“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands.”

— Douglas Adams , book Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987)

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English writer and humorist 1952–2001

Джеймс Уиткомб Райли (1849–1916)

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

Robin Cook (1931–1994) English crime writer

Source: Crisis

“We have a saying in the union: "If a fellow looks like a duck and quacks like a duck and walks like a duck, the possibility is that he is a duck." That is the way with a Communist. If the guy does everything that the party does, the prospects are very good that he is a party member or fellow traveler.”

Walter Reuther (1907–1970) Labor union leader

Regarding Communists; hearing before the Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare (1953)

“The strong appearance of design [in nature] allows a disarmingly simple argument: if it looks, walks and quacks like a duck, then, absent compelling evidence to the contrary, we have warrant to conclude it's a duck. Design should not be overlooked simply because it's so obvious.”

Michael J. Behe (1952) American biochemist, author, and intelligent design advocate

" Design for Living http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/07/opinion/07behe.html", New York Times, 7 February 2005.

“Mallards must be one of the most familiar birds in the world. Because of that, perhaps we tend to take ducks for granted. But in fact, they are a very varied family.”

David Attenborough (1926) British broadcaster and naturalist

"Fishing for a Living"
The Life of Birds (1998)

“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.”

Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist

1997 Chairman's Letter http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/1997.html
Letters to Shareholders (1957 - 2012)

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

Rick Riordan book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

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

Cassandra Clare (1973) American author

Source: Vampires, Scones, and Edmund Herondale

“There was a certain history to this. While heavily pregnant with Amelia, she had asked him if she was radiant or if she just looked like a waddling duck. He told her she’d looked like a radiant duck. This had not been the correct answer.”

Julia Quinn (1970) American novelist

Source: The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After

“I do not walk like a duck.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, we have at least to consider the possibility that we have a small aquatic bird of the family Anatidae on our hands.”

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