Homo Quotes

There's no particular evidence that any of the lower mammals or any of the other animals have any interest in aesthetics at all. But Homo sapiens does, always has and always will.

I will always admit immediately to what's obvious, which is that Homo sapiens is inherently erotic or inherently sensual from birth.

The female of the genus homo is economically dependent on the male. He is her food supply.

With the exception of certain rodents, no other vertebrate except Homo sapiens habitually destroys members of his own species.

Homo sapiens is the species that invents symbols in which to invest passion and authority, then forgets that symbols are inventions.

Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo - and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way.

Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.

But the truth is that Homo sapiens is a sensual species. I think all species are, to one degree or another.