Dalai Lama Quotes

The higher animals are in a sense drawn into Man when he loves them and makes them (as he does) much more nearly human than they would otherwise be.

The dog is guided by kindly instinct to the man or woman whose heart is open to his advances. The cat often leaves the friend who courts her, to honor, or to harass, the unfortunate mortal who shudders at her unwelcome caresses.

It must be the Brit in me, because I like animals.

Pets have more love and compassion in them than most humans.

I really love pets. They're like children. They know if you really love them or not. You can't fool them.

Dogs are very, very pleasant with people that they're connected to.

No other animal bonds to a human being the way a dog does. And I suspect there is no other animal to which human beings can bond the way we can bond to a dog.

You know how kids have a meltdown? They're overtired or overstimulated? Every once in a while, Wayne, as Mickey, would say, 'Aw, what's the matter, little fella?' And the kid would stop crying, his eyes would get big, and he'd look around, and the parents would say, 'What just happened?'

I prefer my dog to humans.

I'm very emotional about my animals.

...and that's when I get to wondering, what would happen if I told her she something good, ever day?

What better can parents and children give to each other than respectful, understanding attention.

Some will protest that in a world with so much human suffering, it is something between eccentric and obscene to mourn a dog. I think not. After all, it is perfectly normal—indeed, deeply human—to be moved when nature presents us with a vision of great beauty. Should we not be moved when it produces a vision—a creature—of the purest sweetness?

Truthfully, I love all animals.

It is an amiable part of human nature, that we should love our animals; it is even better to love them to the point of folly, than not to love them at all.

Nowadays we don't think much of a man's love for an animal; we laugh at people who are attached to cats. But if we stop loving animals, aren't we bound to stop loving humans too?

I love animals. I love being around them.

We make a mistake in thinking we own pets - the animals open their lives up and make us a part of them.

Tonight I am ugly. I have lost all faith in my ability to attract males, and in the female animal that is a rather pathetic malady . . . I don't care about anyone, and the feeling is quite obviously mutual. What is it that makes one attract others?

If you hug someone for seven seconds, it gives you a chemical drop in your brain.

Animals manifestly enjoy excitement, and suffer from annul and may exhibit curiosity.

Feeling in love (or lust) and fear feel a lot alike. They both give you that anxious butterfly feeling in your stomach, a sense of excitement, and a general unease physically and mentally. It's easy to confuse love with fear.

He gave her what no one else had ever been able to give. A past to cherish. A present to enjoy. A future to anticipate

A man that don’t love a horse, there is something the matter with him.

Often people who are wonderful with animals aren't always terribly good with human beings.