„People talk too much. Humans aren't descended from monkeys. They come from parrots.“
— Carlos Ruiz Zafón, buch Der Schatten des Windes
Quelle: The Shadow of the Wind
„A nation of monkeys with the throat of parrots.“
Note to Mirabeau, speaking of France, reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922), "France", p. 294.
Original
Une nation de singes à larynx de parroquets.
Übernommen aus Wikiquote. Letzte Aktualisierung 3. Juni 2021. Geschichte
Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès1
französischer Politiker 1748 - 1836Ähnliche Zitate
„I had a parrot. The parrot talked, but it did not say "I'm hungry", so it died.“
— Mitch Hedberg American stand-up comedian 1968 - 2005
Mitch All Together (2003)
„When the eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber.“
— Winston S. Churchill Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 1874 - 1965
„Cats and monkeys — monkeys and cats — all human life is there!“
— Henry James American novelist, short story author, and literary critic 1843 - 1916
The Madonna of the Future http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2460/2460-h/2460-h.htm (1879)
The Atlantic Monthly, March 1873 http://books.google.com/books?id=T4cGAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Cats+and+monkeys+monkeys+and+cats+all+human+life+is+there%22&pg=PA293#v=onepage
— Peter Gabriel English singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian 1950
Shock The Monkey
Song lyrics, Peter Gabriel (IV), Security (1982)
„A black-sharded lady keeps me in a parrot cage.“
— Sylvia Plath American poet, novelist and short story writer 1932 - 1963
„I will not be a slave to my yesterday. I am creator, not a parrot.“
— Vachel Lindsay American poet 1879 - 1931
Letter quoted in The West Going Heart (1959) by Eleonor Ruggles
„A monkey's transformed body weds the human mind.
Mind is a monkey—this, the truth profound.“
— Wú Chéng'ēn Chinese writer 1500 - 1582
Commentarial verses in chapter 7
Journey to the West [Xiyouji] (1592)
„You are either the man in the white coat or you are the monkey. Susan sees herself as the monkey.“
— Lisa Mason, buch Summer of Love
Quelle: Summer of Love (1994), Chapter 4 “Foxy Lady” (p. 82)
„I have a parrot. It can say 'sovereignty to all the people' in Portuguese.“
— Noam Chomsky american linguist, philosopher and activist 1928
Noam Chomsky: Coronavirus - What is at stake? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-N3In2rLI4 | Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25) Mar 28, 2020
Quotes 2010s, 2020, Coronavirus - What is at stake?
„In Washington they have their hawks and doves and in Ottawa we have our parrots.“
— Tommy Douglas Scottish-born Canadian politician 1904 - 1986
In response to Canadians policy on the Vietnam War, House of Commons, "Debates", 13 February 1967.
„The conscious mind allows itself to be trained like a parrot, but the unconscious does not“
— C.G. Jung, buch Psychology and Alchemy
which is why St. Augustine thanked God for not making him responsible for his dreams.
par. 51 p.46
Psychology and Alchemy (1952)
„Hello," Magnus said to the monkey. The monkey did not reply. "I shall call you Ragnor.“
— Cassandra Clare American author 1973
Quelle: The Runaway Queen
„If man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?“
— Steven Wright American actor and author 1955
