--- title: "21 Ifs Quotes By Temple Grandin" description: "21 Ifs quotes by Temple Grandin. Plus more from Temple Grandin and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/temple-grandin-1219_bottom_if-you-get-a-little-kitty-and-he-s-down_722280.png" --- > [If you get a little kitty and he's down on the bottom, and he's laying on his chest, you know tucked up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/if-you-get-a-little-kitty-and-he-s-down-on-the-bottom-and-he-s-laying/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/temple-grandin-1219_bottom_if-you-get-a-little-kitty-and-he-s-down_722280.png) > [People wouldn’t have become who we are today if we hadn’t coevolved with dogs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/people-wouldn-t-have-become-who-we-are-today-if-we-hadn-t-coevolved/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/temple-grandin-1219_animal_people-wouldn-t-have-become-who-we-are-t_480849.png) > [People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/people-talk-about-curing-autism-but-if-you-got-rid-of-all-those/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/temple-grandin-1219_autism_people-talk-about-curing-autism-but-if-y_123758.png) > [I get asked a lot why cats mess outside the litter box. The simplest thing is if you have more than one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-get-asked-a-lot-why-cats-mess-outside-the-litter-box-the-simplest/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1c/temple-grandin-1219_boxes_i-get-asked-a-lot-why-cats-mess-outside_3023352.jpg) > [Different cats don't like certain litter. They also don't like an unstable floor, no animal like's unstable floor. So if you put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/different-cats-don-t-like-certain-litter-they-also-don-t-like-an/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/temple-grandin-1219_animal_different-cats-don-t-like-certain-litter_572611.jpg) > [I think one of the worst things schools have done is taken out all of the stuff like art, music, woodworking, sewing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-think-one-of-the-worst-things-schools-have-done-is-taken-out-all-of/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13f/temple-grandin-1219_art_i-think-one-of-the-worst-things-schools_1918912.jpg) > [I feel very strongly that if you got rid of all of the autistic genetics you're not going to have any scientists.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-feel-very-strongly-that-if-you-got-rid-of-all-of-the-autistic/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/635/temple-grandin-1219_art_i-feel-very-strongly-that-if-you-got-rid_1034188.png) > [If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the Earth, then men would still be socializing in front…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/if-by-some-magic-autism-had-been-eradicated-from-the-face-of-the/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/490/temple-grandin-1219_autism_if-by-some-magic-autism-had-been-eradica_856402.png) > [We found if you took the dog out for 45 minutes a day and worked with it that the solitary stress hormone,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/we-found-if-you-took-the-dog-out-for-45-minutes-a-day-and-worked-with/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/918/temple-grandin-1219_animal_we-found-if-you-took-the-dog-out-for-45_2826924.png) > [I'm a believer in biochemistry. But I tell people to try only one thing at a time to see if it works.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-m-a-believer-in-biochemistry-but-i-tell-people-to-try-only-one/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/temple-grandin-1219_believer_i-m-a-believer-in-biochemistry-but-i-tel_2222961.jpg) > [You got to get away from words if you want to understand any animal. It thinks in pictures, it thinks in smells,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/you-got-to-get-away-from-words-if-you-want-to-understand-any-animal/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ff/temple-grandin-1219_animal_you-got-to-get-away-from-words-if-you-wa_2801573.jpg) > [ Giving those animals \[in shelter\] quality time - now, I have been in some of the shelters where the cats have been… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/giving-those-animals-in-shelter-quality-time-now-i-have-been-in-some/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/temple-grandin-1219_animal_giving-those-animals-in-shelter-quality_1521840.jpg) > [I want to make sure to fix these obvious things - like keeping the box CLEAN! Another thing that might affect this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-want-to-make-sure-to-fix-these-obvious-things-like-keeping-the-box/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a8/temple-grandin-1219_boxes_i-want-to-make-sure-to-fix-these-obvious_2894091.png) > [The thing is, autism is all different, you know, variables. And you start out with a certain amount of, you know, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/the-thing-is-autism-is-all-different-you-know-variables-and-you-start/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/temple-grandin-1219_abnormal_the-thing-is-autism-is-all-different-you_1893754.png) > [You take somebody - one person has definitely got autism, you got another person that maybe has some of those traits and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/you-take-somebody-one-person-has-definitely-got-autism-you-got/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf3/temple-grandin-1219_anxiety_you-take-somebody-one-person-has-definit_465108.png) > [An animal’s memory is not in words, they’ve got to be in pictures – it’s very detailed so let’s say the animal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/an-animal-s-memory-is-not-in-words-they-ve-got-to-be-in-pictures-it-s/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3c/temple-grandin-1219_animal_an-animal-s-memory-is-not-in-words-they_2494757.png) > [If you see a child with autistic-like behaviors at age two and three, the worst thing you can do is just let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/if-you-see-a-child-with-autistic-like-behaviors-at-age-two-and-three/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/temple-grandin-1219_age_if-you-see-a-child-with-autistic-like-be_644914.png) > [ It \[cats going outside the litter box\] might have something to do with - you know, I am just thinking that if… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/it-cats-going-outside-the-litter-box-might-have-something-to-do-with/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/292/temple-grandin-1219_bits_it-cats-going-outside-the-litter-box-mig_2110305.jpg) > [I