Cobra Quotes

“Isn't it true that if you stare into the eyes of a cobra, the fear has another side to it? The fear is lessened as you begin to see the essence of the beauty.”
― Richard Preston, The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus

“If someone were to ask me for a short cut to sensuality, I would suggest he go shopping for a used 427 Shelby-Cobra. But it is only fair to warn you that of the 300 guys who switched to them in 1966, only two went back to women.”
― Mort Sahl

“Wisdom is finding out that a cobra is deadly; without first having to lose one’s life.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Confessions of a Misfit

“Nyoka ni mnyama mdogo lakini anayeogopwa hata na majambazi wakubwa. Adui wa dirishani alipogeuka kumwangalia Murphy, alimwangalia pia mwenzake na kucheka bila Murphy kujua kilichofanya wafurahi. Ghafla, kuna kitu kilitokea! Nyoka mkubwa aina ya swila aliruka toka dirishani na kuanguka katika mabega ya yule adui. Adui aliruka kwa woga na kuanguka chini … halafu yakatokea maajabu! Bunduki ilifyatuka kutoka nje, ikaripuka kwa sauti ya juu, walinzi wote wa Murphy wakaruka na kuanguka chini shaghalabaghala, na kufa papo kwa papo!”
― Enock Maregesi, Kolonia Santita

“No final, sou engolido pela cobra de duas cabeças: como uma criatura mitológica e metamórfica, feita de duas esfinges que jamais eram decifradas pelos outros, mas adoravam se devorar.”
― Ben Oliveira