Arbaaz Khan

Everyone knows we are thick as thieves. We're very close and we respect each other. Of course, Salman has achieved far more, and we're really happy with that. As long as we keep doing whatever we like, it doesn't bother us.

Indian Actor

Joe Rogan

The comics I hate are thieves. Nothing's more disgusting than a guy who steals another person's ideas and tries to claim them as his own.

American Comedian

Isaac Newton

Christ comes as a thief in the night, & it is not for us to know the times & seasons which God hath put into his own breast.

English Mathematician

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.

English Writer

Billy Graham

I'm going to Heaven just like the thief on the cross who said in that last moment: 'Lord, remember me.

American Clergyman

Katherine Anne Porter

I was right not to be afraid of any thief but myself, who will end by leaving me nothing.

American Journalist

William Shakespeare

The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief.

English Playwright

Diogenes

The great thieves lead away the little thief.

Greek Philosopher

George Herbert

British Poet

Francis Bacon

English Philosopher

The thief often acts without the owner's knowledge, emphasizing slyness and avoidance of detection.

Secrecy Key

'Thief' carries a strong negative judgment and implicates dishonesty and criminal behavior.

Negative Connotation

Differentiating 'car thief', 'pickpocket', or 'identity thief' specifies what the thief steals, adding clarity.

Type Significance

'Thief' can refer to tools in specialized contexts; know the field-specific meaning.

Technical Use

As a tool, a 'thief' is specifically for drawing liquid from a cask or barrel.

Specific Object

Used metaphorically, 'thief' describes someone who takes information secretly.

Metaphorical Use

The term has evolved in modern slang to describe sly or sneaky individuals in non-criminal contexts.

Modern Slang

Understand that in a mechanical context, a 'thief' is a faulty part, not an individual.

Mechanical Context

'Thief' can be a figurative term for components that hinder performance by wasting resources.

Figurative Component

 written by one of the smartest people in history? Let's give it a shot. The world's rarest fish has been stolen from the city aquarium. The police have followed the scent to a street with five identical looking houses. But they can't search all the houses at once, and if they pick the wrong one, the thief will know they're on his trail.

Can you solve...

 Memories are encoded most strongly when we're paying attention, when we're deeply engaged, and when information is meaningful to us. Mental and physical health problems, which tend to increase as we age, interfere with our ability to pay attention, and thus act as memory thieves.

How memories form and...

 And the world's most notorious jewel thief already has her eyes on the prize. Because security is tight and the eggs are so large, she'll only get the chance to steal one by dropping it out the window into her waiting truck

Can you solve the egg...

 electromagnetic spectrum the camera displays a video image to the helicopters copilot the more infrared radiation and object gives off the brighter it appears and unfortunately for car thieves their bodies are

How to Catch a Car Thief...

 partisan media, ingenious identity thieves, world-class Ponzi schemers, a deception epidemic -- in short, what one author calls a post-truth society. It's been very confusing for a long time now.

How to spot a liar PIPE...

 see okay now I'm going to try and talk about the solution okay this is the way I see it I'm a technology person I want peace I want to live a decent life and not to be a thief I want to live out

What will change Africa?...

 either eat it or bury it secretly but the thief hasn't abandoned her life of crime spy squirrel has a new knot one with a camera theft is such an easy option around a

Amazing Animal...

 guarding the food supply is just as important as collecting it and some of the young helpers act as sentinels keeping an eye out for thieves

Unbelievable Bird...

 in the desert world water thieves can come in many forms to exploit even the smallest in a plant's defense

Parasite in the Poo PIPE...

 This just "Thief robs town with world's largest chocolate bunny."

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