Tail Quotes

446 quotes by 345 authors

To write a poem is like trying to catch a lizard without its tail falling off. — Lawrence Durrell
I like cats.... When I meet a cat, I say, "Poor Pussy!" and stoop down and tickle the side of its head; and the cat… — Jerome K. Jerome
As regards this vice, we read that the peacock is more guilty of it than any other animal. For it is always contemplating the beauty… — Leonardo da Vinci
Laughter is wholesome. God is not so dull as some people make out. Did not He make the kitten to chase its tail. — Heinrich Heine
Forty years ago, we were on the tail of the Front Page era. There was a different point of view. Reporters and editors were more… — Mike Royko
Like the tail fins on fifties American cars or the parabolic shapes of Populuxe furniture, 'West Side Story' incarnates the dream of momentum in the… — John Lahr
I was at the tail end of the family. The next brother along was already seven years older than me. I remember growing up by… — Ali Smith
A mere index hunter, who held the eel of science by the tail. Index-hunter is a term used mockingly, meaning one who acquires superficial knowledge… — Tobias Smollett
The beating on the tail of the snake may stop his progress a little, but the more vital parts must be struck before his poisonous… — George Washington Carver
I set my monkey on the log, and ordered him to do the Dog. He wagged his tail and shook his head, and he went… — Bob Dylan
The story [Henny-Penny] has the best opening in all literature-"The sky is falling," cried Henny-Penny, "and a piece of it fell on my tail. — John Steinbeck
I had an amazing childhood, lots of love. But my dad worked his tail off, getting up at 4 in the morning and going off… — Criss Angel
The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail of them and they never are seen twice in the… — John Diefenbaker
I think I veered towards filmmaking because there's more of a sense of control in it. You're not waiting to be picked. That said, in… — Matthew Gray Gubler
She said she wasn't afraid of Satan, in fact, she thought he was a joke. She said she'd tear his tail off and run her… — John Mellencamp
The devil, he's about this big. He had a red suit on and a widow's peak, and then a pointed tail, and like a sulfur… — Frank Zappa
Our concerns about what we saw in Australia: an economy clearly tied to China has hitched its wagon to the tail of the tiger. In… — James Chanos
I really hate the creature film convention that says you have to wait until the end to see the monster. One hour and all you've… — Bong Joon-ho
The world has corrected the Bible. The church never corrects it; and also never fails to drop in at the tail of the procession-and take… — Mark Twain
When you live alone you no longer know what it is to tell a story: the plausible disappears at the same time as the friends.… — Jean-Paul Sartre

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