'Bird' Quotes

Bird quotes have been a source of inspiration and reflection for centuries. From ancient civilizations to modern times, birds have been seen as symbols of freedom, hope, and resilience. Their ability to soar high in the sky and navigate through challenges has captivated the human imagination. Famous figures like Leonardo da Vinci, Emily Dickinson, and Maya Angelou have used bird quotes to convey powerful messages about life, love, and the human spirit. These quotes have also been used in literature, art, and music, further cementing their significance in our culture. Today, bird quotes continue to inspire and motivate people to spread their wings and reach for their dreams.Read Less

288 Notorious 'Bird' Quotations and Sayings

I sit at my window and the words fly past me like birds — with God’s help I catch some. Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024, Jean Rhys, Bird, Helping, Past, 0

- Jean Rhys

Writer

· Dominica

I have brightness in my soul, which strains toward Heaven. I am like a bird! Feraz Zeid, January 18, 2024, Jenny Lind, Bird, Heaven, Soul, 0

- Jenny Lind

Singer

· Sweden

Living unloved is like clipping a bird’s wings and removing its ability to fly. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024, William P. Young, Bird, Wings, 0

- William P. Young

Author

· Canada

Bird
Wings

And if you are not a bird, then beware of coming to rest above an abyss. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Friedrich Nietzsche, Abyss, Bird, 0

- Friedrich Nietzsche

Philosopher

· Germany

Abyss
Bird

Wild sings the bird of the heart in the forests of our lives. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mary Oliver, Bird, Forests, Heart, 0

- Mary Oliver

Poet

· USA

Although all poets aspire to be birds, no bird aspires to be a poet. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mary Ruefle, Aspire, Bird, Poet, 0

- Mary Ruefle

Poet

· USA

This autumn- why am I growing old? bird disappearing among clouds. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Matsuo Basho, Autumn, Bird, Clouds, 0

- Matsuo Basho

Poet

· Japan

Owls are known as lonely birds; but it is not known that they have the forest as their best friend! Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mehmet Murat Ildan, Bird, Lonely, Owl, 0

- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Playwright and novelist

· Turkey

When the wind stops, kite falls but bird flies; because bird did not borrow the wind when rising! Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mehmet Murat Ildan, Bird, Wind, 0

- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Playwright and novelist

· Turkey

Bird
Wind

Feed the birds in winter; in return, they will feed your soul with the look of gratitude! Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mehmet Murat Ildan, Bird, Gratitude, Winter, 0

- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Playwright and novelist

· Turkey

There is a way to touch the angels of the skies: Gaining the trust of birds! Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mehmet Murat Ildan, Angel, Bird, Sky, 0

- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Playwright and novelist

· Turkey

For us, a pretty bird is a pretty bird; for an insect, pretty bird is an ugly enemy! Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mehmet Murat Ildan, Bird, Enemy, Ugly, 0

- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Playwright and novelist

· Turkey

Observe everything silently, like a little bird! This invites the angels of wisdom! Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mehmet Murat Ildan, Angel, Bird, 0

- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Playwright and novelist

· Turkey

Angel
Bird

To feel free like a bird, some things on our minds must be left in the past. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mehmet Murat Ildan, Bird, Mind, Past, 0

- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Playwright and novelist

· Turkey

The earth is moved from its position by the weight of a tiny bird resting upon it. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024, Leonardo da Vinci, Bird, Earth, Weight, 0

- Leonardo da Vinci

Painter

· Italy

The egg of a bird hatches only when the chick within is ready Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024, Liam Williams, Bird, Eggs, Preparation, 0

- Liam Williams

Comedian

· Wales

Everyone needs time to develop their dreams. An egg in the nest doesn’t become a bird overnight. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024, Lois Ehlert, Bird, Dream, Eggs, 0

- Lois Ehlert

Children's book author and illustrator

· USA

Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024, Lois Lowry, Bird, Heart, Nature, 0

- Lois Lowry

Author

Man is a bird without wings and a bird is a man without sorrow. Feraz Zeid, January 13, 2024, Louis de Bernieres, Bird, Wings, 0

- Louis de Bernieres

Novelist

· United Kingdom

Bird
Wings

Marriage can be compared to a cage: birds outside it despair to enter, and birds within, to escape. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Michel de Montaigne, Bird, Marriage, Wedding, 0

- Michel de Montaigne

Philosopher

· France

Words are the birds that break cover and show your enemy where you’re hiding. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Mike Carey, Bird, Enemy, Hiding, 0

- Mike Carey

Writer

· United Kingdom

I write as the birds sing, because I must, and usually from the same source of inspiration. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Gene Stratton-Porter, Bird, Inspiration, Writing, 0

- Gene Stratton-Porter

Author

· USA

The Love bird is one hundred percent faithful to his mate-who is locked into the same cage. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, Will Cuppy, Bird, Cages, Faithful, 0

- Will Cuppy

Humorist and author

· USA

Animal substance seems to be the first food of all birds, even the granivorous tribes. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, William Bartram, Animal, Bird, Substance, 0

- William Bartram

The crow wished everything was black, the Owl, that everything was white. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, William Blake, Animal, Bird, 0

- William Blake

Poet and artist

· England

Animal
Bird

When thou seest an eagle, thou seest a portion of genius; lift up thy head! Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, William Blake, Bird, Eagles, Genius, 0

- William Blake

Poet and artist

· England

The most ordinary conditions for observing sailing birds are then the wind and sea are both aft. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, Lawrence Hargrave, Bird, Sea, Wind, 0

