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{{quote|A cyclone struck Bangladesh in November 1970 and killed 225,000 people. (And it sometimes seems, when writing about Bangladesh, that I could put any number in that last sentence and people would believe me. I could say a million people died in a Bangladeshi train wreck, and readers would scrunch their brows and shake their heads in little mimes of concern, then wonder if Ortho-Novum can't be sprayed from planes.)|'''P.J. O'Rourke''', ''All the Trouble in the World''}}

{{quote|Granted, destroying the entire world would be the single greatest act of dickery he's performed yet, but somehow the slaughter of six billion anonymous people seems to lack that personal touch we get when he kills Lois or ruins Jimmy's life.|'''[[~~Superdickery (Website)|~~Superdickery]]'''}}

{{quote|Granted, destroying the entire world would be the single greatest act of dickery he's performed yet, but somehow the slaughter of six billion anonymous people seems to lack that personal touch we get when he kills Lois or ruins Jimmy's life.|'''[[Superdickery]]'''}}

{{quote|"I’ve noticed that about your people, Doctor- You find it easier to understand the death of one than the death of a million. You speak about the objective hardness of the Vulcan heart, yet how little room there seems to be in yours."|'''[[The Spock|Spock]]''', ''[[Star Trek ~~the~~ Original Series]]''}}

{{quote|"I’ve noticed that about your people, Doctor- You find it easier to understand the death of one than the death of a million. You speak about the objective hardness of the Vulcan heart, yet how little room there seems to be in yours."|'''[[The Spock|Spock]]''', ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]''}}

{{quote|''"Killing the orc horde by drowning them all at once is heroic. Killing them by drowning them one at a time is an alignment check."''|'''[[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]'''}}

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{{quote|'''Karolina''': ''We have a saying on Earth: "One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic."''<br />

'''Xavin''': ''That's idiotic! A million deaths is a million times more tragic than one! It's simple arithmetic!''|''[[~~Runaways (Comic Book)|~~Runaways]]''}}

'''Xavin''': ''That's idiotic! A million deaths is a million times more tragic than one! It's simple arithmetic!''|''[[Runaways]]''}}

{{quote|''All planet 824 facilities and defensive vessels destroyed. Total losses since initiation of hostilities with Galactic Empire: 21 planets, 856 vessels. 163.24 billion Borg. Redirect all available vessels to attack on Imperial power base. All other priorities rescinded. Assimilate Imperial forces. Priority level 10.00.''<br />

...<br />

''Cumulative losses to Imperial forces: 745 planets, 12 trillion drones, primary unicomplex, 29000 ships. Species 3387, Species 1242, Species 6211, and 35 other species have now allied themselves with Imperial forces and launched attacks on Borg planets since destruction of Unicomplex.''|[[~~Conquest (Fanfic)|~~Conquest]]}}

''Cumulative losses to Imperial forces: 745 planets, 12 trillion drones, primary unicomplex, 29000 ships. Species 3387, Species 1242, Species 6211, and 35 other species have now allied themselves with Imperial forces and launched attacks on Borg planets since destruction of Unicomplex.''|[[Conquest]]}}