William S. Burroughs Quotes

The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do.

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• Being Bob Marley's son has done many things for me, in terms of having a career in music. I'm very proud of my music, and I'm very proud of where I'm from. People hear that I'm Bob Marley's son, and they turn on my music to listen just out of curiosity.

  

  Damian Marley
  • People
  • Music
  • Done

• I started dealing with weapons on the first show I ever did, 'The Inside,' but I didn't really do any physical stuff until 'Alias.'

  

  Rachel Nichols
  • First
  • Inside
  • Weapons

• I am getting to that age where I am too old to play the boy next door and too young to play Uncle Fester.

  

  Taylor Negron
  • Age
  • Play

• I don't think that - you know, I'm sure that there's guys that are doing it, because I'm sure in every sport there's players who want to get the edge. But I think that it's been blown overly - way more than guys are using it in our game.

  

  Rafael Palmeiro
  • Game
  • Doing
  • Edge

• If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?

  

  Zhang Zhidong
  • Man
  • Learning
  • Horse

• I always love the quirky stuff, which is why I love 'Childrens Hospital.' That really pushes the envelope of comedy.

  

  Malin Akerman
  • Comedy
  • Always
  • Quirky

• Life moves fast. As much as you can learn from your history, you have to move forward.

  

  Eddie Vedder Pearl Jam
  • Life
  • History
  • Learn

• No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy.

  

  Damian Lewis
  • Long
  • Government
  • Foreign Policy

• Love is more than one thing.

  

  Ziggy Marley
  • Love
  • More
  • Love Is

• In film, you are a totally different person than in the video.

  

  Aaliyah
  • Different
  • You
  • Film

• One Tweet can be heard 'round the world if the right people retweet it and the right people notice it on their feeds.

  

  M. J. Rose
  • People
  • World
  • Right People

• Our censorship has sort of gotten a little too far. Too much censorship is just as bad as having none at all. Children need to be exposed to things, because if they don't see it, eventually, it's not like it's not going to happen, but it's just that there needs to be a balance.

  

  Zoe Saldana
  • Children
  • Bad
  • Balance

• There are, essentially, as many opinions on marriage as there are people in the world.

  

  Taylor Jenkins Reid
  • People
  • World
  • Marriage

• The good people look for challenges. When teaching becomes a prestigious profession, then you'll get good people.

  

  Dan Shechtman
  • People
  • Good
  • Challenges

• I'm happy that I'm alive. I feel like someone coming back from Vietnam, you know; I'm sure that later on I'll start killing people in a square somewhere, but right now, I just feel happy to be alive.

  

  Lars von Trier
  • People
  • Happy
  • Start

• The Democratic Party is getting very angry, and that came through clearly in this election.

  

  Ed Gillespie
  • Party
  • Angry
  • Election

• When you are angry or frustrated, what comes out? Whatever it is, it's a good indication of what you're made of.

  

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
  • Good
  • You
  • Angry

• I think sometimes my humor is extremely dry, and a lot of times I would say things that I thought were very funny but... I have a reputation of - people think of me as a very fundamentalist, humorless fellow.

  

  Ian MacKaye
  • People
  • Funny
  • Thought

• I read everywhere. I read every day. I read on the couch with my dog in the afternoon and at night. I try to read at least two to three hours a day. I read only fiction.

  

  R. L. Stine
  • Night
  • Day
  • Dog

• When you get successful, you can do pretty much whatever you want.

  

  Randy Bachman The Guess Who
  • Pretty
  • Want
  • You

• I'm a woman with a mission. I've learned to believe in myself, my vision and to do things the way I want them done.

  

  Irene Cara Escalera
  • Want
  • Vision
  • Mission

• I love kale. I bake it. I sauté it. I juice it. I massage it. I want other people to join the cult-of- kale.

  

  Misha Collins
  • People
  • Want
  • Massage

• The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

  

  Victor Hugo
  • Soul
  • Bird
  • Wings

• The only possible ethic is to do what one wants to do.

  

  William S. Burroughs
  • Want
  • Ethics