Golden Retrievers Quotes

There was a golden retriever who saved countless lives on September 11 by going back in to find people. His companion was in a wheelchair. He got him out and kept going back in to save others.

Linda Blair

People, September 11, Wheelchairs

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The face of a golden retriever feels like home.

David Rosenfelt

Home, Faces, Feels

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Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

Roger Caras

Life, Dog, Sorry

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Once someone has had the good fortune to share a true love affair with a Golden Retriever, one's life and one's outlook is never quite the same.

Betty White

Never Quit, Affair, Share

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Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life, they are less likely to bite than to bark, less likely to bark than to lick a hand in greeting. In spite of their size, they think they are lap dogs, and in spite of being dogs, they think they are also human, and nearly every human they meet is judged to have the potential to be a boon companion who might, at many moment, cry, "Let's go!" and lead them on a great adventure.

Dean Koontz

Dog, Heart, Adventure

Dean Koontz (2007). “The Darkest Evening of the Year: A Novel”, p.69, Bantam

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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

Josh Billings

Love, Friendship, Dog

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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.

Bernard Williams

Happiness, Dog, Nature

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Capo, my first golden retriever, so loved to swim she once jumped off a cliff to get into Lake Superior.

Sara Paretsky

Lakes, Swim, Cliffs

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

Louis Sabin

Dog, Silly, Owning A Pet

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I like to be at home because I just travel so much. I have four dogs, golden retrievers.

Denise Richards

Dog, Travel, Home

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It seems like all the good looking people have smaller dogs these days. Especially for the women, because they always come in with their little Chihuahuas and the guys come in with their Golden Retrievers.

Elizabeth Perkins

Dog, People, Guy

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A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.

Robert Benchley

Dog, Perseverance, Lying

Robert Benchley (1976). “Chips Off the Old Benchley”, Amereon Limited

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My friend Phil has a theory that the Lord, having made teenagers, felt constrained to make amends and so created the golden retriever.

Mary McGrory

Teenager, Golden, Lord

Mary McGrory, Phil Gailey (2006). “The Best of Mary McGrory: A Half-Century of Washington Commentary”, p.59, Andrews McMeel Publishing

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My golden retriever, Callie, is so easy to please. She finds great pleasure in our day-to-day routine, which helps me to enjoy the simple things. She loves to jump on the couch with her favorite toys and roll around while I clap my hands.

Kristin Davis

Simple, Hands, Pet

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The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

Samuel Butler

Dog, Humorous, Animal

Notebooks (1912) ch. 14

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My name is Oprah Winfrey. I have a talk show. I'm single. I have eight dogs-five golden retrievers, two black labs, and a mongrel. I have four years of college.

Oprah Winfrey

Dog, College, Eight

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I'm a werewolf, not a golden retriever.

Cassandra Clare

Werewolf, Luke, Golden

"City of Bones". Book by Cassandra Clare, "The Mortal Instruments" series, 2007.

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I also go on long walks with my dog, a golden retriever named Breeze-and I work out with weights at a health club a couple of times a week.

Karen Hughes

Dog, Couple, Long Walks

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I've been surrounded by dogs my whole life. I got a golden retriever a year after I was born.

Jon Hamm

Dog, Years, Born

"Jon Hamm’s Return to Austin". Interview with Deenah Vollmer, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 22, 2011.

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Try throwing a ball just once for a dog. It would be like eating only one peanut or potato chip. Try to ignore the importuning of a Golden Retriever who has brought you his tennis ball, the greatest treasure he possesses!

Roger Caras

Dog, Greatest Treasure, Tennis

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I've often been described more than once in my life as very much like a golden retriever. Just sort of happy and excited to do whatever it is even if it's as simple as retrieving a ball and bringing it back ad nauseum.

Chris Carmack

Simple, Balls, Excited

"Nashville's Chris Carmack on The O.C. and the rules of the death row meal". Interview with Marah Eakin, tv.avclub.com. September 22, 2015.

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... occasionally I see rich-looking women on Rollerblades gripping leashes and being towed bodily by golden retrievers. That's my kind of jogging.

Gary Reilly

Golden, Jogging, Kind

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There is something about the human condition. I don't think dogs are like "If only I was a poodle instead of a golden retriever, I'd be totally happy." Dogs are happy with who they are.

Michael Ian Black

Dog, Thinking, Poodles

"The Best-Laid Plans of Michael Ian Black". Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 27, 2012.

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I've watched goldfish make babies, and ants execute earwigs. I've seen a fly deliver live young while having its head eaten by a mantis. And I had a golden retriever behave like one.

N.D. Wilson

Baby, Goldfish, Ants

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Hey, do you know what you call a blond with a brain?" I asked, and the continued on the same breath, "a golden retriever." I've heard that one, too," she said, no longer smiling. I'll keep trying." I promised.

Stephenie Meyer

Brain, Trying, Hey

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