Beth Ostrosky Stern Quotes

I have my animals, we have the greatest life and I don’t see us having children – never say never – but I really don’t see it.

Kittens are so messy and sometimes require several feedings a day.

When you go into a person’s house, and you smell that wash of cat smell, it’s the human’s fault, not the cat’s. Cats want everything to be clean around them. They want where they live to be clean, they clean themselves, they want a clean litter box.

It’s very clean in our house.

I don’t have children, so I can focus on my mission to save helpless animals.

A kitten will run then fall asleep. They’re so unpredictable!

I do have a lot of lint rollers.

I’ve always been an animal lover and have no human children, so my heart has been with helping animals.

It seemed silly to me I was getting all this recognition and attention for being with Howard. So I thought, ‘I have this platform, what can I do with it?’ Let’s put forth my passion of animal rescue.

The ultimate goal of fostering is to get kittens and cats adopted.

I’ve found my purpose in life, definitely.

I love my Howard. He’s a great guy.

He has painted many roses for me. My walls are covered with Howard originals.

At home, he’s a 100-percent softie; that’s who he is. I just blew his cover. When Howard has a really stressful day at work or he feels overwhelmed, it’s funny, I point to the foster room. After 30 seconds of being there with these baby kittens or these special needs cats, it just changes your whole mood.

By running the N.Y.C. Marathon in 2008, I became a runner and I think that’s what works the best for me and keeps my body the way I like it to be.

Howard is the greatest.

We keep our house very clean. Lint rollers and vacuum cleaners.

My fantasy would be to adopt a bulldog from bulldog rescue and a big old mutt from North Shore Animal Shelter.

My husband and I adore our animals and are so passionate. They’ve given us so much love – they’ve given us so much.

We decided we would have more animals before we would ever have a human baby.

I love the cat-lady jokes.

I was always a dog person.

I work and I volunteer at North Shore Animal League, so I’m at a shelter environment every single week. And I see these senior pets sitting there looking, craning their necks looking outside of their cages waiting for their person to come back. So I always say check out the adult animals that are there first.

When you adopt an animal at a shelter you are saving two lives.

Howard really is romantic.

I’m the spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League America. So, I’d go on morning shows on their behalf. I also work closely with the Wildlife Rescue Center in the Hamptons.

So often animals come into shelters where their owners have passed away. And they’ve been perfect pets for most of their lives. So there’s an adult animal sitting in a cage that’s completely trained, sleeps through the night, is past that puppy stage.

My parents’ firstborn was a rescued collie mix.

My husband, Howard Stern, is very good at giving gifts.

One thing about cats: They are extremely clean animals.

These puppy mills are horrific. It’s totally for-profit breeding. It’s despicable.

It’s fascinating to see how far people go to spoil their pets… It’s beautiful and heartwarming. Some of it is really silly, but I think it’s fantastic.

Pethood is hard.

Our whole life revolves around our pets.

I like to position a cat tree in the window so the cats can look outside and feel the sunlight.

People think I love only cats and dogs. I love all animals.

In every single one of my purses, even my little satin clutch and my tiny Chanel bag, I always carry a lint roller. I keep them in every drawer, in every desk and nightstand. I just buy those at the dollar store in bulk.

Kittens are the best therapy.

Our family always rescued animals from local shelters or from the street or from someone who didn’t want their animal. We always had a dog in our house. We usually had two cats. We had guinea pigs and little chicks and chickens.

I was in a movie called ‘Flirting With Disaster’ with Ben Stiller. I realized that I am really not a good actor and not something I wanted to pursue.

My husband is a big softy and he is so lovable. He is very much like my pets in that I love to cuddle him.

I hope to have a house filled with animals more than I ever hope to have a child of my own.

What’s so funny is people are like, ‘Why do you just post pictures of cats?’ I said, ‘If you don’t want to see cats that are up for adoption and my rescue work, do not follow me.’

We wake up at 5 A.M. every day whether Howard has to get up for his radio show or not.

I’m going to be 100 years old, hopefully still hosting the ‘Kitten Bowl.’

My husband would talk about my volunteer work on his show, and people assumed I was this expert. On a daily basis, they would stop and ask me questions about their dogs.

Cats are generally clean. They take care of themselves.

I had two cats growing up that were indoor/outdoor and both of them died from being hit by a car. One of them, she didn’t have an ID tag on, so someone just thought it was a stray cat I highly recommend to keep your cats indoors. Their lives end up a lot longer.

There was never a moment in my life that I remember not being a crazy animal lover!’

We need to bring awareness to how great of a pet cats are.

I love spreading the word and encouraging people to adopt from their local shelters. There are so many wonderful animals waiting for loving homes.

I mean, let’s take care of ourselves, and each other, and stay healthy because life is great.

I’m a cat person, I’m a dog person, I work in wildlife rescue.

Howard was actually the one who wanted to get married. From the second that he mentioned it, I was all in. I was so excited.

My husband and I live for our pets, or I can say that I do.

Cats are so easy. I would definitely welcome more cats into the Stern household.

My work for, and with, animals is just so rewarding. It’s the best part of my life. It really is.

I’ve been really diligent about going and getting screenings and mammograms, and so when I got the scare I said, ‘Thank God that I went!’ You can’t blow it off. It’s very important.

I feel like cats need help.

There’s something to be said for going to a shelter and checking out the adults first because you can really get to know the personalities of the animals. Whereas when you get a puppy or kitten, you don’t really know what you’re going to end up getting.

Having a pet only brings more love into a home and it’s the greatest thing I’ve ever experienced.

I’m not scared of it… I feel that I am a cat lady, I’m a little bit crazy because I love them so much and I dedicate my life to them.

Dog obesity is a big problem in this country.

I was born passionate about animals. It’s in my blood!

Howard and I have found that our Bulldog Bianca, and adopted cats Walter, Apple and Leon Bear, enrich our lives so much.

Everything about ‘Kitten Bowl’ has been so tremendous.

I truly believe in Claritin. I’m actually allergic to cats, and whenever my eyes get watery, I just pop a Claritin.

I remember the senior class play I was in. I was also in the musical, although I can’t sing at all, but I wanted to be a part of it. Then I was modeling in Pittsburgh, so being in front of the camera was something I enjoyed and benefited from. I made money growing up by modeling locally.

I’ll pretty much eat anything that doesn’t have sugar in it. And I’ll eat carbs, believe me – I eat tons of pasta! In the morning I eat these low-carb, sugar-free breakfast bars, and for lunch I usually do a chopped salad, and I like natural sugars like fruit.

When I moved to New York I started to do a lot of TV commercials. It just kind of naturally evolved from still photography to commercials.