Animal Quotes

Welcome to our curated collection of animal quotes, where the wisdom and charm of the natural world come to life through words. Animals have long been a source of fascination, companionship, and inspiration for humans across cultures and generations. From the loyalty of a dog to the grace of a cat, from the majesty of a lion to the whimsy of a squirrel, the animal kingdom offers endless lessons and reflections on life, love, and the human experience.

In this compilation, you’ll find a diverse array of quotes that celebrate the beauty, complexity, and interconnectedness of all living creatures. Whether penned by renowned authors, spoken by historical figures, or simply observed in everyday life, these quotes capture the essence of our relationship with animals and the profound impact they have on our hearts and minds. So, whether you’re seeking inspiration, comfort, or simply a moment of reflection, delve into these insightful words that remind us of the magic and wonder of the animal kingdom.

A great deal has been learned about cell communication. The universal nature of cellular structure and organization in bacteria, plant and animal cells has been discovered. Gunter Blobel

If we could establish a deep abiding relationship with nature, we would never kill an animal for our appetite; we would never harm, vivisect, a monkey, a dog, a guinea pig for our benefit. We would find other ways to heal our wounds, heal our bodies. Jiddu Krishnamurti

Man is a tool-using animal. Without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all. Thomas Carlyle

In the animal kingdom, the rule is, eat or be eaten; in the human kingdom, define or be defined. Thomas Szasz

Between death and a new birth, we know that our body, down to its smallest particles, is formed out of the cosmos. For we ourselves prepare this physical body, bringing together in it the whole of animal nature; we ourselves build it. Rudolf Steiner

Human language appears to be a unique phenomenon, without significant analogue in the animal world. Noam Chomsky

Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence, dignity, and freedom of spirit. Unlike the dog, the cat’s personality is never bet on a human’s. He demands acceptance on his own terms. Lloyd Alexander

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form. William Inge

Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until his back is up against it. Adlai Stevenson I

What separates humans from other animals is our empathy. With the possible exception of bonobos, we are the most empathetic animal on the planet. Andy Dunn

To mistrust science and deny the validity of scientific method is to resign your job as a human. You’d better go look for work as a plant or wild animal. P. J. O’Rourke

When I was 7 and went to the zoo with my second-grade class, I saw chimpanzee eyes for the first time – the eyes of an unhappy animal, all alone, locked in a bare, concrete-floored, iron-barred cage in one of the nastier, old-fashioned zoos. I remember looking at the chimp, then looking away. Octavia E. Butler

People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something. Soren Kierkegaard

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind – it is only the difference in the victim. Alphonse de Lamartine

There’s nothing funnier than the human animal. Walt Disney

I have realized that when you rescue your pet from a shelter, it is the most amazing feeling in the world how this animal changes your life by giving it a better one. Zak Bagans

A committee is an animal with four back legs. John le Carre

He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish. Jose Rizal

Fanatics end by subverting their own argument. For instance, animal rights activists have some point, and many people feel sympathy with them. But animal rights fanatics do not have a point. They are the sort of people who threaten human beings in their effort to ‘defend’ animals. Douglas Murray

If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned. Ruhollah Khomeini

The only thing that really depresses me is animal cruelty. Ricky Gervais

I’m a huge animal lover – I love animals to death. I’ve got tortoises and three dogs, and I’ve had a million animals in the past. I just think that we should do all we can to take care of them. Roshon Fegan

I have two Filipino nannies who have British passport and not me. I don’t need British passport. When you were running around in an animal skin, my ancestors were building the pyramids. Mohamed Al-Fayed

The sun was like a great visiting presence that stimulated and took its due from all animal energy. When it flung wide its cloak and stepped down over the edge of the fields at evening, it left behind it a spent and exhausted world. Willa Cather

There was a pony named Barbapoppa that I received at the age of five, and he was very mischievous and maybe even devilish. Barbapoppa was the most fabulous first animal I was to have and challenged me much. Chantal Sutherland

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. Orson Welles

It is clear to all that the animal organism is a highly complex system consisting of an almost infinite series of parts connected both with one another and, as a total complex, with the surrounding world, with which it is in a state of equilibrium. Ivan Pavlov

When the Revolution triumphed in 1959, our island was a true Yankee colony. The United States had duped and disarmed our Liberation Army. One couldn’t speak of developed agriculture, but of immense plantations exploited on the base of manual and animal labour that in general used neither fertilizers nor machinery. Fidel Castro

