Quotes about dog
dog mean poodles
I'd just like to say that I have a personal disgust for small dogs, like poodles. I have some serious physical problems with them. Everything about them means I must kill them. I must. Axl Rose
dog tunnels light
Now, Watson,” said Holmes, as a tall dog-cart dashed up through the gloom, throwing out two golden tunnels of yellow light from its side lanterns. “You’ll come with me, won’t you?” “If I can be of use.” “Oh, a trusty comrade is always of use; and a chronicler still more so. My room at The Cedars is a double-bedded one. Arthur Conan Doyle
dog women heart
We old bachelors smell like dogs, do we? So be it. But I must take issue with your claim that doctors who treat female illnesses are womanizers and cynics at heart. Gynecologists deal with savage prose the likes of which you have never dreamed of. Anton Chekhov
dog work people
If you can't distinguish people from lap-dogs, you shouldn't undertake philanthropic work. Anton Chekhov
dog believe meat
A hungry dog believes in nothing but meat. Anton Chekhov
dog guilt good-person
A good person will feel guilty even before a dog. Anton Chekhov
dog order bird
When a person hasn't in him that which is higher and stronger than all external influences, it is enough for him to catch a good cold in order to lose his equilibrium and begin to see an owl in every bird, to hear a dog's bark in every sound. Anton Chekhov
dog stars writing
In descriptions of Nature one must seize on small details, grouping them so that when the reader closes his eyes he gets a picture. For instance, you'll have a moonlit night if you write that on the mill dam a piece of glass from a broken bottle glittered like a bright little star, and that the black shadow of a dog or a wolf rolled past like a ball. Anton Chekhov
dog hypocrite eagles
Common hypocrites pass themselves off as doves; political and literary hypocrites pose as eagles. But don't be fooled by their eagle-like appearance. These are not eagles, but rats or dogs. Anton Chekhov
dog writing eye
When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after he closes his eyes. For instance: you will capture the truth of a moonlit night if you'll write that a gleam like starlight shone from the pieces of a broken bottle, and then the dark, plump shadow of a dog or wolf appeared. You will bring life to nature only if you don't shrink from similes that liken its activities to those of humankind. Anton Chekhov
dog flower moving
Tiger the dog had a showdown with a fast moving flower truck in the middle of the street and lost. Barry Williams
dog time men
At twenty a man is a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy an ape, at eighty a nothing at all. Baltasar Gracian
dog littles doe
When the little dog snarls, the big dog does not connect the snarl with himself, simply fancying that the little dog must be uncomfortable. Anthony Trollope
dog hip-hop hot
Ketchup I'm hot, dog Frankfurters, you're Nathan But relish hatin' Azealia Banks
dog hate race
I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so. Diana Wynne Jones
dog horse cat
In the early years of the Uprising, we survived on one meal a day of horse meat and soup, but by the end we ate only dried peas, dogs, cats and birds. Diane Ackerman
dog sleep animal
An animal on a leash is not tamed by the owner. The owner is extending himself through the leash to that part of his personality which is pure dog, that part of him which just wants to eat, sleep, bark, hump chairs, wet the floor in joy, and drink out of a toilet bowl. Diane Ackerman
dog thinking sky
Look at your feet. You are standing in the sky. When we think of the sky, we tend to look up, but the sky actually begins at the earth. We walk through it, yell into it, rake leaves, wash the dog, and drive cars in it. We breathe it deep within us. With every breath, we inhale millions of molecules of sky, heat them briefly, and then exhale them back into the world. Diane Ackerman
dog desert forests
Forests precede us and deserts dog our heels. Derrick Jensen
dog culture bones
Do not put chewed bones back on plates. Instead, throw them on the floor for the dog. Desiderius Erasmus
dog golf carts
I get in my golf cart with my dogs, I have five dogs. Delta Burke
dog distance fighting
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the dog's owner - and the distance you are from your car. Demetri Martin
dog cat looks
Dogs seem more photogenic than cats. In photos most cats look like sociopaths. Demetri Martin
dog two sweaters
I saw a dog wearing a sweater and I thought that looked ridiculous 'cause dogs don't have arms. If you're going to put clothes on the dog, you should put two pairs of pants on it. Demetri Martin
dog loss giving
Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. Dean Koontz
dog long-walks creative
A long walk and grooming with a well-mannered dog is a Zen experience that leaves you refreshed and in a creative frame of mind. Dean Koontz
dog cat swimming
Whiskers of the cat, Webbed toes on my swimming dog; God is in the details. Dean Koontz
dog trust-no-one taught
Life had not taught me to distrust ministers, but it had taught me to trust no one more than dogs. Dean Koontz
dog loneliness believe
Too many dogs continue to be abused and abandond - one is too many - and people continue to kill people for money and envy and no reason at all. Bad people succeed and good people fail, but that's not the end of the story. Miracles happen that nobody sees, and among us walk heroes who are never recognised, and people live in loneliness because they cannot believe they are loved Dean Koontz
dog book writing
Eventually, as my books became best-sellers, the nickels pile up and one day I was offered a substantial four-book deal that was lucrative as any airliner hijacking in history. Though writing those four books was hard work, at least I didn't have to wear Kevlar body armor, carry heavy bandoliers of spare ammunition, or work with associates named Mad Dog. Dean Koontz
dog children rules-to-live-by
Like children, dogs want discipline and are most secure when they have rules to live by. The happiest dogs are those with gentle masters who quietly but firmly demand respect. Dean Koontz
dog heart adventure
Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life, they are less likely to bite than to bark, less likely to bark than to lick a hand in greeting. In spite of their size, they think they are lap dogs, and in spite of being dogs, they think they are also human, and nearly every human they meet is judged to have the potential to be a boon companion who might, at many moment, cry, "Let's go!" and lead them on a great adventure. Dean Koontz
dog good-dog best-things
A good dog is one of the best things of all to be. Dean Koontz