# Quote — Chuck Palahniuk, Survivor

> "Throughout history the most powerful rulers have been sex maniacs. And he asks, does their sex appetite come from having power, or does their will for power come from their sex appetite? "And if you don't crave sex," he says, "will you crave power?" No, he says. "And instead of electing decent, boring, sexually repressed officials," he says "maybe we should find the horniest candidates and maybe they can get some good work done."

- Author: [Chuck Palahniuk](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk.md)
- Book: [Survivor](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/throughout-history-the

## More from this book

> The same way you might look at your leg cut off at the knee and not feel anything at first, maybe this is just shock. But I hope not. I don't want it to wear off. I pray not to feel anything ever again. Because if it wears off, this is all going to hurt so much. This is going to hurt for the rest of my life.

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> Everything we can do is wrong as long as we're still alive.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/everything-we-can.md)

> You realize that there's no point in doing anything if nobody's watching. You wonder, if there had been a low turnout at the crucifixion, would they have rescheduled?

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/chuck-palahniuk/survivor/you-realize-that-theres.md)