“They would all be sorry… particularly the duck.”

“If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's a duck!”

“When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck. ”

“In a bull market, one must avoid the error of the preening duck that quacks boastfully after a torrential rainstorm, thinking that its paddling skills have caused it to rise in the world. A right-thinking duck would instead compare its position after the downpour to that of the other ducks on the pond.”

“In retrospect I would say from Donald Duck I have learned more about life than from all the schools I ever attended.”

“The perils of duck hunting are great - especially for the duck.”

“Well, yes, I call it the Expando-Duck. It's perfect if you need a small metal duck. Or a larger metal duck.”

“I shall never eat duck again. I cannot believe I used to like duck. The duck betrayed me.”

“All along the backwater,
Through the rushes tall,
Ducks are a-dabbling,
Up tails all!”

“How fleeting are all human passions compared with the massive continuity of ducks.”