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> [“You have to think if we've been visited by extraterrestrial life, it was like a zookeeper walking into the chimp enclosure: He looks around, takes some pictures, then leaves without interacting significantly with the environment. Meanwhile the chimps have no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-richard-singleton/you-have-to-think-if-we-ve-been-visited-by-extraterrestrial-life-it/)

J. Richard Singleton

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## More by J. Richard Singleton

> [“That's crazier than a boatload of prostitutes!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-richard-singleton/that-s-crazier-than-a-boatload-of-prostitutes/)

J. Richard Singleton

> [“You have to think if we've been visited by extraterrestrial life, it was like a zookeeper walking into the chimp enclosure: He looks around,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-richard-singleton/you-have-to-think-if-we-ve-been-visited-by-extraterrestrial-life-it/)

J. Richard Singleton

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