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Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

I think having a dog makes you more compassionate.

Both my wife and I have a lot of compassion for animals in general.

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.

It's important to remember that the animals are not grieving with us. They're very accepting. They're not lying there thinking 'How could you do this to me? Why aren't you keeping me going?' Pets don't do the human things of guilt and anger and recrimination that we do. They come and go with great acceptance.

Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.

I love dogs. They live in the moment and don't care about anything except affection and food. They're loyal and happy. Humans are just too damn complicated.

I just love dogs, and there really is no better companion than an animal.

Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.