Cat Quotes


"The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it." --Doug Larson

"As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat." --Ellen Perry Berkeley


"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer." --Alfred North Whitehead

"His mind is like a steel trap--full of mice." --Foghorn Leghorn

"The really great thing about cats is their endless variety. One can pick a cat to fit almost any kind of decor, color, scheme, income, personality, mood. But under the fur, whatever color it may be, there still lies, essentially unchanged, one of the world's free souls." --Eric Gurney

"I found out why cats drink out of the toilet. My mother told me it's because the water is cold in there. And I'm like: How did my mother know that?" --Wendy Liebman

"Prose book are the show dogs I breed and sell to support my cat." --Robert Graves

"Winners are different. They're a different breed of cat." --Byron Nelson

"The smart cat doesn't let on that he is." --H.G. Frommer

"He [the cat] liked to peep into the refrigerator and risk having his head shut in by the closing door. He also climbed to the top of the stove, discontinuing the practice after he singed his tail." --Lloyd Alexander

"Cats are notoriously sore losers. Coming in second best, especially to someone as poorly coordinated as a human being, grates their sensibility." --Stephen Baker

Cats do care. For example they know instinctively what time we have to be at work in the morning and they wake us up twenty minutes before the alarm goes off." --Michael Nelson

"You may own a cat, but cannot govern one." --Kate Sanborn

"It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see." --Eleanor Farjeon

"The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron." --George Will

"If you yell at a cat, you're the one who is making a fool of yourself." --Unknown

"Of all domestic animals the cat is the most expressive. His face is capable of showing a wide range of expressions. His tail is a mirror of his mind. His gracefulness is surpassed only by his agility. And, along with all these, he has a sense of humor." --Walter Chandoha

"A dog is like a liberal, he wants to please everybody. A cat doesn't really need to know that everybody loves him." --William Kunstler

"An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five year old." --Carl Van Vechten

"The reason cats climb is so that they can look down on almost every other animal...its also the reason they hate birds." --KC Buffington

Hello everyone! This is my very first post here on your lovely site. I think I will be happy here, especially when I see things like these cat quotes! Cats are very important, in my opinion.

I look forward to making new friends.

Freddie