Animals Quote by Linda Bender

“Has it ever struck you as odd that humans are the only creatures on the planet who wear clothes? Everything else, from aardvarks to…

— Linda Bender

“Most of us are used to thinking that “imaginary” is the opposite of “real.” That is, when we imagine things, we are just making…

— Linda Bender

“The inner encounters I have with animals—and will be teaching you to have— are exchanges of meaning.”

— Linda Bender

“Every species embodies a solution to some environmental challenge, and some of these solutions are breathtaking in their elegance.”

— Linda Bender

“Animals remind us that all beings who walk, stand, swim, crawl, or fly are radiant, mysterious, and unique expressions of the Source. Every species,…

— Linda Bender

“Change comes from dedicated, ordinary people, in the trenches, serving a cause greater than self.”

— Linda Bender

“It is my understanding from an intuitive relationship with animals that it is complete folly to try to figure out what is right or…

— Linda Bender

“I believe we have this idea that bad things ought to be prevented from happening.”

— Linda Bender

“To be sure, there are human abilities that other animals lack, but the more we learn about animals, the more abilities we discover that…

— Linda Bender

“The animals feel that this urgency is mutual. Their own suffering has made them aware of human suffering. More frequent contact with us has…

— Linda Bender

“Because we tend to equate intelligence with language--particularly the ability to use language to think and communicate abstractions--it is natural to conclude that animals…

— Linda Bender

“Animals suffer both emotionally and physically, but they don't suffer metaphysically. That is, they don't suffer about suffering, don't get thrown into spiritual confusion…

— Linda Bender