Quotes About Animals

Dolphins : Animals that are so intelligent that, within a few weeks of captivity, they can train a man to stand on the edge of their pool and throw them food three times a day.

Sheep are stupid, and have to be driven. But goats are intelligent, and need to be led.

Sanders was a friend of chickens.

Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.

Do animals understand the concept of dreams or do they think they enter another dimension when they get tired?

Scotland is a soggy sort it place, where birds and animals walk around uncooked

There are two things for which animals are to be envied: they know nothing of future evils, or of what people say about them.

We're in 'Jurassic Park' territory. If we go to the zoo in the future, we'll have zoos for extinct animals.

It's not about loving animals. It's about fighting injustice. My whole goal is for humans to have as little contact as possible with animals.

God requires that we assist the animals, when they need our help. Each being (human or creature) has the same right of protection.

Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.

The trouble with a kitten is that eventually it becomes a cat.

What's the difference between beer nuts and deer nuts? Beer nuts are $1.50 and deer nuts are under a buck.

Parrots make great pets. They have more personality than goldfish.

I barely gave my appearance a thought. My animals didn't care about my outer shell, they certainly didn't love me for my appearance. They probably had no sense of beauty whatsoever; I can't imagine that a human being would have seemed beautiful to them.

If you held your head the right way and squinted, we could practically pass for marmosets. Well, the lack of fur and the use of indoor plumbing would give us away, but you get the point. Monogamy is rare among animals, as we have seen, but hardly unheard of.

I've always found animals easy to love because their love is unconditional. They are trusting, loyal and undemanding except in wanting love in return.

My sisters were either still at school or with friends, my mother was out drinking and my father was out whoring. As a result, I sought—as I still do— affection, loyalty and friendship from animals.

Obviously no one has ever cautioned you against pricking the vanity of proud men or wild animals; neither is completely predictable." "And which of those categories do you fit into?" "I'll leave the choice solely to your discretion," he mused and bowed solicitously.

The potted plant could have been knocked over intentionally or accidentally, or maybe one of the animals that lived here broke it somehow. I thought of the impossibilities and improbabilities. Jack would say that elves had broken it when they came to take me back to the wood.

Mi papá dice que no, que una cosa es matarla para comerla y otra matarla por odio, que eso no debemos. Así que la gallinita de la verga le sigue dando huevos al vecino.

He politely breathed up my nose. I had learned many years ago that this is the preferred greeting of most horses. They like to breathe up your nose. Especially when you're first introduced. And then, to be polite, you must breathe back up theirs.

Beziehung ist Gegenseitigkeit. Mein Du wirkt an mir, wie ich an ihm wirke. Unsre Schüler bilden uns, unsre Werke bauen uns auf. Der >>Böse<< wird offenbarend, wenn ihn das heilige Grundwort berührt. Wie werden wir von Kindern, wie von Tieren erzogen! Unerforschlich einbegriffen leben wir in der strömenden Allgegenseitigkeit.

The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.