Desmond Morris

As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place.

— Desmond Morris

Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

— 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.…

— Desmond Morris

Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death.

— Desmond Morris

The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts…

— Desmond Morris

The roots of our Soccer Tribe lie deep in our primeval past.

— Desmond Morris

The response of teenagers to their idols is relevant. As an audience, they enjoy themselves, not by screaming with laughter, but screaming…

— Desmond Morris

“A belief in the validity of the acquisition of knowledge and a scientific understanding of the world we live in, the creation…

— Desmond Morris

A true bond of friendship is usually only possible between people of roughly equal status. This equality is demonstrated in many indirect…

— Desmond Morris

“My writing, on the other hand, is always done with my readers in mind. I never write for my own amusement. I…

— Desmond Morris

The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.

— Desmond Morris

Life is like a very short visit to a toyshop between birth and death.

— 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…

— 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…

— Desmond Morris

Looking back now on the whole sexual scene we can see that our species has remained much more loyal to its basic…

— Desmond Morris

Artists like cats; soldiers like dogs.

— Desmond Morris

There is nothing biologically unusual about a homosexual act of pseudocopulation. Many species indulge in this, under a variety of circumstances.

— Desmond Morris

We are to put it mildly, in a mess, and there is a strong chance that we shall have exterminated ourselves by…

— Desmond Morris

In a social environment that is ever crowded and impersonal, it is becoming increasingly important to reconsider the value of close personal…

— Desmond Morris

Sexual behavior in our species goes through three characteristic phases: pair formation, precopulatory activity, and copulation, usually but not always in that…

— Desmond Morris

This gives the agents of the gods a powerful area of support. All they need to do is to remind their followers…

— Desmond Morris

No matter how old we become, we can still call them 'Holy Mother' and 'Father' and put a child-like trust in them.

— Desmond Morris

We may prefer to think of ourselves as fallen angels, but in reality we are rising apes.

— Desmond Morris

Aquatic animals suffer from the disadvantage that they cannot scream when in pain, so we find it hard to gauge the degree…

— Desmond Morris

The age of a child is inversely correlated with the size of the animals it prefers.

— Desmond Morris