Turtles Quotes

“It's turtles all the way down.”

— William James

The turtle couldn't help us.

— Stephen King

Turtle makes all men equal.

— Benjamin Disraeli

“I wonder about turtles.”

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“I like turtles.”

— Anonymous

“Love makes even a turtle smile.”

— Henrietta Newton Martin

“Turtles can breathe through their butts”

— Shelly Crane

We could all be in a turtle's dream, in outer space!

— Frank Reynolds

I wanna put stickers on turtles... I don't know why.

— Demetri Martin

Turtle has just one plan at a time, and every cell buys into it.

— Ted Kooser

“I will find you twenty lascivious turtles ere one chaste man.”

— William Shakespeare

You are absolutely free to describe me as a turtle or something.

— Paul Giamatti

Just like a turtle, we only make progress if we stick our neck out.

— James Bryant Conant

You can't build a substantial V out of turtles!

— Dr. Seuss

Hawaii was beautiful of course, we played at Turtle Bay an amazing resort right on the ocean.

— Natalie Gulbis

Two turtle doves will show thee Where my cold ashes lie And sadly murmuring tell thee How in tears I did die

— Nikolai Gogol

But we are mostly what we are, and the turtle stretching toward delicious buds on high does not lighten his carapace by…

— Arthur Miller

the body is simple as a turtle / and straight as a dog: / the body cannot lie.

— Marge Piercy

I respect Shigeru Miyamoto, so there will be a lot of mushrooms in Metal Gear Solid 3. But you cannot eat turtles.

— Hideo Kojima

Do not let fear confine your life Inside a shell of doubt; A turtle never moves until His head is sticking out.

— Charles Ghigna

No turtle can be a revolutionist, because revolution requires high speed!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

If the road is beautiful, walk the road slowly; be a turtle, be a snail and even better than this: Stop walking;…

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

Dill said striking a match under a turtle was hateful. “How do you know a match don't hurt him?” “Turtles can't feel,…

— Harper Lee

I have very fond memories of swimming in Walden Pond when we lived in Boston. You'd swim past a log and see…

— Mark Haddon

Nothing is more important than saving ... the Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of…

— James Lee

I kept a few turtles and tortoises and maybe a snake in my apartment in New York City, off and on. Maybe…

— Eric Goode

I think the law as it is today probably does prohibit an off-reservation casino, but there is uniqueness to Turtle Mountain and…

— Bill Johnson

The holistic acupuncturist and the sea turtle rescuer may not be able to explain the feeling, 'We are serving the same thing,'…

— Charles Eisenstein

“Warren Buffett is one of the best learning machines on this earth. The turtles which outrun the hares are learning machines. If…

— Lucas Remmerswaal

“Turtles carry their homes on their backs.” Running her finger over the tattoo, she tells him what her dad told her: “They’re…

— Christina Baker Kline

Kunlun Mountain Over the earth the greenblue monster Kunlun who has seen all spring color and passion of men. Three million dragons…

— Mao Zedong

The Giant Ocean Tank, with its 52 large viewing windows, is the main attraction here. Myrtle, a giant green sea turtle, is…

— John Grant

I wonder what the most intelligent thing ever said was that started with the word 'dude.' 'Dude, these are isotopes.' 'Dude, we…

— Demetri Martin

“The baby turtles are turning away from the ocean. It's easy to see why. The black waves lap up the moonbeams, and…

— Karen Russell

As ever, the original inhabitants of Turtle Island are entirely overlooked. Mysteriously, the only time indigenous people are guaranteed a mainstream Amerikkan…

— Inga Muscio

If a problem looks difficult, relax. If it looks impossible, relax even more. Then begin encouraging small changes, putting just enough pressure…

— Martha Beck

In truth I suspect that merely slowing down is not a very satisfying answer. What I need has less to do with…

— Steve Goodier

The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the…

— Tom Stoppard

The two are unrelated. I'm not into turtles or space stuff.

— Harry Connick, Jr

If a turtle doesn't have a shell, is he homeless or naked?

— Anonymous