Her brother always teased her before he obeyed and I stood by the railings looking at her.

I never heard any harm of her; and I dare say she is one of the most tractable creatures in the world.

“He was running circles around me, and raising his older sisterhad been so easy. She would listen to me,” said Joyce.

If you want a woman to be your loving and doting girlfriend or wife, she will need to see herself as loyal, responsible, nurturing...

It engages listeners and dispels tension, aggression and competition by putting people at ease.

But, by God, if you open your mouth, I'll tame you until you EAT out of my hand the same as your aunt there.

Not only do you hire people without having listened to what they say, you can’t get them to pay you even the most cursory compliment of appearing to listen to what you say.

You know it was probably easy for Jacob to love Joseph because Joseph was a wise and obedient son, and the son of his old age.

To keep the masses docile and pliant, books are banned, surveillance is everywhere and all information is closely guarded by the state.

Obediently toe the line, doing well. If you do not listen well to dry, then I think too fine you face the wall, deduct your salary …

At nine years old, I was the perfect student. I was studious, I was obedient, and I was responsible.

He will be an obedient puppet in the hands of people who lobbied for this decision.

He promised you order, he promised you peace and all he demanded in return is your silent, obedient consent.

"When a turtle bites you, it really hurts!" he told Reuters. "And the pig never listens.

He was lazy, disobedient, and wild.

He is very obedient and always at beck and call, never daring to delay a moment.

My brother is an obedient boy.

She had a pale thin face, and her lips were frozen purple because of the cold. Her hair was cut short and she was dressed in worn-out clothes.

I'm come to fetch you home; and I hope you'll be a dutiful daughter, and not encourage my son to further disobedience.

I have 2 EXTREMELY well behaved, well disciplined kids 3 and 5 and BOTH of them are very slow at stuff.