Subject: Animals (Page 4)

A bee is never as busy as it seems; it’s just that it can’t buzz any slower.

(1868 – 1930) cartoonist, humorist & journalist

A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.

(1706 – 1790) American statesman, author, scientist & inventor

My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child; we can’t decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives.

(1953 – ) comedian, dancer & writer

Our dog died from licking our wedding picture.

(1917 – 2012) comedian & actress

Smart as a tree full of owls.

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.

(1879 – 1935) humorist & social commentator

My favorite animal is steak.

(1950 – ) writer & humorist

Tinsel is really snakes' mirrors.


When walking a dog, be sure then animal is smaller than you.

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

(1904 – 1990) American author & critic

I never said all actors are cattle; what I said was all actors should be treated like cattle.

(1899 – 1980) English filmmaker & producer

If you give a person a fish, they’ll fish for a day; but if you train a person to fish, they’ll fish for a lifetime.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

The sooner all the animals are extinct, the sooner we'll find their money.

Attorney & entrepreneur

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

Dogs are forever in the push-up position.

(1968 – 2005) American stand-up comedian

A camel is a horse designed by a committee.

(1906 – 1988) Greek-British designer of cars

That dog was so lazy he leaned against a fence to bark.

I always keep a supply of stimulant handy in case I see a snake – which I also keep handy.

(1880 – 1946) comedian, actor, juggler & writer

As she lay there dozing next to me, one voice inside my head kept saying, "Relax… you are not the first doctor to sleep with one of his patients, " but another kept reminding me, "Howard, you are a veterinarian."

I wanna put stickers on turtles… I don’t know why.

(1973 – ) American comedian

The only difference between a pigeon and the American farmer today is that a pigeon can still make a deposit on a John Deere.

(1943 – ) U.S. agriculture commissioner, columnist, activist & author