- Nov 07, 2020
Animal Quotes
Instinct, nature, and the animals among us.
This page draws a line between animal instinct and moral courage, arguing that physical bravery comes naturally while true courage runs deeper. If you're browsing for younger audiences, Jokes covers lighter ground on the same subject.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Eating
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- Nov 07, 2020
I became a vegetarian at 15. I was always an animal lover and, as a teenager, became increasingly uncomfortable with the idea of eating meat. It was then that I started to research vegetarianism.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights.
- Demonstrating
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Hard Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Drawing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ethologists are often accused of drawing false analogies between animal and human behaviour. However, no such thing as a false analogy exists: an analogy can be more or less detailed and, hence, more or less informative.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn't know it's an actor.
- Drawing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got into animals by drawing hair follicles. I liked drawing hair, and from that I got into feathers and fur, then into images of animals. The patterning is the same, but the proportions of the body change from one animal to the next. A lot of it is just geometry and consciousness.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
I do have a place in my heart for animal shelters because the job they have is impossible - so many animals that need to euthanized because don't have homes for them.
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
We didn't ever want 'Tarzan' to feel like he was just a man. We didn't want him to stand up straight or wave good-bye. We wanted to make sure he always had that piece of gorilla in him, that he always had an animal attitude about him.
- Nov 07, 2020
You're an animal, you live, maybe this one time is your lifetime - go there. Who cares what somebody else thinks?
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- Nov 07, 2020
Working in this industry, I have been exposed to so many products and now realize more than ever how cruel and unnecessary animal testing is.
- Nov 07, 2020
I want to reconnect to my animal life.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very concerned with what's going on the news, but I would not call myself a political animal, per se. I pay more attention during election years, or if I see some topic or issue that I care about. But I would never call myself a political animal or political junkie.
- Footage
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- Nov 07, 2020