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Rabbits Quotes

On a small animal, big affection.

These quotes mention rabbits both literally, as childhood pets, and as a metaphor for how quickly ideas can multiply once you get a couple and learn to handle them.

I've got a fondness for rabbits.

Quotes by Martin McDonagh

I had a ton of animals; I had a goat growing up, a bunch of rabbits, a vegetable garden.

Quotes by Kelli Williams

Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.

John Steinbeck

Kids love rabbits... they just like them.

Quotes by John Bach

Always Quotes

I have removed the spleen from a dog, from cats, and rabbits. In all cases, the animals survived the operation and did not appear to be in the least affected by the absence of the organ.

Quotes by Henry Gray

Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plough, he cannot run fast enough to catch rabbits. Yet he is lord of...

George Orwell

The buffalo is all gone, and an Indian can't catch enough jack rabbits to subsist himself and his family, and then, there aren't enough jack rabbits to catch. What are they to do?

Quotes by George Crook

There are no Rabbits in the north-west. This statement, far from final, is practically true today, but I saw plenty of Lynxes, and one cannot write of ducks without mentioning water.

Quotes by Ernest Thompson Seton

People with anxiety tend to be hyper-reactive. We are like jack rabbits, off and running to the races, reacting to some event, even while the event is still happening.

Quotes by Elizabeth Vargas

Animals Quotes

I can hypnotize rabbits.

Quotes by Elena Anaya

I had always been fascinated by the whole idea that Australia was this different ecology and that when rabbits and prickly pears and other things from Europe were introduced into Australia, they ran amok.

Quotes by David Gerrold

A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.

Carl Sandburg

All politicians should have 3 hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected.

Carl Sandburg

You can't be chasing 15 rabbits. Otherwise, the public mind cannot follow you.

Quotes by Brian Mulroney

Australia Quotes

Things were so bad we ate rabbits that neighbours had run over and gave to us because they knew we were broke.

Quotes by Al Purdy

Frequently Asked Questions

How are rabbits described across these quotes?
They appear as literal childhood pets alongside goats and a vegetable garden, as well as a metaphor comparing ideas multiplying to rabbits once you learn to handle a couple.
Do the quotes mention children and rabbits together?
Yes, one quote simply notes that kids love rabbits, framing them as an especially kid-friendly animal.
Is the "ideas are like rabbits" quote literal or a metaphor?
It is a metaphor, comparing how quickly good ideas can multiply to how rabbits multiply once you have a couple and know how to raise them.
Are these quotes mostly fond or more neutral?
Mostly fond. One speaker directly says they have "a fondness for rabbits," and the other quotes carry a similarly warm, nostalgic tone.
What related quote page pairs with rabbits?
See Animals for a broader set of quotes about pets and animals in general.

Kids and rabbits seem to naturally go together in this batch of quotes. See Animals and Always for related quote pages.