“When a guy tells me I'm cute, it's not something desirable. Cute is more like what you want your pet to be.”

“If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store.”

“I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.”

“There are things that I invented - the creaky geriatric robot that is always grumpy, for example, or the little wheelie guy, he's not in the Hasbro lore. But kids love that stuff - this little guy as a pet on a chain. They gravitate towards it.”

“We created a line of pet food called Nutrish that's made to human standards, and 100 percent of the proceeds go to animal rescue. One of our top-tier donors is the ASPCA, and they help us challenge animal shelters all across the country to get more animals placed in homes.”

“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.”

“Many who have spent a lifetime in it can tell us less of love than the child that lost a dog yesterday.”

“Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.”

“Just watching my cats can make me happy.”