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Why is man man? As long as we have had minds to think with, stars to ponder upon, dreams to disturb us, curiosity to inspire us, hours free for meditation, words to place our thoughts in order, the question like a

Why is man man? As long as we have had minds to think with, stars to ponder upon, dreams to disturb us, curiosity to inspire us, hours free for meditation, words to place our thoughts in order, the question like a restless ghost has prowled the cellars of our consciousness.

Robert Ardrey
Dream, Stars, Men
Robert Ardrey (1977). “The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man”

A bird does not fly because it has wings; it has wings because it flies.

Robert Ardrey
Wings, Bird, Doe
Robert Ardrey (1966). “THE TERRITORIAL IMPERATIVE”

Classic is our daring, classic our cowardice. Classic is our cruelty, classic our charity.

Robert Ardrey
Charity, Classic, Cowardice
Robert Ardrey (1977). “The Hunting Hypothesis: A Personal Conclusion Concerning the Evolutionary Nature of Man”

Sex is a sideshow in the world of the animal, for the dominant color of that world is fear.

Robert Ardrey
Sex, Fear, Animal

Is it possible that the environmental severity of the 1930s induced-particularly in the most aware, alert, and compassionate of [British] men-a morality which makes no sense today?

Robert Ardrey
Men, Today, Poverty
Robert Ardrey (1966). “The Territorial Imperative”

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