Irene Pepperberg quotes

  • To be nonviolent to human beings and to be a killer or enemy of the poor animals is Satan's philosophy. In this age there is always enmity against poor animals, and therefore the poor creatures are always anxious. The reaction of the poor animals is being forced on human society, and therefore there is always strain of cold or hot war between men, individually, collectively or nationally.

  • Animals play a big part in my life, on tour or at home.

  • Man is not the only animal who labors; but he is the only one who improves his workmanship.

  • Man is a perpetually wanting animal.

  • A quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself, always a laborious business.

  • My goal has been to encourage jointness, to push people to think of affiliations rather than to operate as solo entrepreneurs.

  • Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.

  • you have to look at life, feel it, face it, and deal with it.

  • You just deal with the cards that are dealt you and you just go on and push forward.

  • Things are not as we would like them to be. There is only one way to deal with it, namely to try and be all right oneself.

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