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Organizing atheists is a bit like herding cats; They are on the whole too intelligent and independent minded to lend themselves to being herded.
Sep 17, 2025
Making movies is like herding cats.
Managing senior programmers is like herding cats.
Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority. But a good first step would be to build up a critical mass of those willing to 'come out,' thereby encouraging others to do so. Even if they can't be herded, cats in sufficient numbers can make a lot of noise and they cannot be ignored.
Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority.
My husband said it was him or the cat. I miss him sometimes.
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.
Cats are a very mysterious kind of folk. There is always more passing in their minds than we are aware of.
I believe cats to be spirits come to earth.
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.
One cat just leads to another.
People who hate cats, will come back as mice in their next life.
Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God.
Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; they make nests in the notes and bite the end of the pen and walk on the typewriter keys.
Even in the best times, managing science has been compared to herding cats; it is not done well, but one is surprised to find it done at all.
When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.
Computer programmers tend, by and large, to be quirky and highly individualistic. Trying to organize or manage such awkward characters is normally as thankless as herding cats
Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance.
As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.
Time spent with cats is never wasted.
Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.
There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.
Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many different ailments, but I have never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.
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