Cats Quotes

858 Cats quotes by 574 unique authors

Cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human mind. They realize...that we have an infuriating inability to understand, let alone follow, even the… — Cleveland Amory
It doesn't do to be sentimental about cats; the best ones don't respect you for it — Susan Howatch
The mouse had fallen in with evil cats. — Dante Alighieri
I know Sir John will go, though he was sure it would rain cats and dogs. — Jonathan Swift
Cats invented self-esteem. — Erma Bombeck
Anyone who has owned many cats in long succession can define his or her life as a series of furry episodes. — Roger Caras
People meeting for the first time suddenly relax if they find they both have cats. And plunge into anecdote. — Charlotte Gray
Watch a cat when it enters a room for the first time. It searches and smells about, it is not quiet for a moment, it… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Perhaps it is because cats do not live by human patterns, do not fit themselves into prescribed behavior, that they are so united to creative… — Andre Norton
Among human beings, a cat is merely a cat; among cats, a cat is a prowling shadow in a jungle. — Karel Capek
Cats must have three names-an everyday name, such as Peter; a more particular, dignified name, such as Quaxo, Bombalurina, or Jellylorum; and, thirdly, the name… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Cats are only human, they have their faults. — Kingsley Amis
Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved. Homeless cats in particular-with some… — Lloyd Alexander
Cats virtually always underestimate human intelligence just as we, perhaps, underestimate theirs. — Roger Caras
We are often more merciful to our animals [cats] than we are to each other. — P.D. James
Where the hell are the singing cats? — Paul Newman
He had an uncommon fondness for cats. As an old man summering in New Hampshire, Twain even rented kittens from a nearby farm to keep… — Mark Twain
Cats have intercepted my footsteps at the ankle for so long that my gait, both at home and on tour, has been compared to that… — Roy Blount, Jr.
The city of cats and the city of men exist one inside the other, but they are not the same city. — Italo Calvino
It was raining cats and dogs, and I fell in a poodle. — Charles A. Murray
I have noticed that what cats most appreciate in a human being is not the ability to produce food, which they take for granted -… — Unknown Author
My wife and I have so much fun when we travel and find anything... like stray cats and squirrels. — Eric Roberts
For us the most important thing is to be visual, and for the cats watching us to have fun. This is all we want. We… — Roger Waters
I'm lucky because I have a job I love. I really miss being away from home, being in my own bed, seeing my animals and… — Michelle Branch
It rained cats and dogs non-stop at this wedding. Later during the reception, the rain stopped as the sun was setting, and the sky turned… — Julie Roberts

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