If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys. Chief Dan George

Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. Henry David Thoreau

Honor all with whom we share the Earth:- Four-leggeds, two-leggeds, winged ones, Swimmers, crawlers, plant and rock people. Walk in balance and beauty. Native American Elder

Longhorns are unique - each and every one of them is a different color with a different design. Janine Turner

I love this land and the buffalo and will not part with it. I want you to understand well what I say. Santana, Kiowa Chief

Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever remains to them? Rose Kennedy

I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment. Pat Buckley

Man's heart away from nature becomes hard. Standing Bear

All animals but men know that the principle business of life is to enjoy it - and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow it. Samuel Butler

The toad has indeed no superior as a destroyer of noxious insects, and he possesses no bad habits and is entirely inoffensive himself, every owner of a garden should treat him with utmost hospitality. Celia Thaxter

It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. Mark Twain

You're beautiful, like a May fly. Ernest Hemingway

Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage. Wendell Phillips

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams. Ashley Smith

No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich. Louis Sabin

Be grateful for luck. Pay the thunder no mind - listen to the birds. And don't hate nobody. Eubie Blake