Angel Quote by Desmond Morris Download Open image “We may prefer to think of ourselves as fallen angels, but in reality we are rising apes.” — Desmond Morris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Angel Apes Fallen Fallen angel Fallen angels May Reality Rising Thinking
We are not angels, we are merely sophisticated apes. Yet we feel like angels trapped inside the bodies of beasts, craving transcendence and all… — Vilayanur S. Ramachandran Copy Share Image
But we were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our murders and massacres and missiles, and our irreconcilable regiments? Or our treaties whatever they may be worth; our symphonies however seldom they may be played; our peaceful acres, however frequently they may be converted into… — Robert Ardrey Copy Share
The question is this - Is man an ape or an angel? My Lord, I am on the side of the angels. I repudiate with indignation and abhorrence these new fanged theories. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share
It is a lot better to come from an evolved monkey than from a fallen angel. — Marcellin Boule Copy Share Image
Men prefer to believe that they are degenerated angels, rather than elevated apes. — William Winwood Reade Copy Share Image
I think it's one of the scars in our culture that we have too high an opinion of ourselves. We align ourselves with the… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
We were born of risen apes, not fallen angels, and the apes were armed killers besides. And so what shall we wonder at? Our… — Robert Ardrey Copy Share Image
"Slightly lower than the angels" is a whole lot better than slightly higher than the apes. Let's get the order straight. God, angelic beings,… — Stuart Briscoe 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
A man walks down the street. It's a street in a strange world. Maybe it's the third world. Maybe it's his first time around.… — Paul Simon Copy Share Image
If I wer an angel,i would make all your wishes come true..but I'm only a girl a girl who loves you. — Nix Copy Share Image
Peace is the first thing the angels sang. Peace is the mark of the children of God. Peace is the nurse of love. Peace… — Pope Leo I Copy Share Image
“Behind my eyelids, I saw him dancing in spirals of coloured light, emerald, blue, and brilliant purple, enfolding him like the wings of an… — Alexis Hall Copy Share Image
I don't think people will ever forget I was an 'Angel,' anymore than they'll forget Sally Field was 'The Flying Nun.' — Cheryl Ladd Copy Share Image
It's a great story for us whenever an entrepreneur makes a crazy amount of money and we get to tell the world about it.… — Sarah Lacy Copy Share Image
I believe in UFOs, I believe in extraterrestrials, and I believe in angels. And maybe they'll protect all of us. — Shirley MacLaine Copy Share Image
Sometimes we have the absolute certainty there's something inside us that's so hideous and monstrous that if we ever search it out we won't… — Hubert Selby, Jr Copy Share Image
Flowers are the alphabet of angels, whereby they write on the hills and fields mysterious truths. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
You should never feel lonely, neglected, fearful, or defeated when you remember that there are the shining ones. They are watching with keen interest… — Flower A. Newhouse Copy Share Image