Edgar Rice Burroughs Quotes

The experienced fighting pilot does not take unnecessary risks. His business is to shoot down enemy planes, not to get shot down.

I can't take nothing for granted. I have to really protect myself - either get out of bounds or continue to finish the play.

If you want to kick the tiger in his ass you'd better have a plan for dealing with his teeth

I may be personable, but I assure you I am a lion.

The wolf is carnivore incarnate and he's as cunning as he is ferocious; once he's had a taste of flesh then nothing else will do.

We have a lion, tiger, liger, which is the father is a lion and the mother is a tiger, black and spotted leopard, mountain lion, Asian leopard cats. Weve got a tremendous number of the exotic feline.

Don't taunt the alligator until after you've crossed the creek.

The lion is, however, rarely heard - much more seldom seen.

A lion runs the fastest when he is hungry.

I reluctantly soldiered on to the raccoon. It actually would have tasted quite good had I not had the image of a raccoon rummaging through the garbage stuck in my head.

We all have our preferences - some people go for birds - but for me, there's just something about the wolf; the design of it is really aesthetically pleasing.

Well, wolves will pretty rarely hunt. You're vulnerable if you're on your own or injured. But for lone wolves, get up high, show them that you're not injured, face 'em off, be authoritarian with it, and look 'em in the eye.

A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together.

Don’t taunt the alligator until after you have crossed the creek.

Why wouldn't you be afraid of a Komodo dragon? It's a dragon. It's a dinosaur.

I feel the wolf is a very competitive animal, very intelligent. He works hard to achieve his goals and protects his family.

I play low to the ice and that's a way I've protected myself in the past - I just felt that it was better to be safe than sorry.

I always prepare for the worst.

Consider the little mouse, how sagacious an animal it is which never entrusts its life to one hole only.

The lion is most handsome when looking for food.

Whenever I throw caution to the wind I make sure I'm facing the right way so that it doesn't blow back and hit me in my face.

Don't cross a river if it is four feet deep on average.

The step between prudence and paranoia is short and steep. Prudence wears a seat belt. Paranoia avoids cars. Prudence washes with soap. Paranoia avoids human contact. Prudence saves for old age. Paranoia hoards even trash. Prudence prepares and plans, paranoia panics. Prudence calculates the risk and takes the plunge. Paranoia never enters the water.

I am an animal, my teeth are sharp and my mouth is full, and the passion is strong.