The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts reduced to cringing cowards by a whip-cracking trainer is primitive and medieval. It stems from the old idea… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
This gives the agents of the gods a powerful area of support. All they need to do is to remind their followers constantly of their mortality and to convince them that the afterlife itself is under the personal management of… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
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… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts reduced to… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
The response of teenagers to their idols is relevant. As an audience, they enjoy themselves, not by screaming with laughter, but screaming with screams. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
“A belief in the validity of the acquisition of knowledge and a scientific understanding of the world we live in, the creation and appreciation… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
A true bond of friendship is usually only possible between people of roughly equal status. This equality is demonstrated in many indirect ways, but… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
“My writing, on the other hand, is always done with my readers in mind. I never write for my own amusement. I always try… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Life is like a very short visit to a toyshop between birth and death. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
