You will have no sensation of a leash around your neck if you sit by the peg. It is only when you stray that you feel the restraining tug. — Michael Parenti
I'm no one's lap dog, you can't put me on a leash. — Johnny Rotten
Catch the halter rope and it will lead you to the donkey. — Moroccan Proverbs
If you feel an overwhelming urge to act spontaneously, pull in the reins — Priscilla Shirer
People who think they're free in this world just haven't come to the end of their leash yet. — Michael Parenti
Put a rope around your neck and many will be happy to drag you along. — Egyptian Proverbs
With women, I've got a long bamboo pole with a leather loop on the end. I slip the loop around their necks so they can't get away or come too close. Like catching snakes. — Marlon Brando
Muzzle a dog and he will bark out of the other end. — Malcolm Lowry
Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored. — Lady Bloomfield
The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be. — Konrad Lorenz
The wild boar is often held by a small dog.
[Lat., A cane non magno saepe tenetur aper.] — Ovid
Whip the saddle and give the mule something to think about it. — Bulgarian Proverbs
Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Short Leash Quotes
Girl you are a beauty. Well, I am a beast. They must have been trippin to let me off the leash. — Jeremih
You don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day. — Michael Parenti
I grew up before there were strict leash laws. — Beverly Cleary
A leash is a rope with a noose at both ends. — Ayn Rand
Cynicism is fear posing as confidence; joy is hope let off the leash. — Bob Goff
Satan prowls but he’s a lion on a leash — Ann Voskamp
When you walk a dog on a short leash, she's close enough to bite you. — Ilona Andrews
Leash: n, a means by which animals, formerly running wild, are prevented from running tame, also. — Robert Breault
We live on the leash of our senses. — Diane Ackerman
Underwear. It's like a god damned leash. It also constantly reminds me of how funny I look naked. — Pete Wentz
Leash Image Quotes
Dog Leash Quotes
My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash. — Joan Rivers
Dog owners are out in all kinds of weather. They tell you it's small payment for the love their dogs bear them. Some love. If that dog weren't on a leash, he'd be off after another dog, a cat, or any stranger walking along the street with a wet bag of meat. — Selma Diamond
An animal on a leash is not tamed by the owner. The owner is extending himself through the leash to that part of his personality which is pure dog, that part of him which just wants to eat, sleep, bark, hump chairs, wet the floor in joy, and drink out of a toilet bowl. — Diane Ackerman
You may not agree, you may not care, but if you are holding this book you should know that of all the sights I love in this world — and there are plenty — very near the top of the list is this one: dogs without leashes. — Mary Oliver
My dogs have never been good at things like "sit," "stay," or even "come." I think that we've given the tourists a few laughs, especially when the dogs hit the end of their leashes hard enough to drag Gloria down the street. — James Stewart
Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash? — Robert Breault
Charter schools are just public schools on a slightly longer leash. A dog on a long leash is still a dog on a leash. — Marshall Fritz
A dog gets lonesome just like a human. He wants to associate with other dogs, but when they take him out, the poor dog is on a leash and cannot run around. — Langston Hughes
What you run away from owns you. You are the dog on a leash. The most you can do is to tug against the leash. — Adyashanti
I don't like running when I'm holding things in my hand, whether it's a dog leash or a baby jogger. My mechanics get all messed up. — Kai Ryssdal
Having A Leash Quotes
All you have is your fire
And the place you need to reach
Don't you ever tame your demons
But always keep them on a leash — Hozier
I hate to be obvious," added the Scarecrow, "but you'd have saved yourself a heap of trouble if you weren't too cheap to invest in a leash, Dorothy. — Gregory Maguire
I had a good few years where I was a little wild and off the leash. I don't really partake in drugs any more. I occasionally have a little dabble, very occasionally. I have no specific health routine. I'm vegetarian, my wife's nearly 20 years younger than me, good luck, good genes, sunshine. — Wayne Hussey
Husband and wife have so many interests in common that when they have jogged through the ups and downs of life a sufficient time, the leash which at first galled often grows easy and familiar. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
I have a spaniel that defrocked a nun last week. He took hold of the cord. I had hold of the leash. It was like elephants holding tails. Imagine me undressing a nun, even second hand. — E. B. White
You the Dark-Hunter?" Kyrian arched a brow. "You the flunky?" "I don't like your tone." "And I dont't like you. Now that we've dispensed with the introductions and have declared our mutual distaste for one another, why don't you take me to the one who holds your leash? — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Is there anything else you need to tell me?” Every time I look at you, I have to put a leash on myself. “No. — Ilona Andrews
If they'd been dogs, they would have all been in the yard eating grass and trying to yak up whatever was making them feel so lousy. Not a bone gnawed, not a ball chased-all tails went unwagged. Oh, life is a fast cat, a short leash, a flea in that place where you just can't scratch. — Christopher Moore
Dog Quotes
You treat me like a dog and you expect me to smile? You remind me of a jackass. — Stone Cold Steve Austin
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. — John Calvin
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. — Winston Churchill
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz
If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going. — Harriet Tubman
Don’t let the same dog bite you twice. — Chuck Berry
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man. — Mark Twain
Life is life - whether in a cat, or dog or man. There is no difference there between a cat or a man. The idea of difference is a human conception for man's own advantage. — Sri Aurobindo
I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit. — Ida B. Wells
Dog Owner Quotes
As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. — Ellen Perry
