Andrew Jackson Quotes

We have some goats, some chickens, and we used to have pigs. There used to be two ostriches as well, but they were a little bit violent, so we had to give them away. When we were little, we used to play with the goats all the time. We each had our own little goat, and we'd go and run around with them.

Aristotle uses a mother's love for her child as the prime example of love or friendship.

We have two dogs, Mabel and Wolf, and three cats at home, Charlie, George and Chairman. We have two cats on our farm, Tom and Little Sister, two horses, and two mini horses, Hannah and Tricky. We also have two cows, Holy and Madonna. And those are only the animals we let sleep in our bed.

I have several dogs and several cats who aren't really mine. In fact, they think that I am theirs. I'd like to have some goats and chickens, but I travel around too much.

You can draw the character out of pets, and you can make them your friends, but they are animals, and they have to be allowed to live the lives of animals.

When you become a mother, it's a common thing that you just want to put every ounce of your being into your child, which is a very beautiful experience.

My baby is obviously more important than anything else.

I've always put my horses, dogs, and pig before my own needs, so I was well prepared to put my son first. I'm used to waking up in the middle of the night... no matter how tired I am, jumping up to take care of my animals. Now, I do the same for my son.

You'll do anything for your child and that's what I'm doing.

I would never sell my dog for a man. I'd sell the man.

There are a lot of women who live with pot-bellied pigs.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we perform for the sake of our friends.

Few there are that will endure a true friend.

I love animals and I love working with them because they don't lie.

She is such a good friend that she would throw all her acquaintances into the water for the pleasure of fishing them out again.

Dogs and other animals - goats, donkeys, cows, a grumpy rooster - continue to change my writing life.

I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.

Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend.

There's something so grabbing about people who will do anything for one another.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

I will give my life to whoever in need, to any dear friend of mine.

He who throws away a friend is as bad as he who throws away his life.

My mother was always supportive.

Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.

There's something ancient and inevitable about this desire to do whatever you can to protect your child.