“I do ask myself sometimes, what am I doing writing about animals that talk like we do? But I guess it's okay if it brings across a point.” IfsWritingSometimesAsksAnimalOkay Author:Julie Andrews
“TV is a different animal. I belong on that little screen. The big silver screen, not so much, 'cause I've seen my face up close when it's 25-feet tall. I'm okay as long as you keep me in that little box.” LittlesLongDifferentBigsFacesCausesAnimalFeetTvsOkayBoxesScreensSilverTallDifferent Animals Author:Steve Harvey
“When the animal becomes human, the effect is pleasingly benign and we laugh outloud, "Okay come clean now. This isn't really about hunting, is it?" But when the human becomes animal, the effect is disgusting, and if we laugh at all, then it is what Beckett calls the "mirthless laugh", which laughs at that which is unhappy.” IfsHumansAnimalLaughingEffectsOkayCleanUnhappyHuntingDisgustingBenignBeckett Author:Simon Critchley
“We did a campaign here with New York Times. We had a great ad: "Today in America, someone will kill an elephant for a bracelet." We became sensitized in our society. Now there are four or five billion people in Asia who need to get this message. We need to use social media, print magazines, celebrities - anything we can to share this message. It's not cool, it's not okay. You are destroying beautiful animals. You are robbing a continent of its wealth. And you are hurting a lot of innocent people.” PeopleNeedsUseTodayAmericaBeautifulSocialHurtWealthAnimalFiveFourShareMediaNew YorkMessagesOkaySocial MediaBillionsCampaignsInnocentMagazinesOur SocietyPrintDestroyingAdsContinentsElephantsAsiaNew York TimesRobbingBraceletNot Okay Author:Patrick Bergin
“A real common problem with a lot of animals is that guys are bad, hate to say it, but they will tune into some big feature like the glasses, maybe the beard, baseball hats, you know some unique feature like that. And they'll generalize like, "Okay! All people with baseball hats or black rimmed glasses are bad."” PeopleKnowsRealProblemBigsGuyHateBlackAnimalCommonUniqueOkayBaseballGlassesFeaturesHatsTunesBeardThat Guy Author:Temple Grandin
“I don't think about it that much, but sometimes I am surprised by that. I sometimes wonder why I didn't turn out to be the kind of picture-book writer who has stuffed animals that go with their books. That would be okay with me.” ThinkingKindBookSometimesWould BeTurnsAnimalWonderOkayPicture BooksStuffed Animal Author:Lynne Rae Perkins