I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source.
Interpretation
A dog's companionship provides unique comfort in times of trouble.
This quote by Doris Day highlights the special bond between humans and dogs, particularly during challenging times. It conveys that the unwavering loyalty and silent presence of a dog can offer a form of solace and understanding that no one else can provide, emphasizing the emotional support pets can give to their owners in moments of distress.
In practice
In a speech about mental health, share this quote to highlight the benefits of animal companionship.
I've been through everything. I always said I was like those round-bottomed circus dolls β you know, those dolls you could push down and they'd come back up? I've always been like that. I've always said, No matter what happens, if I get pushed down, I'm going to come right back up.
I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter to so many people. From local spaying and neutering ordinances, to legislation against puppy mills, to standards to prevent animals from being tested for the sake of a new cosmetic, we could - and did - make a difference.
I like joy; I want to be joyous; I want to have fun on the set; I want to wear beautiful clothes and look pretty. I want to smile and I want to make people laugh. And that's all I want. I like it. I like being happy. I want to make others happy.
If there is a Heaven, I'm sure Rock Hudson is there because he was such a kind person.
A woman gains status when she refuses to see anything killed to be put on her back. Then sheβs truly beautiful.
I love to laugh.It's the only way to live. Enjoy each day-it's not coming back again!
A tribe is a group of people connected to one another, connected to a leader, and connected to an idea. For millions of years, human beings have been part of one tribe or another. A group needs only two things to be a tribe: a shared interest and a way to communicate.
I have friends of mine who have died of AIDS and many of those friends...did not tell me until the very end...because they felt that there was a stigma, a taboo, attached to it...now we have more women infected with HIV/AIDS, many of those women were infected by their husbands who did not tell them
You know, when I first went into the movies Lionel Barrymore played my grandfather. Later he played my father and finally he played my husband. If he had lived I'm sure I would have played his mother. That's the way it is in Hollywood. The men get younger and the women get older.
As soon as a man and woman of almost any age are alone together within four walls it is assumed that anything may happen. Spontaneous combustion, instant fornication, triumph of the senses. What possibilities men and women must see in each other to infer such dangers. Or, believing in the dangers, how often they must think about the possibilities.
If anyone conceives, that an object of his love joins itself to another with closer bonds of friendship than he himself has attained to, he will be affected with hatred towards the loved object and with envy towards his rival.
With him, life was routine; without him, life was unbearable.
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