Zoo Quotes

174 Zoo quotes by 150 unique authors

what sets wilderness apart in the modern day is not that it's dangerous (it's almost certainly safer than any town or road) or that it's… — Bill McKibben
Betty took him for a walk in the zoo and he was amused by her evident belief in the curative power of animals. She seemed… — Nathanael West
...people who believe in God think God has put human beings on earth because they think human beings are the best animal, but human beings… — Mark Haddon
At the foot of the mountain, the park ended and suddenly all was squalor again. I was once more struck by this strange compartmentalization that… — Bill Bryson
I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South. I was wondering if it… — J D Salinger
Undressing her was an act of recklessness, a kind of vandalism, like releasing a zoo full of animals, or blowing up a dam. — Michael Chabon
To me, these people were as exotic as animals in a zoo. I'd never seen anything like them. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to… — Augusten Burroughs
There's a hole in the world like a great black pit and the vermin of the world inhabit it and its morals aren't worth what… — Stephen Sondheim
I believe that the best way to create good living conditions for any animal, whether it's a captive animal living in a zoo, a farm… — Temple Grandin
Just beyond the ticket booth Father had painted on a wall in bright red letters the question: DO YOU KNOW WHICH IS THE MOST DANGEROUS… — Yann Martel
We commonly say in the trade that the most dangerous animal in a zoo is Man. — Yann Martel
At school, our classroom had a small rodent zoo consisting of two rabbits, three hamsters, a litter of baby gerbils and a guinea pig. At… — Kelley Armstrong
After dinner or lunch or whatever it was -- with my crazy 12-hour night I was no longer sure what was what -- I said,… — Charles Bukowski
Children are not a zoo of entertainingly exotic creatures, but an array of mirrors in which the human predicament leaps out at us. — John Updike
Hollywood movies are designed for 15-year-old youths from North Dakota who, intellectually speaking, are on equal terms with a British zoo animal. — Jeremy Clarkson
A zoo is a good place to make a spectacle of yourself, as the people around you have creepier, more photogenic things to look at. — David Sedaris
It was a huge zoo, spread over numberless acres, big enough to require a train to explore it, though it seemed to get smaler as… — Yann Martel
Jeez, was that a lion? Please tell me it’s behind bars.” “It’s a zoo, Iggy,” Nudge said, taking his arms and leading him. “Everything’s behind… — James Patterson
I think the discomfort that some people feel in going to the monkey cages at the zoo is a warning sign. — Carl Sagan
[I]n Africa I was a member of a family—of a sort of family that the people of your culture haven't known for thousands of years.… — Daniel Quinn
Really, a young Atheist cannot guard his faith too carefully. Dangers lie in wait for him on every side. You must not do, you must… — C.S. Lewis
I was driven to Whipsnade one sunny morning. When we set out I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the son of God, and… — C.S. Lewis
And when you come back to Japan next summer, let's have that date or whatever you want to call it. We can go to the… — Haruki Murakami
I bet it breaks your heart to have two of your friends pine for me the way they do," he said proudly. "Luna...and now Scarlet.… — Ellen Schreiber
A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon… — Winston Churchill

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