U.G. Krishnamurti
Philosopher
"We are not created for any grander purpose than the ants that are there or the flies that are hovering around us or the mosquitoes that are sucking our blood."
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Mosquitoes
52 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Kenneth Williams
Actor
"I see myself as a roving mosquito, choosing it's target."
Muhammad Ali
Boxer, Activist
"If Ali says a mosquito can pull a plow, don't ask how. Hitch him up."
Gautama Buddha
Spiritual Teacher
"We living beings, right down to crickets, ants, mosquitoes , and flies, all possess life that is without beginning or end."
Andy Warhol
Artist, Filmmaker
"The mosquito is the state bird of New Jersey."
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"Mosquitoes can ruin the hunt for big game."
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"mosquitoes were using my ankles as filling stations."
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"You have mosquitoes. I have the Press."
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"Mosquito bites Jesus, receives communion."
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"If we walk in the woods, we must feed mosquitoes."
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"Gossip is the social mosquito."
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"Scientists still know less about what attracts men than they do about what attracts mosquitoes."
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"I always befriended animals and have said many a good word for them. Even to the least-loved mosquitoes I gave many a meal, and told them to go in peace."
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"The mosquitoes here are big enough to rape a chicken."
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"In the South Pacific, because of their size, mosquitoes are required to file flight plans."
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"we have to suffer mosquitoes the size of blackbirds."
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"An itchy feeling began to work its way through my body, as though a thousand mosquitoes were circulating through my blood, biting me from the inside, making me want to scream, jump, squirm. I ran."
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"If you think about it, every single species is endangered. Homo sapiens at the front of the line, mosquitoes and lawyers at the back."
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