Bird Quotes

2421 Bird quotes by 1479 unique authors

A name with a gently exotic ring to it, like birdsong, like a grain of sand in the far-off Gobi Desert or the northern steppes,… — Sijie Dai
I have inherited this burden of superstition and nonsense. I govern innumerable men but must acknowledge that I am governed by birds and thunderclaps — Thornton Wilder
In town and in country there must be landscapes where we can walk in safety, pick fruit, cycle, work, sleep, swim, listen to the birds,… — Tom Turner
The sunshine was delightful, the foliage gently astir, more from the activity of birds than from the breeze. One gallant little bird, doubtless lovelorn, was… — Victor Hugo
As I said in my last book, birds are mean. They're the only pet that, when they escape, the owners are relieved. You can tell… — Adam Carolla
In many ways, I regard Sharon and Arafat as birds of a feather. — Amos Oz
Because way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds. — E L Konigsburg
[on going to Sunday school:] It looks like rain, and I hope it will rain cats and dogs and hammers and pitchforks and silver sugar… — Edna St. Vincent Millay
There was a good deal to be said, Hilary decided, for middle age and infirmity. The years in which one demanded much of life were… — Elizabeth Goudge
Cruel birds, ravens, but wise. And creatures should be loved for their wisdom if they cannot be loved for kindness. — Hannah Kent
You know, you sound like birds when you do that chuckle thing. It's nice. Over to the left, Vishous put his head in his hands. — J R Ward
After school the very next day, El Rey's mobile home was gone. I laid in bed and wondered what happens to people when they go,… — Joe Meno
Good Lord, I thought, squinting at the bright glare of a late-July morning. No wonder I slept through this. It was noisy with shrieking birds,… — Kim Harrison
All were happy - plants, birds, insects and children. But grown-up people - adult men and women - never left off cheating and tormenting themselves… — Leo Tolstoy
I watched her and I watched the birds' shadows flit across her face, and I...wanted. I wanted more happy memories to hang up on the… — Maggie Stiefvater
No, no, it's not all random, if it really was all random, the universe would abandon us completely. and the universe doesn't. it takes care… — R. J. Palacio
People who record birdsong generally do it very early-before six o'clock-if they can. Soon after that, the invasion of distant noise in most woodland becomes… — Richard Adams
Just Enough Soil for legs Axe for hands Flower for eyes Bird for ears Mushrooms for nose Smile for mouth Songs for lungs Sweat for… — Nanao Sakaki
The human race is like a bird and it needs both wings to be able to fly. And, at the moment, one of is wings… — Emma Watson
I've got nine dogs, eight birds, turtles, fish and I had wallabies at one point. — Gloria Estefan
A psychiatrist does not want you to wake up. He tells you to dream some more, to find the pond and pour more tears into… — Amy Tan
Set the bird's wings with gold and it will never again soar in thesky. — Rabindranath Tagore
I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching. — Nikki Giovanni
I lived in a hut with no roof, and I rode to school on a donkey. I used to shoot birds with a slingshot to… — Wyclef Jean
My ex-girlfriend owned a parakeet…oh my god, that f**king thing would never shut up. But the bird was cool. — Anthony Jeselnik

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