" We see a kind of tattoo and assume a gang member. Or we hear an accent and assume a terrorist. Politicians play off this conclusion-leaping. They use our leaping to manipulate us. Not so with cats. Being predators, they think more simply. If they fail to understand us, it’s probably our fault. "

― Jay Heinrichs , How to Argue with a Cat: A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion