„Singapura means lion-city; prehistoric, myopic, Sanskrit-speaking visitors having spotted a mangy tiger or two in the mangroves. Sly Malays sometimes call it Singa pura-pura, which means ‘pretending to be a lion’…. It is a profoundly provincial town pretending to be a metropolis.“

— Anthony Burgess
„Four will Become Two, Lion and Tiger will Meet in Battle, and Blood will Rule the Forest.“
— Erin Hunter
„What did they feed the lions and tigers with in the ark, sir?“
— Terry Pratchett
„Do ye not think ye are making war on Hyrcanian tigers or facing angry Libyan lions?“
— Statius
„I believe in the British lion and I believe that the British character is lion-hearted, and I believe that it has not been lion-hearted in some of the post-War period, and I want it to get back to being lion hearted.“
— Margaret Thatcher
„An army of sheep led by a lion is better than an army of lions led by a sheep.“
— Alexander the Great