Fish Quotes

1421 Fish quotes by 998 unique authors

Fly tackle has improved considerably since 1676, when Charles Cotton advised anglers to 'fish fine and far off,' but no one has ever improved on… — John Gierach
Man can learn a lot from fishing - when the fish are biting no problem in the world is big enough to be remembered. — Orlando Aloysius Battista
Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish. — Roderick Haig-Brown
If I fished only to capture fish, my fishing trips would have ended long ago. — Zane Grey
I don't want problems solved for me. I want the fishing rod, not the fish. — Yanni
First time I saw an alligator gar I damn near threw up. They ain't natural anything get that big. It's ten feet long and three… — Unknown Author
In contrast [to trees and fish], oil, metals, and coal are not renewable; they don't reproduce, sprout, or have sex to produce baby oil droplets… — Jared Diamond
In the hands of an able cook, fish can become an inexhaustible source of perpetual delight. — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Standing up here 10 in a row, you know, like a bunch of seals waiting for somebody to throw you the next fish, is not… — Fred Thompson
If you're shipwrecked on an island with 10 million dollars and your wife has gold and diamonds, but there's no water, no arable land, no… — Jacque Fresco
You wouldn't consider all the bipeds you pass on the street human beings simply because they walk upright and carry their young in their bellies… — Hermann Hesse
Training fighters is like trying to catch a fish. It's technique, not strength. — Angelo Dundee
I like being a big fish in a small pond. I'm not interested in a huge audience because it brings headaches. — Nick Lowe
What's the difference between a politician and a catfish? One is a wide-mouthed, bottom-feeding, slime sucker - and the other is a fish. — Preston Manning
Nobody wants somebody who wants them for what they have or the position their in- you want somebody who wants you for you. In case… — T.D. Jakes
You might as well learn that a man who catches fish or shoots game has got to make it fit to eat before he sleeps.… — Robert Ruark
Horror need not always be a long-fanged gentleman in evening clothes or a dismembered corpse or a doctor who keeps a brain in his gold… — Vincent Canby
Enjoy thy stream, O harmless fish; And when an angler for his dish, Through gluttony's vile sin, Attempts, the wretch, to pull thee out, God… — John Wolcot
You want to save more fish? Eat more broccoli. — Barton Seaver
Just having the pain of being alive without anything else, whether it's good or bad. There's a lot of serious songs on the record, you… — Jon Crosby

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