Tortoise Quote by Alice In Wonderland

We called him Tortoise because he taught us.

— Lewis Carroll

“In the aftermath of an athletic humiliation on an unprecedented scale—a loss to a tortoise in a footrace so staggering that, his tormenters teased,…

— B.J. Novak

“Tortoises are incredible creatures," Dad says earnestly. "What they lack in elegance and beauty they more than make up for in the ability to…

— Holly Smale

Giving the tortoise a little wave, I kind of felt stupid afterward for doing so. It just stuck its head back in its green…

— J. Lynn

A tortoise is, I suppose, a Jewish pet. It knows its place. Out on the lawn. It doesn't bark. It doesn't tear the Dralon.

— Maureen Lipman

“Tortoise, Tortoise get bigger, bigger. Come on Tortoise grow up, puff up, shoot up! Spring up, Blow up swell up! Gorge! Guzzle! Stuff! Gulp!…

— Roald Dahl

“A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the…

— Stephen Hawking

“I would not say no to a tortoise, I said.”

— Jessica Grant

“More humans should acquire the quality of the turtle. He makes more progress only when he sticks his neck out.”

— Mitch Kynock

So a lorry-load of tortoises crashed into a train-load of terrapins, I thought "That's a turtle disaster".

— Tommy Cooper

I had a turtle that I called Kalidas.

— Aparna Sen

“I suppose I do not on the whole greatly admire the 'Tortoises' of this world. While one may appreciate their plodding steadiness and ability…

— Kazuo Ishiguro