It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.
Aesop
Feathers predate birds.
Robert T. Bakker
I don't know if it's animalistic or what, but men become like peacocks with their feathers up when women are around.
Bradley Cooper
Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.
Emily Dickinson
Sticking feathers up your butt does not make you a chicken.
Chuck Palahniuk
Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.
Tom Waits