We are the intelligent elite among animal life on earth and whatever our mistakes, [Earth] needs us. This may seem an odd statement after all that I have said about the way 20th century humans became almost a planetary disease… — James Lovelock Copy Share Image
“human beings are just an animal and they will evolve into another animal, and that animal will be cleverer and it will put human beings into a zoo, like we put chimpanzees and gorillas into a zoo.” — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
![“We are the intelligent elite among animal life on earth and whatever our mistakes, [Earth] needs us. This may seem an odd statement after all that I have said about the way 20th century humans became almost a planetary disease organism. But it has taken [Earth] 2.5 billion years to evolve an…” quote by James Lovelock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7b/james-lovelock-5790_20th-century_we-are-the-intelligent-elite-among-anima_1833228.jpg)
