Animal Quotes

He who serves the public is a poor animal; he worries himself to death and no one thanks him for it.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Death
- Animal
- Public
History, call it 15,000 or 25,000 years of duration, is the story of an animal, some kind of complex animal, becoming conscious.

Terence McKenna
- Kind
- Years
- Stories

He Astaire was not a sexual animal, but he made his partners look so extraordinarily related to him.

Mikhail Baryshnikov
- Looks
- Made
- Partners
Researchers keep identifying new species, but they have no idea about the life cycle of a given species or its other hosts. They cut open an animal and find a new species. Where did it come from? What effect does it have on its host? What is its next host? They don't know and they don't have time to find out, because there are too many other species waiting to be discovered and described.

Carl Zimmer
- Science
- Animal
- Cutting
On land, every animal larger than a cat seems to have died out.

Elizabeth Kolbert
- Animal
- Cat
- Died
When you look at biology, look at the natural world, the roles of a male and a female in society, and other animals, the male typically is the dominant role. The female, it’s not antithesis, or it’s not competing, it’s a complementary role. We as people in a smart society have lost the ability to have complementary relationships in nuclear families, and it’s tearing us apart.

Erick Erickson
- People
- Female
- Nuclear
I'll quit eating meat when you get a cow out here to beat me at a poetry slam. Only so many words rhyme with 'Mooo.' I mean, yes, we're supposed to be better stewards; yes, we're supposed to take care of the earth; yes, we're supposed to honor the sacrifices made by the animals; yes yes yes yes yes, but dammit, we're in charge, and you know why? It's because of these [holding out thumbs]...Maybe you think that carrots are less important than cows. I think they're equal, especially in a sauce.

Sherman Alexie
- Thinking
- Important
- Mean
Animal research has lead to advances in the treatment of many conditions... Where there is no alternative available, we will continue to ensure that the balance between animal welfare and scientific advancement is maintained.

Andy Burnham