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Desmond Morris
English
Scientist
About the author
Life is like a very short visit to a toyshop between birth and death.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
#Life
#Death
#Visit
The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
#Jungle
This unusual and highly successful species spends a great deal of time examining his higher motives and an equal amount of time ignoring his fundamental ones.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
#Time
#Successful
#Motives
No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mother' and 'Father' and put a child-like trust in them.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
#Old
#Mother
#Trust
Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
#Jungle
I viewed my fellow man not as a fallen angel, but as a risen ape.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
#Man
Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs.
Desmond Morris,
English
Scientist
#Artists
#Dogs
#Soldiers
#Cats