Animals Quotes

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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway. — Mary Kay Ash
People are not going to care about animal conservation unless they think that animals are worthwhile. — David Attenborough
There are some four million different kinds of animals and plants in the world. Four million different solutions to the problems of staying alive. — David Attenborough
The only way to save a rhinoceros is to save the environment in which it lives, because there's a mutual dependency between it and millions… — David Attenborough
I'm not a propagandist, I'm not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work. — David Attenborough
I'm not an animal lover if that means you think things are nice if you can pat them, but I am intoxicated by animals. — David Attenborough
If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in life is to pass on… — David Attenborough
Steve Irwin did wonderful conservation work but I was uncomfortable about some of his stunts. Even if animals aren't aware that you are not treating… — David Attenborough
The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own. — Wystan Hugh Auden
For better or worse, zoos are how most people come to know big or exotic animals. Few will ever see wild penguins sledding downhill to… — Diane Ackerman
We're losing biodiversity globally at an alarming rate, and we need a cornucopia of different plants and animals, for the planet's health and our own. — Diane Ackerman
What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other… — Diane Ackerman
The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military… — Charles Babbage
Nature makes only dumb animals. We owe the fools to society. — Honore de Balzac
Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat,… — Antonio Banderas
If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats are very sexy I think… — Antonio Banderas
I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals. — Brigitte Bardot
Animals have never betrayed me. They are an easy prey, as I have been throughout my career. So we feel the same. I love them. — Brigitte Bardot
China once again disgusts the world, portraying the image of a cruel, perverted people devoid of any feelings towards animals. — Brigitte Bardot

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