Quotes of the Week - March 16, 2010:
"Listen, he's a nice person, but he couldn't sell watermelons if
you gave him the state troopers to flag down traffic." -- Former
CBS newsd anchor Dan Rather on Barack Obama.
"A ban on eating would show China has reached a new level of civilization."
--Chinese professor Chang Jiwen on China considering making the eating
cats and dogs illegal.
"We used to hustle on over the border for health care...And I think,
isn't that kind of ironic now." -- Sarah Palin, former governer
of Alaska, admits her family used to go to Canada for medical treatment
when she was a child. Canada has a single-payer system, which Palin
opposes.
Topic: Animal Quotes - Famous Animal
Quotes, Quotations, Sayings about Animals & Pets
A Horse! A Horse! my kingdom for a horse! William Shakespeare Richard III.
Biologically speaking, if something bites you, it is more likely
to be female. Desmond Morris
Deer hunting would be fine sport, if only the deer had guns. William S. Gilbert
Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers,
or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account? Jean Paul Richter
All of the animals except for man know that the principle business
of life is to enjoy it. Samuel Butler
You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give
you a look that says, "My God, you're right! I never would've
thought of that!" Dave Barry
There is nothing in which the birds differ more from man than
the way in which they can build and yet leave a landscape as
it was before. Robert Lynd
The dog was created especially for children. He is the God of
frolic. Henry Ward Beecher
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated. Mahatma Gandhi
The Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to
him. Rudyard Kipling
If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs
I know will go to heaven, and very very few people. James Thurber
A hen is only an egg's way of making another egg. Samuel Butler
I've met many thinkers and many cats, but the wisdom of cats
is infinitely superior. Hippolyte Taine
Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing
to let him have one. Author Unknown
Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought
and joy untroubled. Fyodor Dostoyevsky
A dog has lots of friends because he wags his tail and not his
tongue. Author Unknown
The dog represents all that is best in man. Etienne Charlet
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not
grasp. John Berry
And God took a handful of southernly wind, blew His breath over
it and created the horse. Bedouin Legend
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. Andrew A. Rooney
A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because
it has a song. Chinese Proverb
Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back
to you later. Mary Bly
Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions,
they pass no criticisms. George Elliot
The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of
yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he
will make a fool of himself, too. Samuel Butler
I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the
better for it. Abraham Lincoln
If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you;
but if a cat does the same thing, it is because you lap is warmer. Alfred North Whitehead
The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much. Thornton Wilder
When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing
herself with me more than I with her. Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not
the better for it. Abraham Lincoln
Personally, I would not give a fig for any man's religion whose
horse, cat and dog do not feel its benefits. Life in any form
is our perpetual responsibility. S. Parkes Cadman
No one in the world needs a mink coat but a mink. Murray Banks
Never wear anything that panics the cat. P.J. O'Rourke