There are no inanimate objects.

What stop-motion does best is present real objects magically brought to life in a very imperfect situation; the hand of the artist is there,…

— Henry Selick

“Inanimate objects have a life of their own, especially when they are the daily companions of a living soul. Without that life, they take…

— Jennifer Worth

What my work is about is, 'Can something that is not an inanimate object be considered valuable?'

— Tino Sehgal

To me, respect for human life begins with making it more difficult to obtain an inanimate object that is designed to snuff it out.

— Jean Hanff Korelitz

“Inanimate objects were often so much nicer than people.”

— Barbara Pym

Never fight an inanimate object.

— P. J. O'Rourke

I love bringing the inanimate object to life.

— John Lasseter

“Life energy exists in animate and inanimate things.”

— Sanchita Pandey

“Design is body language for inanimate objects.”

— Jarod Kintz

We will create life from inanimate compounds, and we will find life in space. But the life that should more immediately interest us lies…

— Nicholas A. Christakis

Any object, whether animate or inanimate, will have a size. Airplanes, boats, or musical string instruments vary in size just like animals and plants,…

— John Tyler Bonner

I've always had a problem with over-identification with inanimate objects.

— Lisa Joy

“She? You’re not one of those people who name their cars and coffee mugs, are you? It’s an inanimate object. Get over it.”

— Susan Ee

Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.

— Cassandra Clare

It's wrong for kids to be angry about something inanimate.

— Michael Laws