Quotes by Animal Many a scientist has patiently designed experiments for the purpose of substantiating his belief that animal operations are motivated by no purposes. He has perhaps spent his spare time in writing articles to prove that human beings are as other animals so that 'purpose' is a category irrelevant for the explanation of their bodily activities, his own activities included. Scientists animated by the purpose of proving that they are purposeless constitute an interesting subject for study. Alfred North Whitehead writing animal interesting In all works on Natural History, we constantly find details of the marvellous adaptation of animals to their food, their habits, and the localities in which they are found. Alfred Russel Wallace adaptation details animal But naturalists are now beginning to look beyond this, and to see that there must be some other principle regulating the infinitely varied forms of animal life. Alfred Russel Wallace principles animal looks It has been generally the custom of writers on natural history to take the habits and instincts of animals as the fixed point, and to consider their structure and organization as specially adapted to be in accordance with them. Alfred Russel Wallace habit organization animal As a researcher at US Berkeley I used to go into the brains of small, little animals and study the way that brains were connected and how little did I know that one day that was going to be my future - exploring the universe of the brain and hold it in between my hands and look at cells migrating. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa cells animal hands "Motherboard," for me, has four different levels: the bottom part is the water, vegetation, and growth. The second part is the world with figures and animals; there's chaos and civilization. The third part is the digital zone - these red things are turning into really loud digital sounds. Then the fourth level is like ether and things turning into air. This idea of how we're becoming partly digitalized is really interesting to me. Ali Banisadr air animal civilization Allah, the Exalted, gave the angels intellect without desires, He gave the animals desires without intellect, and He gave both to the sons of Adam. So a man whose intellect prevails over his desires is better than the angels, whilst a man whose desire prevails over his intellect is worse than the animals. Ali ibn Abi Talib angel animal son People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them. Ali ibn Abi Talib self heart animal Cruelty to animals can become violence to humans. Ali MacGraw vegetarian violence animal I can't remember when I wasn't an animal rights activist. Ali MacGraw rights animal remember I'm very touched on a deep level by cruelty to animals. Ali MacGraw cruelty levels animal I have always felt that the way we treat animals is a pretty good indicator of the compassion we are capable of for the human race. Ali MacGraw compassion race animal I've always loved animals and I always thought that they were, if not better, then the absolute equal of any two legged creature that God ever created. Ali MacGraw equal animal two A bear and a deer are both wild animals. We allow the deer to roam in our backyard but we do not give the same right to the bear. It is because the bear is dangerous. Neither the bear nor the deer have rights. We humans give them rights. Taking in account our own security, we give to some animals some rights and deny the same to other animals. Ali Sina rights animal giving What distinguishes us humans from animals is our conscience. Once our conscience is gone we lose our humanness. Without conscience, humans can be far more dangerous than beasts. Beasts kill for food, humans kill for ideology. Beasts kill just enough to eat. Humans can kill endlessly. Ali Sina beast gone animal If you put a real leaf and a silk leaf side by side, youll see something of the difference between Homers poetry and anyone elses. There seem to be real leaves still alive in the Iliad, real animals, real people, real light attending everything. Alice Oswald light real animal What I think was hardest for me to realize was that he had tried each time to stop himself. He had killed animals, taking lesser lives to keep from killing a child Alice Sebold animal children thinking Animals can communicate quite well. And they do. And generally speaking, they are ignored Alice Walker ignored pet animal The Animals of the planet are in desperate peril and they are fully aware of this. No less than human beings are doing in all parts of the world, they are seeking sanctuary. Alice Walker sanctuary animal world human animals and nonhuman animals can communicate quite well; if we are brought up around animals as children we take this for granted. By the time we are adults we no longer remember. Alice Walker adults animal children «678910111213141516»