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> [The balance is the penalty of being human: the danger of allowing yourself to feel. For this we walk a narrow path high above rocky ground. On one side we have the descent into animalism, on the other a godhead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/the-balance-is-the-penalty-of-being-human-the-danger-of-allowing/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

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## More by Peter F. Hamilton

> [“The game is changing' .. :The game is the same, the stakes are rising.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/the-game-is-changing-the-game-is-the-same-the-stakes-are-rising/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“As if we didn't have enough weapons already. But that's human nature, we've always got to go one better, to increase the terror another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/as-if-we-didn-t-have-enough-weapons-already-but-that-s-human-nature/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [The military do so love shiny new technology, there's always so many ways to abuse it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/the-military-do-so-love-shiny-new-technology-there-s-always-so-many/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [HR?' 'Human Resources.' 'In Brussels that kind of department is referred to as the Office for Personkind Enablement. Resources sounds like something you dig…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/hr-human-resources-in-brussels-that-kind-of-department-is-referred-to/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“Societies only have waste products while acquiring fresh raw material remains a cheaper option than recycling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/societies-only-have-waste-products-while-acquiring-fresh-raw-material/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“It’s only going to take another week of this and we’re going to have the mother of all humanitarian crises on our hands. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/it-s-only-going-to-take-another-week-of-this-and-we-re-going-to-have/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“She couldn't organize an orgy in a brothel.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/she-couldn-t-organize-an-orgy-in-a-brothel/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“knowledge is a true power in any society”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/knowledge-is-a-true-power-in-any-society/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“It is the others you must convince, the ignorant masses, yet paradoxically, they are the ones hardest for you to reach. Theirs are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/it-is-the-others-you-must-convince-the-ignorant-masses-yet/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“Random Acts of Kindness," he said. "You need some in your life. Everybody does." "No, I don't have much of a rak, but hey,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/random-acts-of-kindness-he-said-you-need-some-in-your-life-everybody/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [The penalty for a long life is increasing resistance to change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/the-penalty-for-a-long-life-is-increasing-resistance-to-change/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“It's always quicker and easier to tear things down than it is to build them back up again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/it-s-always-quicker-and-easier-to-tear-things-down-than-it-is-to/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“ The hostile force! The reasone the barrier was established. "Astrophysics, do we know what's causing that?" "No, sir," Bruno said cheerfully. "Not a clue".”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/the-hostile-force-the-reasone-the-barrier-was-established/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“The dead hand of society’s inertia and the financial interest of the elite minority hold us back as a species. They govern us so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/the-dead-hand-of-society-s-inertia-and-the-financial-interest-of-the/)

[Peter F. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-f-hamilton/)

> [“He knows it never works, so why does he always go for the same type? “Optimism!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-f-hamilton/he-knows-it-never-works-so-why-does-he-always-go-for-the-same-type/)

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