"If I had the opportunity, I would make the proposal that no man should be killed except by somebody who knows him well enough for the act to have impact. No death should be like nose blowing. Death is important enough that it should affect the person who causes it."

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Source : Alexei Panshin, Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon (1968). “Rite of passage”

Alexei Panshin

#Opportunity Quotes #Men Quotes #Impact Quotes

“In the blink of an eye, something happens by chance - when you least expect it - sets you on a course that you never planned, into a future you never imagined.”
“I left science, then I went into art, but I approach things very analytically. I choose to pursue both art and architecture as completely separate fields rather than merging them.”
“It took me so many years to move out. I'm definitely a bit of a Peter Pan, reluctant to grow up. It all seemed really nice at home-why change it? Part of me would prefer not to have any responsibility whatsoever.”
“I used to hang out at karaoke bars all the time. It was the most fun you could have when you had no money.”
“Dark circles are my charisma though.”
“Reading brings us unknown friends”
“Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?”
“The fewer words a parent uses, the more aurhoritative the parent sounds & the clearer the instruction.”

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