Oscar Munoz

Our employees and competitors thought we were docile. We want to be defiantly disruptive. I don't mean necessarily by launching price wars but by being the best at the basics - having the best customer service, the best on-time performance, the best coffee - in a thoughtful, not a testosterone-laced, way.

American Businessman

Chadwick Boseman

Some people would view Jackie Robinson as a very safe African-American, a docile figure who had a tendency to try to get along with everyone, and when you look at his history, you learn that he has this fire that allows him to take this punishment but also figure out savvy ways of giving it back.

American Actor

Jesse Ventura

When you drink fluoridated water, you're drinking liquid Prozac. You drink enough of it, even though it's a small amount, drink it for decades and decades and what does Prozac do to you? It dumbs you down; it makes you docile.

American Politician

James Bovard

It is hard to know how many people do, but given that the people are so docile towards the rulers, nowadays, very few Americans show the passion for freedom that our forefathers had.

Author

Amber Heard

Young women from a very young age are taught that life will be easier if you can just turn on the charming smile and say very little and be complacent and docile and sweet.

American Actress

William O. Douglas

We who have the final word can speak softly or angrily. We can seek to challenge and annoy, as we need not stay docile and quiet.

American Judge

Alessandra Mussolini

I am not docile. If I see that something is wrong, I will say so. I am not sweet.

Italian Politician

Princess Nokia

I'm not a docile, complacent person when it comes to racial aggressions.

American Musician

Abu Bakar Bashir

Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile.

Indonesian Activist

Ang Lee

Chinese Director

Describing a person as 'docile' can imply a lack of assertiveness or strength.

Subtly Negative

'Docile' may suggest someone needs guiding, potentially viewed as condescending.

Somewhat Paternalistic

While 'docile' can be seen positively, it sometimes hints at vulnerability or exploitation.

Not Always Positive

'Docile' often has a positive connotation when referring to animals, suggesting they are well-behaved.

Positive Connotation

Being docile doesn't mean lack of personality or spirit, especially in animals.

Not Weakness

'Docile' emphasizes calm behavior more than outright submissiveness or obedience.

Calmness

'Docile' conveys a positive attitude towards learning and instruction.

Eagerness to Learn

Calling someone docile can imply they lack critical thinking or independence.

Not Always Flattering

'Docile' individuals tend to follow instructions without resistance.

Readiness to Follow

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 This year, we were women, not brides or trinkets, not an off-brand gender, not a concession, but women. Instruct your babies. Remind them that the year has passed to be docile or small. Some of us said for the first time that we were women, took this oath of solidarity seriously.

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 Poor care, neglect, and accidents have caused many pythons originally taken in as pets to kill native wildlife, other pets, and even children. But when left alone in their natural habitat, pythons are generally docile.

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 And since I'm here baring my soul with you, I can reveal that I did not even know what the word "docile" meant. Dead serious. But it was as if this man in this alley had offered me a lifeline.

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 Donkeys have been bred to be docile, and they have no instinct of how to escape.

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