The quizzical expression of
The quizzical expression of the monkey at the zoo comes from his wondering whether he is his brother’s keeper, or his keeper’s brother. Evan Esar
Zoos
Zoo: An excellent place
Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings. Evan Esar
Most people are really
Most people are really nice but some stare, like you’re some kind of zoo exhibit and not a real person with real feelings. Emma Watson
I bet it breaks
I bet it breaks your heart to have two of your friends pine for me the way they do,\” he said proudly. \”Luna…and now Scarlet. They can’t keep their hands off of me.\” \”It’s just because you are foreign to them. It’s like if they went to the zoo and stared at the monkeys. You … Read more
The surprise of animals…
The surprise of animals… in and out, cats and dogs and a milk goat and chickens and guinea hens, all taken for granted, as if man was intended to live on terms of friendly intercourse with the rest of creation instead of huddling in isolation on the fourteenth floor of an apartment house in a … Read more
Welcome to Hollywood, a
Welcome to Hollywood, a land just off the coast of planet Earth. I am never quite certain if I am visiting the zoo, or if I’m one of the animals in a cage. Elinor Glyn
If dragons were common,
If dragons were common, and you could look at one in the zoo – but zebras were a rare legendary creature that had finally been decided to be mythical – then there’s a certain sort of person who would ignore dragons, who would never bother to look at dragons, and chase after rumors of zebras. … Read more
Because we have put
Because we have put ourselves in our own zoo, we find it difficult to break out. Edward T. Hall
A world without huge
A world without huge regions of total wilderness would be a cage; a world without lions and tigers and vultures and snakes and elk and bison would be – will be – a human zoo. A high-tech slum. Edward Abbey
I went to the
I went to the zoo one day and saw a chimp playing with a beat-up acoustic guitar in a way I had never seen before. Instead of using the pick the chimp was banging the neck and tapping it with its fingers. I knew the chimp was on to something so I practiced this new … Read more