# Quote — Algis Budrys, Rogue Moon

> “There’re all kinds of people in this world. But they break down into two main groups, one big and one smaller. There’s the people who get moved out of the way or into line, and then there’s the people who do the moving. It’s safer and a lot more comfortable to go where you’re pushed. You don’t take any of the responsibility, and if you do what you’re told, every once in a while you get thrown a fish.
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> “Being a mover isn’t safe, because you may be heading for a hole, and it isn’t comfortable because you do a lot of jostling back and forth, and what’s more, it’s up to you to get your own fish. But it’s a hell of a lot of fun.” He looked into Hawks’ eyes. “Isn’t it?”

- Author: [Algis Budrys](https://www.leafyquotes.com/algis-budrys.md)
- Book: [Rogue Moon](https://www.leafyquotes.com/algis-budrys/rogue-moon.md)
- Page: 12
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Algis_Budrys#Rogue_Moon_(1960)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/algis-budrys/rogue-moon/therere-all-kinds

## More from this book

> Claire threw her head and laughed. “There are all kinds of men. The only kind that’re worth anyone’s time are the ones I can’t mangle the first time out.”

p. 22 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/algis-budrys/rogue-moon/claire-threw-her.md)

> Look, if I could guarantee what the results were going to be, I wouldn’t need a research program!

p. 57 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/algis-budrys/rogue-moon/look-if-i-could.md)

> I know what Claire is. You know I know it. I told you the first minute I met you. But did you ever stop to think it’s all worth it to me? Every time she makes a pass at another man, I know she’s comparing. She’s out on the open market, shopping. And being shopped for. I don’t have any collar around her neck She’s not tame. I’m not a habit to her. I’m not something she’s tied to by any law. And every time she winds up coming back to me, you know what that proves. It proves I’m still the toughest man in the pack. Because she wouldn’t stay if I wasn’t.

p. 113 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/algis-budrys/rogue-moon/i-know-what.md)