"Population pressure is the ultimate cause of every war."

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Source : Alexei Panshin (1982). “Rite of passage”, Pocket

Alexei Panshin

#War Quotes #Population Quotes #Pressure Quotes

“In baseball, I don't fraternize with players when it's time to hit. I'm preparing for the game. It's the most important time of the day. And I know if I don't hit, I won't have a job in the big leagues. That's why I tend to get very upset when people try to talk to me.”
“But in the intellectual world, there is room for all opposing forces: even that which never appears victorious in the real world continues to be effective as a dynamic force (in the intellectual world) and precisely the unfulfilled ideals prove to be the most invincible.”
“I am a feminist and I am totally pro-choice, but what's funny is when you say that people assume that you are pro-abortion. I don't love abortion but I want women to be able to choose and I don't want white dudes in an office being able to make laws on things like this. I mean what are we going to do - go back to clothes hangers?”

Source : "Ellen Page: 'I'm totally pro-choice. I mean what are we going to do – go back to clothes hangers?'". Interview with Lisa O'Kelly, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2010.
“A friend is a lot of things, but a critic isn't.”
“Perhaps, after all, there is something in the theory that only the ultra-busy can find time for everything.”

Source : James Agate (1946). “A Shorter Ego: Ego 4, Ego 5, Ego 6”
“I don't get it: they re-package the same shitty football games every year, update a few stats, call it a new game and millions of suckers keep buying them. What's the point? Why not just go outside and play real football instead? Or even better yet, get bent. Nobody likes football.”

Source : "Ikaruga". www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net.
“You have to be intelligent. You have to know what other guys are doing because you're in the back end and you see everything, so you have to alert others what to be ready for, and that makes it easier on everyone. It's just like playing offense, but now you're the quarterback of the defense, and you need to be vocal and take on that leadership responsibility. If you do, everything else becomes easier.”

Source : Source: www.nfl.com
“Bouncing in hoppy little circles like a demented Goth bunny.”

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