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature. Samuel Butler

Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade. Philip James Bailey

We’re all animals, but we’re a different sort of animal. Maybe they’re better than us. They’re more loyal. They’re more pure. They’re more simple. They’re not neurotic. Well, there are some neurotic dogs. Kevin Kline

On the field, aggression can sometimes be a positive emotion. It boosts performance and can lift your game. But over the years, I have learnt that restrained aggression is a better animal. That way, you will conserve your energy and won’t spend yourself quickly. Virat Kohli

The chimpanzee study was – well, it’s still going on, and I think it’s taught us perhaps more than anything else to be a little humble; that we are, indeed, unique primates, we humans, but we’re simply not as different from the rest of the animal kingdom as we used to think. Jane Goodall

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years. George Bernard Shaw

I think there’s always going to be a problem dealing with firearms, with knives. It’s the animal we are that cause the problems. Joe Namath

Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. Henri Frederic Amiel

Man seems to be the only animal whose food soils him, making necessary much washing and shield-like bibs and napkins. Moles living in the earth and eating slimy worms are yet as clean as seals or fishes, whose lives are one perpetual wash. John Muir

Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied. Henry George

The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him. Xun Kuang

I’m totally against animal cruelty. I don’t have clothes, shoes or bags made from any animal products. Leona Lewis

The human being is in the most literal sense a political animal, not merely a gregarious animal, but an animal which can individuate itself only in the midst of society. Karl Marx

If everyone took personal responsibility for their animals, we wouldn’t have a lot of the animal problems that we do. I’m a big spay-and-neuter supporter. Don’t have babies if you’re not going to take care of those babies. We don’t need more. We just need to take care of the ones we have. Take responsibility and breathe kindness. Betty White

The human animal differs from the lesser primates in his passion for lists. H. Allen Smith

You can always tell about somebody by the way they put their hands on an animal. Betty White

Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve. Erich Fromm

An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language. Martin Buber

I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it’s such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her. Ellen DeGeneres

Americans! They want to go 600 miles an hour, and they don’t know how to walk! Look at them in the street. Bent over. Coughing! Young men with gray faces! Why can’t they look at the animals? Look at a cat. Look at any animal. The only animal that doesn’t hold its stomach in is the pig. Joseph Pilates

To revolt is a natural tendency of life. Even a worm turns against the foot that crushes it. In general, the vitality and relative dignity of an animal can be measured by the intensity of its instinct to revolt. Mikhail Bakunin

The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can’t have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I’d rather not be in a cage. I’d rather be dead. And it’s real simple. And I think it’s not that uncommon. Angelina Jolie

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things. Jilly Cooper

The human mind evolved always in the company of the human body, and of the animal body before it was human. The intricate connections of mind and body must exceed our imagination, as from our point of view we are peculiarly prevented from observing them. John Desmond Bernal

We can consciously end our life almost anytime we choose. This ability is an endowment, like laughing and blushing, given to no other animal… in any given moment, by not exercising the option of suicide, we are choosing to live. Peter McWilliams

It is through this mysterious power that we too have our being, and we therefore yield to our neighbors, even to our animal neighbors, the same right as ourselves to inhabit this vast land. Sitting Bull

I’m not into animal rights. I’m only into animal welfare and health. I’ve been with the Morris Animal Foundation since the ’70s. We’re a health organization. We fund campaign health studies for dogs, cats, lizards and wildlife. I’ve worked with the L.A. Zoo for about the same length of time. I get my animal fixes! Betty White

Let us never forget that the greatest man is never more than an animal disguised as a god. Francis Picabia

I’m a hard guy to live with. I’m like a caged animal. I’m up all night walking around the living room. It’s hard for me to come down from what I do. Jim Carrey

A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground. H. L. Mencken

Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile. Albert Schweitzer

I’m not particularly a feminist, but if you get women off the animal cycle of reproduction and give them some say in how many children they’ll have, immediately the floor will rise. Christopher Hitchens

When you’re on the battlefield, you switch off your soul; otherwise, you would die of terror – you would die of fear. You switch off your soul, and you act like an animal or a machine. Amos Oz

Man is the only animal that learns by being hypocritical. He pretends to be polite and then, eventually, he becomes polite. Jean Kerr

A camel is a very awkward animal to ride, and it’s very hard to get used to because they’re not very graceful. Gigi Hadid

Men! The only animal in the world to fear. D. H. Lawrence

Humans are amphibians – half spirit and half animal. As spirits they belong to the eternal world, but as animals they inhabit time. C. S. Lewis

