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Subdue your appetites, my dears, and you've conquered human nature.

Charles Dickens

We want the FDLE or the authorities to go and subdue and arrest those people who brutally beat, kicked and punched and choked Mr. Anderson, 14 years old.

Sen. Gary Siplin

In part because carnivores are very defensive of their prey and, in part, because P2 was still with the four yearling lions, she may have acted quite aggressively toward P1's advances. Consequently, a fight broke out and P1, the larger of the two lions, was able to subdue and subsequently kill P2.

Ray Sauvajot

We started pulling on the line, and this huge gator pops up on the surface. Martin was armed with a .22 magnum pistol. He shot it a few times in the head, but the gator kept submerging and resurfacing. Then the main line snapped and the gator was free-lined. It took about 21/2 hours for us to subdue it.

Jay Francis

I couldn't tell you what triggered that Monday. There is nothing we can do except give our sympathy. We're not blaming the airline. We're not blaming anyone. We're glad they tried to subdue him.

Leslie Rigby

The SCLC remains steadfast in its belief that unlawful excessive force was used to detain and subdue Mr. Williams and directly caused his untimely death.

Charles Steele Jr

If you're a real artist it would take more determination to subdue the desire to paint.

Michael Bingham

One got out with a gun in his hand. Police were able to subdue him, remove the gun (and) we made an arrest of that individual.

Sean Howard

It was at this time, ... that Groves mentioned that the real purpose in making the bomb was to subdue the Soviets. I was terribly shocked.

Joseph Rotblat

It's hard to say. It was kind of blurry, and police can use reasonable force to subdue a suspect, and you really can't tell what was going on.

Judith Johnson

The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again: and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.

Gelett Burgess

One cannot subdue a man by holding back his hands. Lasting peace comes not from force.

David Borenstein

What we do know is that Taser technology saves lives every day and that medical experts studying Taser devices have concluded that they are a safer means to subdue violent individuals who could harm law enforcement officers, innocent citizens or themselves compared to other use of force options.

Steve Tuttle

It ended up being four on four. The officers were able to subdue the inmates and cuff them after a short period of time.

Sally Daly

Strong feelings do not necessarily make a strong character. The strength of a man is to be measured by the power of the feelings he subdues not by the power of those which subdue him.

William Carleton

The creator does not create only for the pleasure of creating but . . . he also desires to subdue other minds.

Beatrice Hinkle