We in the West do not refrain from childbirth because we are concerned about the population explosion or because we feel we cannot afford children, but because we do not like children.

  • -- Germaine Greer 格里尔

我们西方人不克制生育,不是因为我们担心人口爆炸,也不是因为我们觉得我们养不起孩子,而是因为我们不喜欢孩子。

相关名言

The poorer is a family, the greater is the proportion of the total outgo which must be used for food... The proportion of the outgo used for food, other things being equal, is the best measure of the material standard of living of a population.

一个家庭越穷,必须用于食物的总支出所占的比例就越大。在其他条件相同的情况下,用于食品的支出比例是衡量一个人口物质生活水平的最佳指标。

It is extraordinary that whole populations have no projects for the future, none at all. It certainly is extraordinary, but it is certainly true.

令人惊讶的是,整个人口对未来没有任何计划,根本没有。这当然是不寻常的,但却是千真万确的。

I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet.

我的脸介于两磅大比目鱼和旧衣柜爆炸之间。

We all worry about the population explosion, but we don't worry about it at the right time.

我们都担心人口爆炸,但我们不担心它在正确的时间。