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“Not one great country can be named, from the polar regions in the north to New Zealand in the south, in which the aborigines do not tattoo themselves.”
– Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, 1871
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"For, you see," said the Illustrated Man, "These Illustrations predict the future."
– Ray Bradbury, The Illustrated Man
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"I want to get a tattoo of myself on my entire body, only two inches taller." - Steven Wright
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"A man without tattoos is invisible to the Gods." - Iban Proverb - Mingatt Anak Casa (Akai Basai), Iban Headman on the Sekerang River, Sarawak, Borneo - from The Vanishing Tattoo Documentary
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In the 19th century, Field Marshal Earl Roberts said that "every officer in the British army should be tattooed with his regimental crest. Not only does this encourage esprit de corps but also assists in the identification of casualties."