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44 Cat Quotes

“Just watching my cats can make me happy.” -Paula Cole

“Just watching my cats can make me happy.” -Paula Cole

 

“What greater gift than the love of a cat.” -Charles Dickens

“What greater gift than the love of a cat.” -Charles Dickens

 

“You cannot live with a paw in each world.” -Erin Hunter

“You cannot live with a paw in each world.” -Erin Hunter

 

“Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.” -Walter Scott

“Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.” -Walter Scott

 

“There are no ordinary cats.” -Colette

“There are no ordinary cats.” -Colette

 

“I’m a cat. We aren’t required to make sense.” -Seanan McGuire

“I’m a cat. We aren’t required to make sense.” -Seanan McGuire

 

“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” -James Herriot

“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” -James Herriot

 

“Never try to outstubborn a cat.” -Robert A. Heinlein

“Never try to outstubborn a cat.” -Robert A. Heinlein

 

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.” -Garrison Keillor

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.” -Garrison Keillor

 

“There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.” -Dan Greenberg

“There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.” -Dan Greenberg

 

“Cats don’t need to be possessed; they’re evil on their own.” -Peter Kreeft

“Cats don’t need to be possessed; they’re evil on their own.” -Peter Kreeft

 

“Cats ask plainly for what they want.” -Walter Savage Landor

“Cats ask plainly for what they want.” -Walter Savage Landor

 

“When a cat flatters he is not insincere you may safely take it for real kindness.” -Walter Savage Landor

“When a cat flatters he is not insincere you may safely take it for real kindness.” -Walter Savage Landor

 

“One reason that cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers.” -Gwendolyn Brooks

“One reason that cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers.” -Gwendolyn Brooks

 

“Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.” -Pam Brown

“Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.” -Pam Brown

 

“Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.” -Ilona Andrews

“Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.” -Ilona Andrews

 

“Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys” -John Steinbeck

“Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys” -John Steinbeck

 

“It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can’t see.” -Eleanor Farjeon

“It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can’t see.” -Eleanor Farjeon

 

“The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.” -Lloyd Alexander

“The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time.” -Lloyd Alexander

 

“I have found it is surprisingly difficult to remain sad when a cat is doing its level best to sandpaper one’s cheeks.” -R.L. LaFevers

“I have found it is surprisingly difficult to remain sad when a cat is doing its level best to sandpaper one’s cheeks.” -R.L. LaFevers

 

“There is no ‘cat language.’ Painful as it is for us to admit, they don’t need one!” -Barbara Holland

“There is no ‘cat language.’ Painful as it is for us to admit, they don’t need one!” -Barbara Holland

 

“A kitten is, in the animal world, what a rosebud is in the garden.” -Robert Sowthey

“A kitten is, in the animal world, what a rosebud is in the garden.” -Robert Sowthey

 

“Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.” -Robertson Davies

“Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.” -Robertson Davies

 

“There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.” -Dan Greenberg

“There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person.” -Dan Greenberg

 

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” -Hippolyte Taine

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” -Hippolyte Taine

 

“The phrase ‘domestic cat’ is an oxymoron.” -George Will

“The phrase ‘domestic cat’ is an oxymoron.” -George Will

 

“Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets.” -Neil Gaiman

“Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets.” -Neil Gaiman

 

“My cat is not insane, she’s just a really good actress.” -P.C. Cast

“My cat is not insane, she’s just a really good actress.” -P.C. Cast

 

“Dogs own space and cats own time.” -Nicola Griffith

“Dogs own space and cats own time.” -Nicola Griffith

 

“The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.” -Elizabeth Peters

“The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.” -Elizabeth Peters

 

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” -Terry Pratchett

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” -Terry Pratchett

 

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life music and cats.” -Albert Schweitzer

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life music and cats.” -Albert Schweitzer

 

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” -Robert A. Heinlein

“Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” -Robert A. Heinlein

 

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” -Sigmund Freud

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” -Sigmund Freud

 

“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” -Winston S. Churchill

“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” -Winston S. Churchill

 

“No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.” -Abraham Lincoln

“No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.” -Abraham Lincoln

 

“Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs.” -Desmond Morris

“Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs.” -Desmond Morris

 

“Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.” -William S. Burroughs

“Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.” -William S. Burroughs

 

“Cats, like men, are flatterers.” -Walter Savage Landor

“Cats, like men, are flatterers.” -Walter Savage Landor

 

“I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.” -Nafisa Joseph

“I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.” -Nafisa Joseph

 

“A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.” -George Mikes

“A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.” -George Mikes

 

“Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” -James Mason

“Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” -James Mason

 

“You know how cats do. They hide to die. Dogs come home.” -Thomas Harris

“You know how cats do. They hide to die. Dogs come home.” -Thomas Harris

 

“I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.” -Rudyard Kipling

“I am the Cat who walks by himself, and all places are alike to me.” -Rudyard Kipling