Subject: Animals » Cats

The trouble with a kitten is that it eventually beomes a cat.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author

Cats don’t belong to people; they belong to places.


I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick to the panes of glass with its claws.

(1821 – 1867) French poet, essayist & art critic

It was raining cats and dogs, and I fell in a poodle.

(1919 – 1985) Scottish comedian & actor

When Jack Benny plays the violin, it sounds as if the strings are still in the cat.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

When I took office, only high energy physicists had ever heard of what is called the Worldwide Web…. Now even my cat has its own page.

A child is a person who can’t understand why someone would give away a perfectly good kitten.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

Any member introducing a dog into the Society’s premises shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person shall be deemed to be a cat.

When your cat has fallen asleep on your lap and looks utterly content and adorable, you will suddenly have to go to the bathroom.

So, You’ve Got a Fat Pussy

As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.

(1917 – 1998) author, critic, animal rights activist

Cat: A pygmy lion who loathes mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.

(1863 – 1935) British-born American writer, artist & illustrator

The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look whether they’ve seen a moth or an ax murder.

(1959 – ) American comedian

As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.

(1917 – 1998) author, critic, animal rights activist

Lettin’ the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier’n puttin’ it back.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist

Nature abhors a vacuum… but not as much as cats do.

Cat: A soft, indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

To err is human; to purr, feline.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator

Cats… a standing rebuke to behavioural scientist.


My dog is so old, she now has a lot of cats.

(1964 – ) American comedian