try to return my calls but I get inundated with emails and I can't answer them all. So often, I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-try-to-return-my-calls-but-i-get-inundated-with-emails-and-i-can-t/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/206/temple-grandin-1219_answers_i-try-to-return-my-calls-but-i-get-inund_2021901.jpg) > [If you have a 2-year-old who is non-verbal, don't wait until you get a diagnosis at 4. The child needs one-on-one teaching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/if-you-have-a-2-year-old-who-is-non-verbal-don-t-wait-until-you-get-a/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/temple-grandin-1219_children_if-you-have-a-2-year-old-who-is-non-verb_2600432.png) > [For example, if ears are back on a horse, it's obviously not very happy. And the eyes show that it's not happy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/for-example-if-ears-are-back-on-a-horse-it-s-obviously-not-very-happy/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/temple-grandin-1219_brown_for-example-if-ears-are-back-on-a-horse_872811.png) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Temple Grandin > [My problems are sort of more on a nuisance level. I can't stand scratchy clothes, I've got to have soft kinds of cotton against…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/my-problems-are-sort-of-more-on-a-nuisance-level-i-can-t-stand/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [Language just gradually came in, one or two stressed words a time. Before then, I would just scream. I couldn't talk. I couldn't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/language-just-gradually-came-in-one-or-two-stressed-words-a-time/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [Autism is a big continuum, going from someone who remains nonverbal, all the way up to geniuses on Silicon Valley. And some kids are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/autism-is-a-big-continuum-going-from-someone-who-remains-nonverbal/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/some-people-with-autism-who-don-t-talk-all-they-hear-are-vowel-sounds/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/mild-autism-can-give-you-a-genius-like-einstein-if-you-have-severe/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [Animals do have emotion. But fear tends to be one of the most primal emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/animals-do-have-emotion-but-fear-tends-to-be-one-of-the-most-primal/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-think-that-the-definition-of-autism-is-too-broad-you-got-to/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/people-can-live-up-to-high-standards-but-they-can-t-live-up-to/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [There is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire city. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/there-is-a-small-segment-of-people-with-autism-that-have-savant/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [“There's a point where anecdotal evidence becomes truth”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/there-s-a-point-where-anecdotal-evidence-becomes-truth/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [here's certain things that are similar to cats and dogs. Dogs are just hyper social and they have a want to please you way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/here-s-certain-things-that-are-similar-to-cats-and-dogs-dogs-are-just/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/people-talk-about-curing-autism-but-if-you-got-rid-of-all-those/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [It is important that our relationship with farm animals is reciprocal. We owe animals a decent life and a painless death. I have observed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/it-is-important-that-our-relationship-with-farm-animals-is-reciprocal/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [In a dog social cue from a master can override where he saw the being placed. That won’t happen unless we have bred a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/in-a-dog-social-cue-from-a-master-can-override-where-he-saw-the-being/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) > [Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better than other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/well-the-dog-that-is-the-most-is-the-a-labrador-retrievers-because/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/temple-grandin/#itemlist", "name": "21 Ifs Quotes By Temple Grandin", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you get a little kitty and he's down on the bottom, and he's laying on his chest, you know tucked up underneath, then that cat is not relaxed.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Temple Grandin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/if-you-get-a-little-kitty-and-he-s-down-on-the-bottom-and-he-s-laying/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/temple-grandin-1219_bottom_if-you-get-a-little-kitty-and-he-s-down_722280.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/temple-grandin-1219_bottom_if-you-get-a-little-kitty-and-he-s-down_722280.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b03/temple-grandin-1219_bottom_if-you-get-a-little-kitty-and-he-s-down_722280.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you get a little kitty and he's down on the bottom, and he's laying on his chest, you know tucked up…” — Temple Grandin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People wouldn’t have become who we are today if we hadn’t coevolved with dogs.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Temple Grandin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/people-wouldn-t-have-become-who-we-are-today-if-we-hadn-t-coevolved/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/temple-grandin-1219_animal_people-wouldn-t-have-become-who-we-are-t_480849.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/temple-grandin-1219_animal_people-wouldn-t-have-become-who-we-are-t_480849.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ee/temple-grandin-1219_animal_people-wouldn-t-have-become-who-we-are-t_480849.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People wouldn’t have become who we are today if we hadn’t coevolved with dogs.” — Temple Grandin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People talk about curing autism. 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