"Dogs like to obey. It gives them security."

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Source : James Herriot (2012). “The Lord God Made Them All: The classic memoirs of a Yorkshire country vet”, p.246, Pan Macmillan

James Herriot

#Dog Quotes #Giving Quotes #Training Quotes

“There is a kink in my damned brain that prevents me from thinking as other people think.”
“I climbed like a billion stairs... its not like I can take them two at a time.”
“When you write, you can hide behind your words. When you talk, you are up front, like the clown in the midway booth; and passersby can bean you with a ball.”
“Acting is not a profession of competing with other actors, but rather a vocation of sharing with fellow human beings.”
“That's the great thing about being in a band: it's a gang for people who are too wimpy to fight. You can create a gang and have an identity and fight for something and stand up for something just by making pop songs. They're my gang members and gang members are for life, and if you try and leave, we execute you. That's the way it goes. A simple bang, back of the head, into the river, and we keep moving on.”
“The people are the foundation of the nation. Our only chance for a lasting peace on earth: the release of the strength of the common man.”
“For a friend with an understanding heart is worth no less than a brother”
“I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.”

Source : "What Do China And The Banjo Have In Common?". "TED Radio Hour" with Alison Stewart, www.npr.org. May 25, 2012.

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