My guiltiest pleasure? ‘Untamed & Uncut’. Videos of people being attacked by animals. Yeah. I don’t know why. I just love seeing guys who say, ‘I’m gonna stick my hand in that crocodile’s mouth and see what happens.’ And then it snaps down on them. There you go – that’s what you get! It’s a wild animal, my friend. Nathan Fillion

Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor. Thomas Jefferson

Woman is a vulgar animal from whom man has created an excessively beautiful ideal. Gustave Flaubert

Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened. Anatole France

We are the storytelling animal. Salman Rushdie

The best days I have are usually days where I’m out in the woods and something happens, like I see an amazing animal like a fox, or I get a glimpse of a wild pig or something that I never see. Or crazy things happen. Amy Ray

Man is a gaming animal. He must always be trying to get the better in something or other. Charles Lamb

The train system in India is chaotic and fun – it’s the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you’ll never forget. Natalie Dormer

There is a strange kind of human being in whom there is an eternal struggle between body and soul, animal and god, for dominance. In all great men this mixture is striking, and in none more so than in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Alfred Einstein

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere. Groucho Marx

You have to fear the wounded animal. Patrice Evra

It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I have been searching for evidence which could support this. Bertrand Russell

Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops… If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship? Dalai Lama

Intimidation is an unusual animal: it’s a lot about body language and understanding the human psyche. Knowing that usually a direct stare will crush most human souls, and that’s just the basic gist of it… The soul-crushing stare, the fatherly disappointment, mixed with a little bit of hate and rage – you’re on your way. Samoa Joe

A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden. Robert Southey

When a culture has fallen totally away from spiritual pursuits into materialism, one must begin by demonstrating they are each a soul, not a material animal. L. Ron Hubbard

If an animal does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing for the same reason, we call it intelligence. Will Cuppy

Look up, laugh loud, talk big, keep the color in your cheek and the fire in your eye, adorn your person, maintain your health, your beauty and your animal spirits. William Hazlitt

We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth’s creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still. Lewis Thomas

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason. Oscar Wilde

Just because you have an exotic animal as a pet does not make you a danger or irresponsible. Joe Exotic

Man is the religious animal. He is the only one that’s got true religion, several of them. Hal Holbrook

Humans are built for endurance, not speed. We’re awful sprinters compared to every other animal. We try to run our races as if they were speed races, but they are not. They’re endurance races. Even a marathon, the way it’s run now, it’s not an endurance contest. Christopher McDougall

Usually, I’m only sad when something sad happens. I am not a melancholic person. I like to live very much in the present. If I was an animal, I’d be a little cat. They like to live life. Monica Bellucci

A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights. Lance Morrow

As many of you know, I have a dog, Peanut who is my love. She really got me thinking about what I could do to help, and animal rights are definitely something I want the world to care about! Angelina Pivarnick

You don’t know how to fix the holes in our ozone layer. You don’t know how to bring salmon back up a dead stream. You don’t know how to bring back an animal now extinct. And you can’t bring back forests that once grew where there is now desert. If you don’t know how to fix it, please stop breaking it! Severn Cullis-Suzuki

I think that intelligence is such a narrow branch of the tree of life – this branch of primates we call humans. No other animal, by our definition, can be considered intelligent. So intelligence can’t be all that important for survival, because there are so many animals that don’t have what we call intelligence, and they’re surviving just fine. Neil deGrasse Tyson

We also have a tendency to root for the fugitive. We’re always on the side of the animal being chased. Norman Jewison

If I were an animal, I would be an eagle. Jamie Foxx

I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with – dogs and cats, for example – from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my Brussels sprouts. Kristen Bell

Man is the only animal that blushes – or needs to. Mark Twain

I’ve never met an animal I didn’t like, and I can’t say the same thing about people. Doris Day

I count myself as a feminist. I’m a vegan, so I believe in animal rights. I stand behind the Black Lives Matter here in the US. I want to help wherever I can. Oliver Stark

Let’s get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don’t think in a language, and animals don’t think in a language. It’s sensory based thinking, thinking in pictures, thinking in smells, thinking in touches. It’s putting these sensory based memories into categories. Temple Grandin

Anton Usov
Anton Usov
I am Anton Usov, an educator with a passion for quotes that resonate with the human experience. Over many years, I have curated a collection that reflects wisdom and emotions across time. Join me in exploring the power of words to inspire and enlighten our paths.
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