Wole Soyinka

There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?

Nigerian Dramatist

Gale Norton

The developers, if they decide to move a tortoise, have to pay the long-term costs for enhancing the areas that take care of the tortoise, and it gives us the opportunity to manage an area that is going to be protected.

American Public Servant

Tom Hodgkinson

Now I'm no biologist, but it seems to make a lot of sense that slow lives, as well as being enjoyable, are long lives. One only has to think of the example of the tortoise for proof of this theory from the animal world.

British Writer

Anita Brookner

In real life, it is the hare who wins. Every time. Look around you. And in any case it is my contention that Aesop was writing for the tortoise market. Hares have no time to read. They are too busy winning the game.

English Historian

Roshon Fegan

I'm a huge animal lover - I love animals to death. I've got tortoises and three dogs, and I've had a million animals in the past. I just think that we should do all we can to take care of them.

American Actor

Eric Goode

Later in life, I started an organization that works to save tortoises and turtles that are threatened, but in full disclosure, I still always had a fascination with people who kept animals.

American Director

Carl Honore

The slow philosophy is not about doing everything in tortoise mode. It's less about the speed and more about investing the right amount of time and attention in the problem so you solve it.

Canadian Journalist

John Major

The first requirement of politics is not intellect or stamina but patience. Politics is a very long run game and the tortoise will usually beat the hare.

British Politician

Jonathan Carroll

May this house stand until an ant drinks the ocean and a tortoise circles the world.

American Author

Lisa Graff

I desperately want to visit the Galapagos and meet some giant tortoises.

Specify tortoise type for clarity, like 'Galápagos tortoise' or 'desert tortoise'.

Animal Species

Used metaphorically to describe very slow progress or movement.

Metaphorical Use

In some cultures, tortoises symbolize wisdom and longevity.

Cultural Symbol

Primarily used within military or strategic contexts to describe strong defense.

Military Jargon

Alludes to ancient protective shields or formations resembling a tortoise's shell.

Historical Reference

Used to describe heavy, slow-moving vehicles or equipment in modern contexts.

Heavy Machinery

 is can you develop a project and still be environmentally responsible and do it in a way that actually enhances the environment we found when we came on site within the boundaries roughly a hundred and seventy-three tortoises those tortoises were moved into our nursery where they are protected and

The Tortoise and the...

 protect the endangered desert tortoise her makers and scientists are going into the jungles of Madagascar with soldering irons and microcontrollers to push the limits of remote sensing for research and conservation we're watching these weird and wild and interesting stories

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 Sea turtles have flatter, lighter shells for streamlined gliding through the water. Land-dwelling tortoises, meanwhile, have domed shells that can slip free of predators’ jaws and help them turn right-side up if they fall on their backs. Leatherback and softshell turtles

How turtle shells...

 and the adrenaline rush that comes from both of those things. I play squash and ice hockey, two very fast sports, and I wouldn't give them up for the world. But I've also, over the last year or so, got in touch with my inner tortoise. And what that means is that

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 species around the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day

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 the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard tortoise has the ability to raise its head I will often be seen taking a dip during the heat of the day South Africa

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 tortoises to move that we've started to think they're playing mind games with us maybe that's the secret to their longevity tell you what though i prefer to live life in the fast lane

Filming Galapagos Giant...

 friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed but these are highly perceptive animals

Spy Tortoise Adopted by...

 existence parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed

Thought-provoking...

 parental love and friendships form the foundation of their society spy tortoise is also being deployed