Apes Quotes

234 Apes quotes by 174 unique authors

Philosophers and scientists confidently offer up traits said to be uniquely human, and the monkeys and apes casually knock them down -- toppling the pretension… — Carl Sagan
You can do something that walks a line, and invariably, whatever that line is, it will be crossed by people who don't know any better… — David Fincher
The devil is God's ape! — Martin Luther
Football is a game for trained apes. That, in fact, is what most of the players are -- retarded gorillas wearing helmets and uniforms. The… — Edward Abbey
We're just a conceited naked ape, but in our minds we're some 'divine legend' and we see ourselves as some sort of god, thinking we… — Paul Watson
I reject the idea that humans are superior to other life forms. . . Man is just an ape with an overly developed sense of… — Paul Watson
The great thing about this jungle of ours is that anyone of you could grow up to be Lord of the apes. — Gary Larson
English Law: where there are two alternatives: one intelligent, one stupid; one attractive, one vulgar; one noble, one ape-like; one serious and sincere, one undignified… — Cyril Connolly
There are one hundred and ninety-three living species of monkeys and apes. One hundred and ninety-two of them are covered with hair. The exception is… — Desmond Morris
It was their individuality combined with the shyness of their behavior that remained the most captivating impression of this first encounter with the greatest of… — Dian Fossey
I am not an ape, I am a man. The world has been created by God. Man has been created by God. It is not… — Vaslav Nijinsky
One ape's hallucination is another ape's religious experience - it just depends on which one’s god module is overactive at the time. — Charles Stross
In the year 2007, seals, otters, lions, turtles, frogs, apes, snakes, butterflies, polar bears, cheetahs, whales are disappearing along with their variously furnished homes: cloud… — Eban Goodstein
If then, said I, the question is put to me would I rather have a miserable ape for a grandfather or a man highly endowed… — Thomas Huxley
It is only natural, of course, that each man should think his own opinions best: the crow loves his fledgling, and the ape his cub. — Thomas More
In our society leaving baby with Daddy is just one step above leaving the kids to be raised by wolves or apes. — Al Roker
Why should ANYTHING go right; even observation and deduction? Why should not good logic be as misleading as bad logic? They are both movements in… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
You must dismantle your sources, lest you do nothing but ape the prejudices of others — Steven Erikson
But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a… — Scott Weiland
The vocal cord will be eliminated by a process of evolution, as was the tail of man when he came from the ape. — John Philip Sousa
When on my return to England I showed the cast of the cranium to Professor Huxley, he remarked at once that it was the most… — Charles Lyell
In what terms should we think of these beings, nonhuman yet possessing so very many human-like characteristics? How should we treat them? Surely we should… — Jane Goodall
We're living on the Planet of the Apes. Is that funny or serious? — Robert Anton Wilson
With massive doses of eye-popping special effects I applaud the visual achievements in 'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.' — Leonard Maltin
Go APE: Author a great book, Publish it quickly, and Entrepreneur your way to success. Self-publishing isn’t easy, but it’s fun and sometimes even lucrative.… — Guy Kawasaki

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