Quotes by Desmond Morris
“The human animal is a territorial animal. His territorial defense is sleeping ownership and this is a breeding territory.”— Desmond Morris
“We are a talking ape, a communicating ape, and the most important thing we have is language.”— Desmond Morris
“I'm an optimist because I'm a survivor. If you're a survivor, you have to be an optimist.”— Desmond Morris
“We live in a world where the brutal reality of our lives is that we are all, in a sense, in a cage.”— Desmond Morris
“Because they are so primitive, the art of children has a freshness, a vitality, an originality that is not found in the work of most adult artists.”— Desmond Morris
“It is a characteristic of our species that we are not satisfied with the simple biological fulfillment of our needs.”— Desmond Morris
“Life is like a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along.”— Desmond Morris
“We are, to put it mildly, in a mess, and there is a strong chance that we shall have exterminated ourselves by the end of the century.”— Desmond Morris
“The naked ape is a primate, of course, and a splendid one, but he is also a very worried and dangerous one.”— Desmond Morris