Monica Edwards quotes

“Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety-valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.”
-- Monica Edwards

#Cat Quotes #Safety Quotes #Valve Quotes

“There is nothing in the animal world, to my mind, more delightful than grown cats at play. They are so swift and light and graceful, so subtle and designing, and yet so richly comic.”
-- Monica Edwards

#Cat Quotes #Animal Quotes #Light Quotes

“There is nothing so lowering to one's self-esteem as the affectionate contempt of a beloved cat.”
-- Monica Edwards

#Self Esteem Quotes #Cat Quotes #Beloved Quotes

“We are in an electronic technology age now and it's about time we put away the old stuff.”
-- Monica Edwards

#Technology Quotes #Age Quotes #Stuff Quotes

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

“I joke, but I only half joke, that if you come to one of our hospitals missing a limb, no one will believe you till they get a CAT scan, MRI, or orthopedic consult.”

“As far as pets go, a cat is a nice on to have.”

“This is all you need in life: a computer, a camera, and a cat.”

“To assume a cat's asleep is a grave mistake. He can close his eyes and keep both his ears awake.”

“Every time a boy falls off a tricycle, every time a black cat has gray kittens, every time someone stubs a toe, every time there's a murder or a fire or the marines land in Nicaragua, the police and the newspapers holler 'get Capone.'”

“One can go back toward safety or forward toward growth.”

“It seems to me the mark of a civilized society that certain privileges should be taken for granted such as education, health care and the safety to walk the streets.”

“The safety-obsessed church lacks the inner dynamic to foster profound missional impact in our time.”

Source : Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch (2011). “The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage”, p.58, Baker Books

“The safety of a republic depends essentially on the energy of a common national sentiment; on a uniformity of principles and habits; on the exemption of the citizens from foreign bias and prejudice; and on that love of country which will almost invariably be found to be closely connected with birth, education and family.”