Subject: Animals (Page 2)

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

(1981 – ) British actor

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

People on horses look better than they are; people in cars look worse than they are.

(1904 – 1990) American author & critic

My parents used to take me to the pet department and tell me it was a zoo.

(1942 – ) Scottish comedian, musician & actor

When a man’s best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist

Smart as a tree full of owls.

The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.

You can’t lose a homing pigeon; if your homing pigeon doesn’t come back, then what you’ve lost is a pigeon.

(1981 – ) English writer, stand-up comedian & actress

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

Whoa!: A brake for horses.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

(1864 – 1910) French author

If it's so great outside, why are all the bugs trying to get inside my house?

(1966 – ) American stand-up comedian & actor

Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Porkchops and bacon, my two favorite animals.

cartoon character in The Simpsons (Dan Castellaneta)

It’s the only state in the country where you can stand on your front porch and actually watch your dog run away for three days.

(1966 – ) American stand-up comedian, television writer/producer & radio host

Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog.

(1926 – ) newspaper columnist

It is hard for the ape to believe that he has descended from man.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

The cow is of the bovine ilk: One end is moo, the other, milk.

(1902 – 1971) American humorist & poet

The two symbols of the Republican Party: an elephant, and a big fat white guy who is threatened by change.

(1973 – ) animator, writer, actor & producer

Dachshund: An animal half a dog high by a dog and a half long.

(1880 – 1956) journalist, essayist, editor & satirist

I just gave my cat a bath; now how do I get all this fur off my tongue?

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician