We are, to put it mildly, in a mess, and there is a strong chance that we shall have exterminated ourselves by the end of the century. Our only consolation will have to be that, as a species, we have had an exciting term of office.
Source: The Naked Ape, ch. 5 (1967).
-- Desmond Morris, (Jan 24 1928-____), English zoologist; He is best known for Human Ape, and Body Language.