Acting Quote by William S. Burroughs

Human beings are very parasitic in many ways.

— Regina Cassandra

The man who attempts to live for others is a dependent. He is a parasite in motive and makes parasites of those he serves.

— Ayn Rand

Every man has within himself the entire human condition

— Michel de Montaigne

“The creator stands on his own judgment. The parasite follows the opinions of others. The creator thinks, the parasite copies. The creator produces, the…

— Ayn Rand

I'm necessarily parasitic in a way. I have done well as a parasite. But I'm still a parasite.

— Malcolm Gladwell

If you're innocent, you have very little knowledge of the world, and you want to succeed. People with parasitic interests will see you as…

— Elijah Wood

Man is the only animal which esteems itself rich in proportion to the number and voracity of its parasites.

— George Bernard Shaw

All the wise world is little else, in nature, But parasites or subparasites.

— Ben Jonson

I am no parasite.

— Joseph Brodsky

The creator's concern is the conquest of nature. The parasite's concern is the conquest of men.

— Ayn Rand

Man is buffeted by circumstances so long as he believes himself to be the creature of outside conditions, but when he realizes that he…

— James Allen

What is the difference between a man and a parasite? A man builds, a parasite asks 'Where's my share?' A man creates, a parasite…

— Andrew Ryan