Why do people keep saying cats don't lick or touch you as much as dogs?

I have seen this is many answers when someone talks about a dog, or a cat, they say if you don't want to be licked or touched get a cat. Why is this?

The reason I am asking all my cats and I have 6 of them and have had 8 in the past when I was at home with my parents. All of the cats I have or had acted like my dog does, she only asks for attention in the morning or just before bed time. Other than that my dog doesn't even bother me. My cats bug me more than my 2 dogs combined. My other dog is younger and more highper but doesn't need attention like some dogs.

I have one cat, that a lot of people don't like, because he has to be on someone or licking them or getting loven. He doesn't like to be alone. He has to be in the same room with me at all times. My dogs are the same but he needs to be usually touching me, my dogs don't care as long as i'm in the house they don't care, but if I leave I have 8 loving set eyes greeting me at the door. Who ever came up with the idea that cats are indapendent are crazy, come to my house you would be covered in cat hair before dog hair lol.