Cat Quotations

I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.

Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar.

I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's not. Mine had me trained in two days.

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.

I'm not one of those complicated, mixed-up cats. I'm not looking for the secret to life... I just go on from day to day, taking what comes.

I love Philadelphia. I was shocked at what a great city this is. For me, it is the cat's pajamas. I love everything about it. I love where I live. I love the people. I have been met with such kindness and affection here.

Curiosity killed the cat, but where human beings are concerned, the only thing a healthy curiosity can kill is ignorance.

Someone at Disney heard one of the records and called me in to do the sounds of Lucifer the Cat in Cinderella.

When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed, she brings to you the gift of her preference of you, the sight of you, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand.

Many cats are the death of the mouse.

I read that when cats are cuddling and kneading you, and you think it's cute, they're really just checking your vitals for weak spots.

My dog and two cats are such a vital part of my life. To say that I am their owner doesn't reflect at all the profound bond and responsibility that I have towards them.

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

Cats have it all - admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it.

Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.

Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.

Only very brave mouse makes nest in cat's ear.

Our cat is kind dove shellfish, and thinks the world is hers, She finds a comfy spot and then we pet turtle sheep purrs.

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, so long as it catches mice.

That's what the cat said to the canary when he swallowed him - 'You'll be all right.

Perhaps it is because cats do not live by human patterns, do not fit themselves into prescribed behavior, that they are so united to creative people.

I can remember the first time I ever recorded my vocals on to a beat. Cat Coore from Third World - a legendary Jamaican band - had a little demo set up at his house. I'm very good friends with his eldest son, Shiah, who plays with me now. So we were rhyming over a track by the dancehall artist Peter Metro. I've still got it somewhere.

The ancient feud between cat and dog is not forgotten in the north, for the Lynx is the deadly foe of the Fox and habitually kills it when there is soft snow and scarcity of easier prey.

One small cat changes coming home to an empty house to coming home.

Sleeping together is a euphemism for people, but tantamount to marriage with cats.

Millions of animals are euthanized every year because shelters can't find homes for them. Buying animals from pet stores also tends to support puppy and cat mills-many of which have deplorable conditions for animals, which shouldn't be tolerated.

I collaborated with fellow cat lover and designer Geren Ford to create a sweater that we hope any cat parent would wear to show their kitty pride and that all animal lovers can wear in support of the ASPCA.

I'm hostile to men, I'm hostile to women, I'm hostile to cats, to poor cockroaches, I'm afraid of horses.

I would say old school cats like Redman and Wu-tang. My style is my style, those are just cats that I liked.

Once I was gone for a month and I was just miserable, so I flew back from Florida for two hours just to be home and see my cats.

In fact, I think I have had a ghost in my house. Although not active lately, unexplainable things would happen and the kitties were particularly sensitive - especially, Marlon Brando... the cat not the man.

We have three cats. It's like having children, but there is no tuition involved.

Did St. Francis preach to the birds? Whatever for? If he really liked birds he would have done better to preach to the cats.

All day long the door of the sub-conscious remains just ajar; we slip through to the other side, and return again, as easily and secretly as a cat.

I have three dogs, a cat, fish. I'm a huge animal lover. They're amazing.

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer.

The purpose of the UN mechanism, this inspection mechanism, is not to engage in a cat and mouse game with Saddam Hussein and try to find weapons that the Iraqi government is working on concealing.

I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.

So, that notion of hypertext seemed to me immediately obvious because footnotes were already the ideas wriggling, struggling to get free, like a cat trying to get out of your arms.

If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.

But then there was Hendrix, man. Jimi was really the last cat to freak me. Jimi was playing all the stuff I had in my head. I couldn't believe it, when I first heard him. Man, no one can ever do what he did with a guitar. No one can ever take his place.

It was so cold today that I saw a dog chasing a cat, and the dog was walking.

I live myself with my cat Pebbles. She isn't enjoying the attention as much as me - she ran off up the stairs as soon as the film crew for the show came into the house. She didn't come down for hours. But I have the support of all my brothers and sisters and my neighbours and friends - everyone thinks it's just great.

Visits to 'the country' were very important to me growing up, especially working on the farm, experiencing all the wonders of cats and chickens and pigs and calves and outhouses!

I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He's not just a cat, he's my friend.

