Cities Quote by Desmond Morris Download Open image “The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.” — Desmond Morris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Cities Concrete Concrete jungle Humans Jungle Zoos
Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo. — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
My city is the only jungle made out of concrete, all types of animals live behind these streets. — G-Fwea D Copy Share Image
“Some people think it’s a jungle out here. It’s not… It’s a fucking zoo!" - excerpt from: freefalling” — Darlenne Susan Girard Copy Share Image
Gorillas drag their victims, hyenas try to sue, snakes find grass in concrete, there is no city zoo. — The Clash Copy Share Image
“If you want to understand how animals live, you don't go to the zoo, you go to the jungle.” — Martin Lindstrom Copy Share Image
Zoo is an artificial territory, an approximation. Civilization is our natural territory. — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
“Living in a big city can be compared to existing in a jungle. One becomes a creature of the environment. The response to the… — Will Eisner Copy Share Image
I find it striking that the quality of the urban habitat of homo sapieans is so weakly researched compared to the habitats of gorillas,… — Jan Gehl Copy Share Image
The modern city is ugly not because it is a city but because it is not enough of a city, because it is a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
A city is a crazy concrete jungle whose people at the end of each day somehow make a small step ahead against terrible odds. — Herb Caen 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
...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… — Desmond Morris Copy Share Image
Public infrastructure around the world is facing unprecedented stress, with hurricanes, cyclones, floods and forest fires all increasing in frequency and intensity. It's easy… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Surely, if Mother Nature had been consulted, she would never have consented to building a city in New Orleans. — Mortimer Zuckerman Copy Share Image
Cities are 2% of the earth's crust, but they are 50% of the world's population. — Carlo Ratti Copy Share Image
A man could be a lover and defender of the wilderness without ever in his lifetime leaving the boundaries of asphalt, powerlines, and right-angled… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
All Germany was in turmoil. Revolutionaries seized power in the cities of Munich, Hanover and Cologne. One regional German government after another was toppled… — James Cross Giblin Copy Share Image
Nice is a city of ghosts and specters, but I hope not to become one of them right away. — Patrick Modiano Copy Share Image
I know of not one Republican candidate that would not appear publicly with Mitt Romney and I know many Democrats that don't even want… — Pete Sessions Copy Share Image
Just between you and me, shouldn’t the World Bank be encouraging MORE migration of the dirty industries to the LDCs [Less Developed Countries]?... I… — Lawrence Summers Copy Share Image
We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image
I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited. — Greta Gerwig Copy Share Image
Dawn's faint breath breathes with your mouth at the ends of empty streets. Gray light your eyes, sweet drops of dawn on dark hills.… — Cesare Pavese Copy Share Image
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