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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/this-unusual-and-highly-successful-species-spends-a-great-deal-of/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

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## More by Desmond Morris

> [As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/as-long-as-the-human-race-is-able-to-concern-itself-with-more-than/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/clearly-then-the-city-is-not-a-concrete-jungle-it-is-a-human-zoo/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [People who keep dogs live longer on average than those who do not. This is not some kind of pro-canine campaigning fantasy. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/people-who-keep-dogs-live-longer-on-average-than-those-who-do-not/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/life-is-like-a-very-short-visit-to-a-toy-shop-between-birth-and-death/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts reduced to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-idea-that-it-is-funny-to-see-wild-animals-coerced-into-acting/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The roots of our Soccer Tribe lie deep in our primeval past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-roots-of-our-soccer-tribe-lie-deep-in-our-primeval-past/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The response of teenagers to their idols is relevant. As an audience, they enjoy themselves, not by screaming with laughter, but screaming with screams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-response-of-teenagers-to-their-idols-is-relevant-as-an-audience/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [“A belief in the validity of the acquisition of knowledge and a scientific understanding of the world we live in, the creation and appreciation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/a-belief-in-the-validity-of-the-acquisition-of-knowledge-and-a/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [A true bond of friendship is usually only possible between people of roughly equal status. This equality is demonstrated in many indirect ways, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/a-true-bond-of-friendship-is-usually-only-possible-between-people-of/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [“My writing, on the other hand, is always done with my readers in mind. I never write for my own amusement. I always try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/my-writing-on-the-other-hand-is-always-done-with-my-readers-in-mind-i/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-city-is-not-a-concrete-jungle-it-is-a-human-zoo/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Life is like a very short visit to a toyshop between birth and death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/life-is-like-a-very-short-visit-to-a-toyshop-between-birth-and-death/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [...In little more than a single century from 1820 to 19450, no less than fifty-nine million human animals were killed in inter-group clashes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/in-little-more-than-a-single-century-from-1820-to-19450-no-less-than/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Monks, nuns, long-term spinsters and bachelors and permanent homosexuals are all, in a reproductive sense, aberrant. Society has bred them, but they have failed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/monks-nuns-long-term-spinsters-and-bachelors-and-permanent/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Looking back now on the whole sexual scene we can see that our species has remained much more loyal to its basic biological urges…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/looking-back-now-on-the-whole-sexual-scene-we-can-see-that-our/)

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