#parasite

The greater part of critics are parasites, who, if nothing had been written, would find nothing to write. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

#critics #find #greater #had #nothing

The brain may be regarded as a kind of parasite of the organism, a pensioner, as it were, who dwells with the body. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#brain #dwells #kind #may #organism

Shy and proud men are more liable than any others to fall into the hands of parasites and creatures of low character. For in the intimacies which are formed by shy men, they do not choose, but are chosen. ↗

— Henry Taylor

#character #choose #chosen #creatures #fall

It seems the most logical thing in the world to believe that the natural resources of the Earth, upon which the race depends for food, clothing and shelter, should be owned collectively by the race instead of being the private property of a few social parasites. ↗

— Ralph Chaplin

#believe #clothing #collectively #depends #earth

We value the individual. We probably put too much emphasis on the individual, if it comes right down to it. How many people, in the abstract, would...let's say Paige....how many people would she sacrifice to keep Andy alive? The answer wouldn't make any sense if you were looking at the whole of humanity as equals. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#jeb #parasites #the-individual #equality

It is possible to have a pretty good life and career being a leech and a parasite in the media world, gadding about from TV studio to TV studio, writing inconsequential pieces and having a good time. ↗

— Boris Johnson

#being #career #good #good life #good time

I'm not the one going for a biology degree. I'm just a philosophy major who eats people. ↗

— Scott Westerfeld

#funny #humor #parasites #vampires #zombies