--- title: "21 Want Quotes By Temple Grandin" description: "21 Want quotes by Temple Grandin. Plus more from Temple Grandin and more Want sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/temple-grandin-1219_barns_you-got-barn-cats-and-you-want-to-make-t_756075.png" --- > [You got barn cats and you want to make them tamed, you need to get them as kittens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/you-got-barn-cats-and-you-want-to-make-them-tamed-you-need-to-get/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/temple-grandin-1219_barns_you-got-barn-cats-and-you-want-to-make-t_756075.png) > [I want get people to think about sensory based of thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-want-get-people-to-think-about-sensory-based-of-thinking/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/temple-grandin-1219_people_i-want-get-people-to-think-about-sensory_3075360.png) > [One of the things I want to do is be a decent role model. I've got a lot of emails and stuff…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/one-of-the-things-i-want-to-do-is-be-a-decent-role-model-i-ve-got-a/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e5/temple-grandin-1219_children_one-of-the-things-i-want-to-do-is-be-a-d_1280176.png) > [I've got my one area I work in and I want to educate people about autism and I also want to improve,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-ve-got-my-one-area-i-work-in-and-i-want-to-educate-people-about/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/841/temple-grandin-1219_animal_i-ve-got-my-one-area-i-work-in-and-i-wan_2932172.jpg) > [ Just think about it yourself; you don't want to put the \[cat's\] litter box down the basement because that's too far, on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/just-think-about-it-yourself-you-don-t-want-to-put-the-cat-s-litter/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb1/temple-grandin-1219_basement_just-think-about-it-yourself-you-don-t-w_1007435.jpg) > [I don't define myself as autistic first. I don't want to be a professional autistic. I think it's important to have a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-don-t-define-myself-as-autistic-first-i-don-t-want-to-be-a/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/404/temple-grandin-1219_autism_i-don-t-define-myself-as-autistic-first_2139407.png) > [here's certain things that are similar to cats and dogs. Dogs are just hyper social and they have a want to please…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/temple-grandin-1219_cat_here-s-certain-things-that-are-similar-t_104768.png) > [Autism's an important part of who I am, but I'm a college professor and an animal scientist first. And I wouldn't want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/autism-s-an-important-part-of-who-i-am-but-i-m-a-college-professor/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/038/temple-grandin-1219_animal_autism-s-an-important-part-of-who-i-am-b_1949204.png) > [I don’t want my thoughts to die with me, I want to have done something. I’m not interested in power, or piles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-don-t-want-my-thoughts-to-die-with-me-i-want-to-have-done-something/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56e/temple-grandin-1219_behinds_i-don-t-want-my-thoughts-to-die-with-me_2683403.png) > [we raise them for us; that means we owe them some respect. nature is creul but we dont have to be. i…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/we-raise-them-for-us-that-means-we-owe-them-some-respect-nature-is/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c8/temple-grandin-1219_animal_we-raise-them-for-us-that-means-we-owe-t_2197525.png) > [One thing I'd like to just keep on doing is I want to educate people about animal behavior and about autism. I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/one-thing-i-d-like-to-just-keep-on-doing-is-i-want-to-educate-people/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/temple-grandin-1219_alarms_one-thing-i-d-like-to-just-keep-on-doing_2548029.jpg) > [Language just gradually came in, one or two stressed words a time. Before then, I would just scream. I couldn't talk. I…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc4/temple-grandin-1219_communicate_language-just-gradually-came-in-one-or-t_17486.png) > [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) > [Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b86/temple-grandin-1219_art_mild-autism-can-give-you-a-genius-like-e_46536.jpg) > [I've got a lot of other people who do a lot of things for me, so I've gotten to a part in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-ve-got-a-lot-of-other-people-who-do-a-lot-of-things-for-me-so-i-ve/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68e/temple-grandin-1219_careers_i-ve-got-a-lot-of-other-people-who-do-a_2121893.png) > [I'm seeing too many kids where they get fixated on their own autism. I'd rather have them get fixated that they like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-m-seeing-too-many-kids-where-they-get-fixated-on-their-own-autism-i/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc1/temple-grandin-1219_art_i-m-seeing-too-many-kids-where-they-get_636052.jpg) > [I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-am-much-less-autistic-now-compared-to-when-i-was-young-i-remember/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/591/temple-grandin-1219_autistic_i-am-much-less-autistic-now-compared-to_1595627.jpg) > [It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/it-s-very-important-for-the-parents-of-young-autistic-children-to-2/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71a/temple-grandin-1219_autistic_it-s-very-important-for-the-parents-of-y_2769695.jpg) > [Basically when it comes to autistic kids and animals there's kind of three ways that they work, some of them are instant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/basically-when-it-comes-to-autistic-kids-and-animals-there-s-kind-of/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/temple-grandin-1219_animal_basically-when-it-comes-to-autistic-kids_2961398.jpg) > [You have to use food motivation whereas a dog will do things for you just for social motivation, praise and petting. Also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/you-have-to-use-food-motivation-whereas-a-dog-will-do-things-for-you/) [Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/temple-grandin-1219_animal_you-have-to-use-food-motivation-whereas_3008541.png) > [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) ## Other authors on Want ## 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/want/temple-grandin/#itemlist", "name": "21 Want Quotes By Temple Grandin", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You got barn cats and you want to make them tamed, you need to get them as kittens.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Temple Grandin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/you-got-barn-cats-and-you-want-to-make-them-tamed-you-need-to-get/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/temple-grandin-1219_barns_you-got-barn-cats-and-you-want-to-make-t_756075.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/temple-grandin-1219_barns_you-got-barn-cats-and-you-want-to-make-t_756075.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/temple-grandin-1219_barns_you-got-barn-cats-and-you-want-to-make-t_756075.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You got barn cats and you want to make them tamed, you need to get them as kittens.” — Temple Grandin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I want get people to think about sensory based of thinking.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Temple Grandin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-want-get-people-to-think-about-sensory-based-of-thinking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/temple-grandin-1219_people_i-want-get-people-to-think-about-sensory_3075360.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/temple-grandin-1219_people_i-want-get-people-to-think-about-sensory_3075360.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07b/temple-grandin-1219_people_i-want-get-people-to-think-about-sensory_3075360.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I want get people to think about sensory based of thinking.” — Temple Grandin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the things I want to do is be a decent role model. 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