#animal

Man is a make-believe animal: he is never so truly himself as when he is acting a part. ↗

— William Hazlitt

#animal #himself #make-believe #man #never

Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above the animal world, but solely by means of the most brutal struggle. ↗

— Adolf Hitler

#above #all things #animal #animal world #brutal

Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#books #dogs #friends #humor #humor

I trust that every animal here appreciates the sacrifice that Comrade Napoleon has made in taking this extra labour upon himself. Do not imagine, comrades, that leadership is a pleasure! On the contrary, it is a deep and heavy responsibility. No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? ↗

— George Orwell

#george-orwell #equality

Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes. ↗

— William Bartram

#be the first #birds #even #first #food

Astaire was not a sexual animal, but he made his partners look so extraordinarily related to him. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#astaire #extraordinarily #him #his #look

Man, an animal that makes bargains. ↗

— A. C. Benson

#bargains #makes #man

Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#laughs #legislature #man #only #state

I'm a hard guy to live with. I'm like a caged animal. I'm up all night walking around the living room. It's hard for me to come down from what I do. ↗

— Jim Carrey

#animal #around #caged #come #down

Can our mind evolve to be something other than an extension of our animal needs? ↗

— Julian Casablancas

#evolve #extension #mind #needs #other