- Lawrence Hargrave

The ox feels the yoke, but does the bird feel the weight of its wings? Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, Leigh Bardugo, Bird, Wings, 0

- Leigh Bardugo

Author

· USA

Bird
Wings

I used to live a very social life and never spend much solitary time looking at birds or reading. Feraz Zeid, January 14, 2024, Lynda Barry, Bird, Reading, 0

- Lynda Barry

Cartoonist and author

· USA

Bird
Reading

… Let the cage bird and the cage bird mate and the wild bird mate in the wild. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024, William Butler Yeats, Bird, Cages, Marriage, 0

- William Butler Yeats

Poet

· Ireland

Old age is a flight of small cheeping birds skimming bare trees above a snow glaze. Feraz Zeid, January 15, 2024, William Carlos Williams, Bird, Snow, 0

- William Carlos Williams

Poet

· USA

Bird
Snow

Girls are like exotic birds. They are pretty to look at but hard to catch. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Howie Dorough, Bird, Girl, 0

- Howie Dorough

Bird
Girl

and the sad notes floated out to the patio and hung in the trees like birds too tired to fly Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Hunter S. Thompson, Bird, Tired, 0

- Hunter S. Thompson

Journalist

· USA

Bird
Tired

It’s a pity we don’t whistle at one another, like birds. Words are misleading. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Halldór Laxness, Bird, Pity, 0

- Halldór Laxness

Bird
Pity

The gloom encroaches upon my mind, and my heart flutters like a bird held fast in a fist. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Hannah Kent, Bird, Heart, Mind, 0

- Hannah Kent

When the bird of the heart begins to sing, too often will reason stop up her ears. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Hans Christian Andersen, Bird, Ears, Heart, 0

- Hans Christian Andersen

The sun is shining and the bird are singing what more could you ask for in a day! Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Heather Mills, Bird, Love, Shining, 0

- Heather Mills

He who cuts down woods beyond a certain limit exterminates birds. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry David Thoreau, Bird, Woods, 0

- Henry David Thoreau

Writer

· USA

Bird
Woods

As I love nature, as I love singing birds…I love thee, my friend. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry David Thoreau, Bird, Singing, 0

- Henry David Thoreau

Writer

· USA

Bird
Singing

What is the singing of birds, or any natural sound, compared with the voice of one we love. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry David Thoreau, Bird, Love, Voice, 0

- Henry David Thoreau

Writer

· USA

Birds do not sing in caves, nor do doves cherish their innocence in dovecots. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry David Thoreau, Bird, Caves, Innocence, 0

- Henry David Thoreau

Writer

· USA

How can you expect the birds to sing when their groves are cut down? Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry David Thoreau, Bird, 0

- Henry David Thoreau

Writer

· USA

Bird

Shall I not rejoice also at the abundance of the weeds whose seeds are the granary of the birds? Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry David Thoreau, Bird, Garden, Weed, 0

- Henry David Thoreau

Writer

· USA

At the bottom of every frozen heart there is a drop or two of love―just enough to feed the birds. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry Miller, Bird, Heart, 0

- Henry Miller

Writer

· USA

Bird
Heart

The woods would be quiet if no bird sang but the one that sang best. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry Van Dyke, Bird, Singing, 0

- Henry Van Dyke

Bird
Singing

Like a bird she seems to wear gay plumage unconsciously, as if it grew upon her. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Henry Ward Beecher, Bird, Gay, 0

- Henry Ward Beecher

Bird
Gay

Just remember it’s the birds that’s supposed to suffer, not the hunter. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, George W. Bush, Bird, Hunters, Suffering, 0

- George W. Bush

She released her grievances like handfuls of birdseed: They are there, and they are gone. Feraz Zeid, January 16, 2024, Gillian Flynn, Bird, Grievance, 0

- Gillian Flynn

I am a song bird, I am a meek song bird, I offer my prayer to the Lord. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Guru Nanak, Bird, Prayer, 0

- Guru Nanak

Bird
Prayer

The birds suffer their suffering each in a lifetime, forgetting it as they go. Feraz Zeid, January 17, 2024, Guy Davenport, Bird, Forget, Suffering, 0

- Guy Davenport

'Bird' Quotes

288 Notorious 'Bird' Quotations and Sayings

In a business society, the emotional economy is an economy of scarcity.

To my mind, having a care and concern for others is the highest of the human qualities.

A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make sure of one.

The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain.

When ever I have a Problem, I just sing. Then I know my voice is a lot worse then my Problem.

Always remember to smile and look up at what you got in life. Explain

I always think it’s a good policy to like the people who like you.

When words we want, love teacheth to indite; And what we blush to speak, she bids us write.

War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.

Success comes from failure, not from memorizing the right answers. Explain

Sometimes we become bound by other people’s thoughts because we are not sure about ourselves.

Maturity is when you’re able to say, ‘It’s not just them. It’s me.’

The first time ever I saw your face I thought the sun rose in your eyes

When I die, now don’t think that I’m a nut, don’t want no fancy funeral, just one like old King Tut.

It’s only water,” she said. “Tell that to a drowning man,” Giddon said.

It’s always better to be real.

There is always room for improvement.

It’s the law of averages: put in more, come out with more.

Humility comes from understanding that the obstacles in front of you are not going to go away.

Coffee and chocolate-the inventor of mocha should be sainted.

'Bird' Quotes

288 Notorious 'Bird' Quotations and Sayings

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