Quotes About Animals

There is a connection to all living things, a vibration of Life. Animals were not given a power of choice. A lion does not try to eat legumes nor an elephant meat. We believe the best way to communicate with nature, God, is through a liaison: the animals.

Animals have attained such perfection in their existence, while man has never known such tranquility. I have always believed that animals listen to one perfect voice — nature's voice — and do as it bids them. We, on the other hand, listen only to ourselves, and we do as we please. Our ego, our pride, is generally our instructor, instead of reality, intellect, or even common sense. We live our lives superficially, led by our personalities.

All the thoughts of a turtle are turtles, and of a rabbit, rabbits.

The Russian had more hair on his eyebrows than his head, so looking him in the face was like confronting two cornered animals.

This traditional woman grew up in a world where respect for the animals hunted was of paramount importance. A concept that, in many cases, differentiates the native from the non-native hunter.

Meme theory is an example of the kind of prestidigitation needed to present an image of us as biologically programmed in the face of the overwhelming evidence that everyday human life is utterly different from the reflex-, tropism-, instinct-driven life of animals (although of course we rely on reflexes to perform our voluntary actions, may be in part guided by tropisms and have a general direction influenced remotely by instincts).

Notwithstanding the claims of ethologists such as Frans de Waal, 46 there is nothing corresponding to the apparatus of government – in the very broadest sense – in animals.

For man, when perfected, is the best of animals, but when separated from law and justice he is the worst of all; since armed injustice is the more dangerous, and he is equipped at birth with arms meant to be used by intelligence and virtue, which he may use for the worst ends.

I go in the butchers and there's not a lot of meat I can eat these days, with having all the animals.

Campaigns are weird animals and innately bring out bizarre road stories.

So for me, anything that has to do with animals, and I'm a happy camper.

I did a lot of camping in Africa, because what does it mean to go to Africa if you don't camp along the river and see the animals come to drink at the water?

I've always had a repulsion going in a place where animals are in captivity.

Some of the best casts I've ever worked with have been dogs.

I have a dog and a cat, and they are best friends.

People always say that, like, you're a dog person or a cat person. I just love animals. I'm not a dog person or a cat person.

I am not a cat lover. I am a dog lover - but I'm only a lover of hypoallergenic dogs.

I am a dog and a cat lover; doesn't matter which animal it is but dogs are cuter at times.

No, I never thought I would like cats.

Cats are evil, and they hate me.

I like my name, but I do share it with a lot of dogs and cats.

I did have a dog for a few years when I was little, but then just really had cats until I was about 21.

Some people who like dogs don't like cats, but I'm not like that.

I work with dogs and cats all day long. I work by myself, for myself. I'm around 15 or 20 dogs every day of my life. It's just like wrestling.