural studies as well...

Rabbinic Judaism knows well the imagery of an elephant going through the eye of a needle as a symbol for the impossible, (Billerbeck, Kommentar I, 828.)

You'll see green alligators and long - necked geese Some humpty backed camels and some chimpanzees Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born You're never gonna see no unicorns

We have a rocking elephant at our house that my daughter got as a homecoming present and 2.5 kids later, it's still going strong.

My daughter literally leaps with joy as she engages with the spinning hippo, light - up flip book, rotating elephant and many other great toys, all of which can be removed for play on the go.

But to hail this transformation as unprecedented is to do our mustachioed ancestors a disservice — an act of wanton disrespect made only more unseemly when one considers that they were born and lived and went to their graves without ever once waking up on a birthday morning, scraping the ice off their laptops, and receiving salutations from a distant land in the form of an abysmal, not - quite - functioning cartoon of chickens — one year it was elephants — either attempting, or pretending, to dance.

«It's as if the elephants said, «It's so important that we don't get cancer, we're going to kill this cell and start over fresh,»» says Schiffman.

As filmed musicals go, it's no Singin» in the Rain, but then, you wouldn't expect an elephant to do a dainty pirouette.

A man rides through an opposing army slashing as he goes, rears his horse, and throws a knife at a man on a rearing elephant, who throws a spear that hits the horse and the man is shot with an arrow; the man falls to the ground, the horse is attacked repeatedly by men with swords and spears (we hear the horse shrieking, see blood gush from its wounds and then see it fall to the ground, although it does not die).

During the opening monologue he did repeatedly say he was going to address «the elephant in the room» but it was never that alleged run - in as he deflected to jokes about Donald Trump and even performed a choreographed dance.

This elephant - in - the - room argument is fine as far as it goes, but it ignores the related elephant - in - the - room problem: Single - parent households.

«When the elephants fight, the grass gets trampled» goes the African proverb, and as the teachers union and the Oakland Unified School District negotiate a much - needed raise, some elephants are raising their feet, and already the children are feeling it.

Tap - dancing elephant - lovers should be delighted to learn the upcoming F - Pace will likely get its own go - faster editions as well, with one company source saying «The V - 8 will definitely be fitted to the F - Pace.»

Interestingly, while NaNo is more of a writing exercise and a motivational tool, there have been a number of books that at least began life as NaNo novels, but through massive editing and polishing did go on to become bestsellers; Sara Gruen's Like Water for Elephants is perhaps the most well - known, having been also adapted for film.

The story mines territory familiar to Picoult — family, memory and identity — as it follows 13 - year - old Jenna Metcalf, whose mother Alice (a scientist specializing in elephant behavior) went missing in the wake of a tragic accident more than a decade ago.

Maybe you've already read The Help, The Lovely Bones, Water for Elephants, Cutting for Stone, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society... and you're looking for books that go beyond the obvious picks (as much as we love those tried - and - true book club favorites).

No fool she, Friedman, who with Harry Bingham mounted a fine author survey led by The Bookseller earlier this year, goes right to those guys at the zoo — «It's the old parable about blind men trying to describe an elephant» (drink)-- and she then points, as must we all, to that other large animal in the room:

Our elephant come from Wai Kanbas (elephant training center in Sumatra) and as part of our efforts to conserve this magnificent species, we would like you to learn more about them, go trekking and experience life for 30 minutes (The Adventure Short Trek) with our incredible elephants!

To truly experience all Luang Prabang has to offer, try your hand at rice farming, visit an elephant sanctuary, go for a gentle cruise down the river, or experience one of the many colorful events that take place throughout the year, such as October's Festival of Lights.

Then I went to Chiang Mai and an elephant ride is included as part of the hill tribe trek I did.

We visited the elephant breeding centre and as always I broke free from the group and went in a village to take photos and talk with the villagers.

Later, leave for Periyar to go to Periyar National Park, famous as tiger and elephant reserve.

After finish admire the beauty of volcano view we will having lunch in Kintamani with view volcano of mount batur and lake batur from the restaurant, After lunch Kintamani tour continue to visit Tirta Empul Temple is a sacred holy spring water temple at Tampak siring village, then tour continue to visit the Goa Gajah Temple or known as a elephant cave temple, after finish explore the elephant cave temple we will go back to hotel with bring Amazing memory feature in this full day kintamani mount batur volcano and lake bature view tour packages.

There's a throwaway plot involving treacherous Russians, a rival ace pilot and a twist that literally gets spelled out in dialogue with about as much finesse as an elephant ballerina, just don't go in expecting to be fighting off huge flying fortresses in this Ace Combat title, though.

You may still prefer to travel alone sometimes though, because if you're the type of player who likes to go in stealthy then companions will be a conflict, as they're about as stealthy as an irradiated elephant.

Peter Droege: The problem is not that it is more complicated, but always all - too - easy - a dream of yet another gleaming city of tomorrow resulting in yet another white elephant, while business - as - usual goes on.

As the old joke goes, «How do you eat an elephant (overwhelming)?

The truth is: 2017 was an encouraging year for housing, but to quote our basketball friends, it's not a slam dunk going into 2018, especially with tax reform as the elephant in the room.

If there's going to be an elephant in the room, it might as well be through this eclectic black and white wallpaper.