Famous quotes containing the words tail and/or feathers:
“Finding a thought for an aphorism is not hard. Putting a kink in its tail is the hard part.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“You may call a jay a bird. Well, so he is, in a measure—because he’s got feathers on him, and don’t belong to no church, perhaps; but otherwise he is just as much a human as you be. And I’ll tell you for why. A jay’s gifts and instincts, and feelings, and interests, cover the whole ground. A jay hasn’t got any more principle than a Congressman.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)