William S. Burroughs Quotes

The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself as to what is going on and win back as much independent ground for himself as possible

William S. Burroughs

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I have just begun a work in which an important part is given to a large chorus and with it I want to use several of your instruments - augmenting their range as in those I used for my Equatorial - especially in the high range.

Edgard Varese
- Work
- Important
- High
I think one's history and past is important at a certain time in your life, especially as an artist, just to try to hone in on that.

Olivia d'Abo
- Life
- Time
- Important
I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.

Viggo Mortensen
- People
- Time
- Important
That's the most important thing you do in your life - raise children and try to do the best job as a parent and give your kids the best shot in life to go out there into the big, bad world.

Caitlyn Jenner
- Life
- World
- Important
To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can happen. Yet in reality, the whole is often much less than the sum of the parts.

Adam Grant
- People
- Work
- Great
Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and necessary.

Zoe Kravitz
- Important
- Love
- Art