I take care of my flowers and my cats. And enjoy food. And that's living.

Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.

As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats; I am only surprised that all do not.

If you're curious, you'll probably be a good journalist because we follow our curiosity like cats.

We had five goats, two dogs, a cat and racks of commentaries on Shakespeare.

People actually perceived me with being this cat from the Bronx because I'm one of a handful of folks that was actually acting in 'Wild Style'.

Five cats and a woman. That is all I need in life.

My mum loves cats so I took her to see the lion cubs which at about a year old are actually quite big. She wasn't scared at all and went straight over and kissed one on the mouth! She thought they were just like her pets at home.

Winners are different. They're a different breed of cat.

Bach was a top harmonist geezer, which is why the jazz cats love him.

My wife and I have so much fun when we travel and find anything... like stray cats and squirrels.

My life's ambition is to play a James Bond villain. I have the cat and the eye-patch, so I'm just waiting for the call. For some reason, though, the phone hasn't rung.

Some people who like dogs don't like cats, but I'm not like that.

I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.

Cats know, comin' out of four, they better be standin' on it, else they'll be standin' in it.

A cat, I am told, has nine lives. If that is true, I know how a cat feels.

Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.

Cats are very independent animals. They're very sexy, if you want. Dogs are different. They're familiar. They're obedient. You call a cat, you go, 'Cat, come here.' He doesn't come to you unless you have something in your hand that he thinks might be food. They're very free animals, and I like that.

With BitTorrent, the cat's out of the bag.

The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.

Chris Brown is brilliant. That cat is crazy brilliant, and I wish him the best.

Always the cat remains a little beyond the limits we try to set for him in our blind folly.

Animals have come to mean so much in our lives. We live in a fragmented and disconnected culture. Politics are ugly, religion is struggling, technology is stressful, and the economy is unfortunate. What's one thing that we have in our lives that we can depend on? A dog or a cat loving us unconditionally, every day, very faithfully.

Gromit was the name of a cat. When I started modeling the cat I just didn't feel it was quite right, so I made it into a dog because he could have a bigger nose and bigger, longer legs.

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.

Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage.

Why not share with the world the way it is and tell them my feelings about my cat, and how I played with my kids, and how addicted to Christmas time I am, and the smell of pine needles and hearing my kids laugh.

It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more.

With the Stray Cats at least, we really took the music somewhere else. First, we wrote our own songs. That's a real weak point in modern classics if you do rockabilly or blues.

All of my friends are animal people. To me, cats are people, too. Animals are people, too. I travel a lot and when I go overseas, it's really hard on me because the animals are treated much differently, especially in developing countries.

I always thought I was going to end up an old spinster, with my cats and fur coats.

I think smart is sexy. I like smart people. People that are comfortable with themselves I think is very sexy. My cat is really sexy.

But if you really want to learn about life, get a cat. The way I think people should relate to animals is with a cat. Because the world is his.

Whether one eats a cat or not is a personal choice, and I don't want to sway anyone one way or another. But if you do, there is one obvious cooking tip: Always remember to remove the bell from the cat's collar before cooking.

I would love to go into an animal's dream - like a lion's or a cat's. I'm sure that's pretty awesome.

A cat can maintain a position of curled up somnolence on your knee until you are nearly upright. To the last minute she hopes your conscience will get the better of you and you will settle down again.

Just watching my cats can make me happy.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

Cities, like cats, will reveal themselves at night.

If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.

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!

I like cats a lot. I've always liked cats. They're great company. When they eat, they always leave a little bit at the bottom of the bowl. A dog will polish the bowl, but a cat always leaves a little bit. It's like an offering.

I grew up with such an affinity to cats. I adore the way that they think and operate.

I don't wake up each morning saying, 'Oh, wow, it's me. I think I'm the cat's meow. I'm the best.'

I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love.

It's so French to be a cat person.

I had the X rating on my films. Now they do as much on The Simpsons as I got an X rating for Fritz the Cat.

Whatever its other limitations, the Big Apple and those who live there make room for their dogs and cats, take good care of them and abide by the rules made necessary by a huge population.

The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.

Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.

I recognize that I have a unique position to be a role model to young girls because I am doing something that they consider glamorous, which is acting, and yet I took a time to really get my education and study mathematics, and I think math is the cat's meow.