They can't expect anyone to actually pay for a shirt that says, 'I (picture of an elephant) the San Diego Zoo.' What… — Adam Rex Copy Share Image
“Their stupidity does not amaze me, its when they're smart that amazes me. It's baffling whenever you find someone who's smart —… — Frank Zappa Copy Share Image
A world without huge regions of total wilderness would be a cage; a world without lions and tigers and vultures and snakes… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
When you are brought up in a zoo, you know what's going on in the monkey house. You see a couple of… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
The idea that we can have a new life form, what does it say about the zoo's main purpose, which is to… — Patricia Piccinini Copy Share Image
All [zoos] actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I've wound up a zookeeper! I've been working with… — Betty White Copy Share Image
The problem with the alphabet is that it bears no relation to anything at all, and when words are arranged alphabetically they… — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins… — Diane Ackerman Copy Share Image
[My] excursions provided a unique opportunity for observing [the gorillas' behavior] in their natural habitat... Then, all too soon, the infants were… — Dian Fossey Copy Share Image
Instead of answering her as soon as he saw her hair grow electric, her face more vivid, her eyes like lightning, her… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Today the governments of Latin America should be ashamed of not havingexterminated the indigenous, at the end of the twentieth century, because… — Rigoberta Menchu Copy Share Image
For me, "Zoo" has always been a fable. It has nothing to do with realism. It's a fable about what man is… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
“In zoos, as in nature, the best times to visit are sunrise and sunset. That is when most animals come to life.… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
After dinner or lunch or whatever it was -- with my crazy 12-hour night I was no longer sure what was what… — Charles Bukowski Copy Share Image
“All zoos, even the most enlightened, are built upon the idea both beguiling and repellent—the notion that we can seek out the… — Thomas French Copy Share Image
If zoos are like arks, then rare animals are like passengers on a voyage of the damned, never to find a port… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
Great and good men and women stirred sugar into their coffee knowing that it had been picked by slaves. Kind, good ancestors… — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
At the foot of the mountain, the park ended and suddenly all was squalor again. I was once more struck by this… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
...people who believe in God think God has put human beings on earth because they think human beings are the best animal,… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
“Am I my brother's keeper? Yes. Interestingly, in my case, I share that honor with the Prospect Park Zoo.” — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Stop going to the zoos! Don't take your children to the zoos! No creature ever deserves captivity without any crime! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
If you want to understand how a lion hunts, don't go to the zoo. Go to the jungle. — Jim Stengel Copy Share Image
Zoo is an artificial territory, an approximation. Civilization is our natural territory. — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
The zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about… — Russell Hoban Copy Share Image
Yippies, Hippies, Yahoos, Black Panthers, lions and tigers alike - I would swap the whole damn zoo for the kind of young… — Spiro T. Agnew Copy Share Image
So, not only am I panicking over the weekend if I need to know my lines, but also if can I get… — Hunter Tylo Copy Share Image
What do the animals do in the zoo? That's the same thing that I do in my cell. I play with myself.… — Charles Manson Copy Share Image
I have been called a Rogue Elephant, a Cannibal Shark, and a crocodile. I am none the worse. I remain a caged,… — Wyndham Lewis Copy Share Image
This really isn't a game we really should be proud of. This game is liking taking your kids to the zoo. You're… — Shaquille O'Neal Copy Share Image
I grew up in airports and on air bases. I know what flying and airports can be. And most airports make me… — Douglas Coupland Copy Share Image
My wife a great driver, she once hit a deer. It was in a zoo. There is a pair of shoes on… — Rodney Dangerfield Copy Share Image
...if you fall into a lion's pit, the reason the lion will tear you to pieces is not because it's hungry-be assured,… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
The quizzical expression of the monkey at the zoo comes from his wondering whether he is his brother's keeper, or his keeper's… — Evan Esar Copy Share Image
If I had my way... there wouldn't be a single lion or tiger in captivity anywhere in the world. They never take… — Hugh Lofting Copy Share Image
There seems to be a general impression that to be known as normal in Hollywood is akin to being labeled as rare… — Irene Dunne Copy Share Image
You know, if you have a zoo you don't want the other creatures to see you. You want them to hang out… — Tarsem Singh Copy Share Image
Writing is the main gig and teaching and performing are sidelines, an excuse for not writing more. Working on a novel and… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
When I was a child I used to read books by Gerald Durrell, who founded Jersey Zoo. He had a job collecting… — Melvin Burgess Copy Share Image
![“All [zoos] actually offer to the public in return for the taxes spent upon them is a form of idle and witless amusement, compared to which a visit to a penitentiary, or even to a State legislature in session, is informing, stimulating and ennobling.” quote by H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c9f/h-l-mencken-245_amusement_all-zoos-actually-offer-to-the-public-in_2331099.jpg)
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