Dogs are commonly referred to as “man’s best friend,” famous people also had choice and lasting words for our four-legged colleagues.
"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'”
—Dave Barry (author, Dave Barry Hits Below the Beltway: A Vicious and Unprovoked Attack on Our Most Cherished Political Institutions)
—Robert Benchley (humorist and actor, Broadway Melody of 1938)
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
—Josh Billings (a.k.a. Henry Wheeler Shaw; humorist and lecturer)
“Hounds follow those who feed them.”
―Otto von Bismarck (1st Chancellor of Germany)
"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."
—Roger Caras (photographer and writer)
"Every dog has his day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weak-end."
—June Carter Cash (singer)
—Agatha Christie (author, Death on the Nile)
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.”
―M.K. Clinton (author, The Returns)
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.”
—Charles de Gaulle (former President of the French Republic)
“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.”
—Johnny Depp (actor, Pirates of the Caribbean)
"Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell."
—Emily Dickinson (poet, "Hope is the Thing with Feathers")
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th President of the United States)
"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?"
—Jonathan Safran Foer (author, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close)
“There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.”
—Benjamin Franklin (Founding Father of the United States)
"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate."
—Sigmund Freud (psychoanalyst)
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
—Robert A. Heinlein (author, Starship Troopers)
“When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.”
―Kristan Higgins (author, In Your Dreams)
“To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.”
—Aldous Huxley (author, Brave New World)
