“I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance - a sharp, vindictive glance. ”

“The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.”

“Man has gone long enough, or even too long, without being man enough to face the simple truth that the trouble with man is man.”

“The noblest study of mankind is Man, says Man.”

“Art – the one achievement of man which has made the long trip up from all fours seem well advised”

“If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. ”

“Hens embarrass me; owls disturb me; if I am with an eagle I always pretend that I am not with an eagle; and so on down to swallows at twilight who scare the hell out of me. But pigeons have absolutely no effect on me.”