Animals Quote by Peter Godfrey-Smith

“Still, it is surely true of all animals, and all conscious people, that the pain we inflict on each other is in some ways…

— Liz Stephens

“Unlike captive animals, people’s perceptions of control or helplessness aren’t entirely dictated by outside forces. We have the ability to create choice by altering…

— Sheena Iyengar

“Animals' pain and pleasure are akin to yours and mine, and their will to live is just as strong.”

— Anonymous

Imagine, for example, birds. When they look out at the world, they have a sense that they are alive. If they are in pain,…

— Antonio Damasio

“The great object of life is sensation- to feel that we exist, even though in pain.”

— Lord Byron

“Could a creature who had to look upon ordinary people literally as food and shelter ever understand how strongly those people valued life?”

— Octavia E. Butler

“I appreciated that all animals have some form of mental life that reflects the architecture of their nervous system.”

— Oliver Sacks

“Without a purpose, goal and vision, life becomes animalistic.”

— Dr. Ashok Anand

“People thought up the idea that animals don't have the same capability of suffering as humans, because otherwise they couldn't bear the knowledge that…

— Milan Kundera

“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

“This line of reasoning would seem to lead to the absurd conclusion that the world is filled with noises no one hears, colours no…

— Julian Baggini

“lives when we may begin to see even the commonest animals on their own terms, fellow creatures with their own needs to meet and…

— Matthew Scully