"After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference."

-- Charlotte Gray

#Cat Quotes #Animal Quotes #Humanity Quotes

“Lacking a shared language, emotions are perhaps our most effective means of cross-species communication. We can share our emotions, we can understand the language of feelings, and that's why we form deep and enduring social bonds with many other beings. Emotions are the glue that binds.”

Source : Marc Bekoff (2010). “The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy — and Why They Matter”, p.15, New World Library
“The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse.”
“A cherished cause and a general who inspires confidence by previous success are powerful means of electrifying an army.”

Source : Antoine-Henri Jomini (2012). “The Art of War”, p.37, Courier Corporation
“Astronomers ought to be able to ask fundamental questions without accelerators”
“As a player I won things, had a special 10 years under Martin O'Neill [at Leicester and Celtic] and played in some great teams, beating Manchester United and getting to the last 16 of the Champions League. As a manager, I don't know if I will top this; I hope I do, because I am still young and am still learning. But this is up there with anything I have achieved, not just in my football career but in my life.”

Source : "Celtic's Neil Lennon: I haven't bettered this Barcelona win in my life" by Ewan Murray, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2012.
“A handkerchief can never be put in another pocket after it has been in one pocket. I don't walk under ladders. I have items of clothing that are lucky for me. That rotates, but I am luck-oriented.”
“When I was a freshman in high school, I got a letterman jacket, which you'd think would be great stock. The jacket had the big S on it, for Santa Monica. But rather than having a football or a baseball on the S, I had a little nine iron. Girls thought it was a flute.”
“Cool is overrated. Be a geek for what you Love”

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