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“Millions of Americans own dogs, because they are good-natured, simple, and easily amused. I am referring here to the Americans. The dogs are not exactly Mensa members either, but they definitely make better pets than tropical fish.”

Simple Millions Sea Dog Members Rivers Fishes Boat Pet Lakes Fishing Amused Referring Tropical

Author:Dave Barry

“the body is simple as a turtle / and straight as a dog: / the body cannot lie.”

Body Lying Simple Dog Turtles

Book:Circles on the Water

Source: Circles on the Water

“Computers and rocket ships are examples of invention, not of understanding. ... All that is needed to build machines is the knowledge that when one thing happens, another thing happens as a result. It's an accumulation of simple patterns. A dog can learn patterns. There is no "why&rdqo"; in those examples. We don't understand why electricity travels. We don't know why light travels at a constant speed forever. All we can do is observe and record patterns.”

“A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated of illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not.”

Ifs Giving Humans Heart Doe Care Simple Poor Rich Trouble Dog Clever Educated Dull Sophisticated Wiser Illiterate Rich Or Poor

Book:Marley & Me tie-in: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

Source: Marley & Me tie-in: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

“They offer, if we are wise enough or simple enough to take it, a model for what it means to give your heart with little thought of return. Both powerfully imaginary and comfortingly real, dogs act as mirrors for our own beliefs about what would constitute a truly humane society. Perhaps it is not too late for them to teach us some new tricks.”

Ifs Giving Heart Mean Littles Real Enough Belief Simple Teach Wise Dog Return Offers Late Models Mirrors Tricks Too Late Imaginary Humane Humane Society

Author:Marjorie Garber