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Jason Hutchison

Eagles may soar in the clouds, but weasels never get sucked into jet engines.

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in the clouds

[in the clouds] {adj. phr.} Far from real life; in dreams; in fancy; in thought. * /When Alice agreed to marry Jim, Jim went home in the clouds./ - Often […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Winston Churchill

When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber. www.english-slang.com

Milton S. Gould

U.S. attorney When you soar like an eagle, you attract the hunters. www.english-slang.com

head in the clouds

[head in the clouds] See: [IN THE CLOUDS]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Duncan Spaeth, Princeton professor

I know why the sun never sets on the British Empire: God wouldn't trust an Englishman in the dark.

come to the point

[come to the point] or [get to the point] {v. phr.} To talk about the important thing; reach the important facts of the […]

strike one funny

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. * /"It strikes me funny," he […]

P.J. O'Rourke

(1947--) U.S. humorist Never wear anything that panics the cat.

Adminisphere

[Adminisphere] The rarified organizational layers above the rank and file that makes decisions that are often profoundly […]

around the clock

[around the clock] also [the clock around] {adv. phr.} For 24 hours a day continuously all day and all night. * /The factory […]

wear thin

[wear thin] {v.} 1. To become thin from use, wearing, or the passing of time. * /My old pair of pants has worn thin at the […]