A study conducted by the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School suggested that in times of stress a dog is likely to be more help in calming you down than a spouse or partner. Most dog owners can guess the reason why: dogs never judge us and never compete with us. — Marjorie Garber
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail. — Fran Lebowitz
It ought to be realized by all dog owners that obesity shortens a dog's life quite considerably, a life which is much too short anyhow. — Konrad Lorenz
Dogs, bless them, operate on the premise that human beings are fragile and require incessant applications of affection and reassurance. The random lick of a hand and the furry chin draped over the instep are calculated to let the shaky owner know that a friend is nearby. — Mary McGrory
I can train any dog in 5 minutes. It's training the owner that takes longer. — Barbara Woodhouse
Often we blame the breed, but in my opinion, it's not the breed, it's the owner. The owner has to be the pack leader and provide exercise, discipline, then affection. If you do that, you'll have a sweet, loving, and balanced dog - no matter what breed! — Cesar Millan
Most owners are at length able to teach themselves to obey their dog. — Robert Morley
Dog's owners don't call me. It's their neighbors or family members. We call them the whistleblowers, but it's more like the pack. It's making sure that one pack member gets in line. Before it was the owners, now it's the community. — Cesar Millan
The owners of a dog which swallowed a diamond worth £12000 had to wait three days until it re-emerged. With a bit of planning it could have been a nice way to propose. — Frankie Boyle
It is so true that in liquid modernity freedom was, so to speak, let off the leash, and for a quite a number of years the freedom of choice was "in principle" unlimited. One result was the weakening of inter-human bonds, particularly inherited bonds, and the counterfactual assumption that individuals must and can fend for themselves. — Zygmunt Bauman
The new American finds his challenge and his love in the traffic-choked streets, skies nested in smog, choking with the acids of industry, the screech of rubber and houses leashed in against one another while the town lets wither a time and die. — John Steinbeck
Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public. — Agnes Repplier
Behind the fury, he was tired. He was tired of being hauled around and shoved into a little room. He was tired of trying for me and failing. And to have Minias know it, to be carted off under his leash…It was almost insulting. Maybe, if I gave Al a night of peace to lick his wounds and his pride, he would grant that same courtesy to me? — Kim Harrison
There has been so much power concentrated. There is no leash on that power anymore and Americans face the situation that this power is getting momentum with each passing year with each presidency. — James Bovard
Perhaps a revolution can overthrow autocratic despotism and profiteering or power-grabbing oppression, but it can never truly reform a manner of thinking; instead, new prejudices, just like the old ones they replace, will serve as a leash for the great unthinking mass. — Immanuel Kant
I saw...a kid on a leash. You seen these people? Kid on a leash? How horrible. Put him in the pound where he belongs. — Bill Hicks
Pro wrestling was there, and I was good at it, thank God. I started getting a lot of offers, but unfortunately, at WWE I was under a tight leash. I think it had a lot to do with The Rock making the transition, and me possibly being the next guy - you know, the company didnt want to lose another top performer. — Kurt Angle
Ye who made war that your ships Should lay to at the beck of no nation, Make war now on Murder, that slips The leash of her hounds of damnation; Ye who remembered the Alamo, Remember the Maine! — Richard Hovey
Life just turns deliciously quirky when you stop resisting yourself and, instead, honor the intuition that tugs at you like a puppy on a leash in the park. Follow the magic and magic starts to follow you. — Tama J. Kieves
Without design thinking, the only sane response to a problem is to make a smaller, "safer" move. Smaller moves don't get you very far. They key is to let out the leash on imagination, but not take it off the leash. Imagination is the only path to innovation. It's a good example of something that humans do better than machines. — Marty Neumeier
... 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
I think everyone can relate to the werewolf myth - because we've all, as a result of alcohol, drugs, exhaustion, rage, gone off the leash and come to regret it later. I appeal to this psychologically - the unleashed id - but with a biological cause; I'm hopefully making possible supernatural circumstances. — Benjamin Percy
My dog, Ginger, is jumpy-like me-sensitive to sound and sudden movement. She wasn't that way at first, but not long after we got her, my grandfather told me to stand still outside and hold her leash tight. Then he shot a gun off by our feet, several times. "This is how girls learn to obey," he said, "how to be seen and not heard." — Mira Bartok
Winter near the shore is cold. The wind kicks up a salty mist and elephant seals come to shore to trumpet and rut and birth their pups. Retired people put sweaters on their lap dogs and drag them down the street on retractable leashes in a nightly parade of doggy humiliation. Surfers don their wetsuits against the chill of storm waves and white sharks adjust their diets to include shrink-wrapped dude-snacks on fiberglass crackers. — Christopher Moore
I was instructed by people in higher rank to stand there and hold this leash and look at the camera. We were doing what we were told. — Lynndie England
I was obliged to stand there, holding the leash of this creature for their welcoming publicity shots, implying that this was some kind of image the decided to have of me. — Barbara Steele
You do not lead by a leash, but by influence. — Daniel Evans
Do not lead your followers by a leash, but help them unleash their potential. — Daniel Evans
And at the UN she took the advice - she had to take the advice - of the State Department and the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations. They keep our UN representatives on a very short leash. She did as she was told, and voted as she was told. — William A. Rusher
In Conclusion
Which quotation resonated with you best? Did you enjoy our collection of leash quotes? Or may be you have a slogan about leash to suggest. Let us know using our contact form.
Citation
Feel free to cite and use any of the quotes in this collection of leash quotations. For popular citation styles(APA, Chicago, MLA), please use this citation page.
