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It's obvious we can't all be a Gully Foyle, but most of us energize at such a low level, so far short of our real capabilities, we could all be more, do more.

It's obvious we can't all be a Gully Foyle, but most of us energize at such a low level, so far short of our real capabilities, we could all be more, do more.

Alfred Bester
Real, Levels, Lows
Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

If a man's got talent and guts to buck society, he's obviously above average. You want to hold on to him. You straighten him out and turn him into a plus value. Why throw him away? Do that enough and all you've got left are the sheep.

Alfred Bester
Men, Sheep, Average
Alfred Bester (1996). “The Demolished Man”, Vintage

The test of intellect is the refusal to belabor the obvious.

Alfred Bester
Tests, Refusal, Obvious
Alfred Bester (1996). “The Demolished Man”, Vintage

Damn you!" Dagenham raged, "Don't you realize that you can't trust people? They don't know enough for their own good." "Then let them learn or die. We're all in this together. Let's live or die together.

Alfred Bester
Damn You, People, Together
Alfred Bester (1974). “Tiger! Tiger!”

The damnable frustration of revenge. Revenge is for dreams...never for reality.

Alfred Bester
Dream, Revenge, Frustration
Alfred Bester (1974). “Tiger! Tiger!”

No matter how we defend ourselves against the outside we're always licked by something from the inside. Ther's no defense against betrayal, and we all betray ourselves.

Alfred Bester
Betrayal, Defense, Matter
"The Stars My Destination". Book by Alfred Bester (Chapter 12), 1957.

I've handed life and death back to the people who do the living and the dying.

Alfred Bester
People, Life And Death, Dying
Alfred Bester (1974). “Tiger! Tiger!”

Eight, sir; seven, sir; Six, sir; five, sir; Four, sir; Three, sir; Two, sir; one! Tenser, said the Tensor. Tenser, said the Tensor. Tension, apprehension, And dissension have begun.

Alfred Bester
Eight, Two, Three
Alfred Bester (1996). “The Demolished Man”, Vintage

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