William S. Burroughs Quotes
The more absolute the need, the more predictable the behavior becomes until it is mathematically certain.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't have any problem with being the guy whose album people put on when they're feeling sad.
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I don't think many people consider in their heart that they have two places that are home.
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The march of the human mind is slow.
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When someone saves your life and gives you life, there's gratitude, humility; there's a time you've been so blessed you realize you've been given another chance at life that maybe you did or didn't deserve.
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Without there being some national strategy, it is difficult for educators to know what kinds of engineers or technicians to produce and for potential students to know what professions to study for.
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Acting is the ability to dream on cue.
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You get an audience to laugh and then show them something horrific, it's going to be even more horrific because they've had the release of the laugh before it.
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Nothing is an obstacle unless you say it is.
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I never do anything to my hair. I just wash it. It tends to get dry, so I just try to put good, natural oils in it. I do a deep conditioning mask, which is quite good.
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People will see me at Chelsea the way I am and judge me the way they want to.
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I'd like mostly stuff for design, because I like to design clothing.
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Performing on stage is what I've done since I was a kid and it's where the passion that has started from the very beginning for me, and that's what I'm going to enjoy.
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I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.
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The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself.
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There are tons of examples of U.K. and European mistakes. A classic one is pensions. That's obviously not an America-specific thing. The British and European economies are suffering under the weight of what is to come. The next great Ponzi scheme after Madoff is probably pensions.
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Apartheid either is or is not. And it must not be.
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As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?
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I think we can see how blessed we are in America to have access to the kind of health care we do if we are insured, and even if uninsured, how there is a safety net. Now, as to the problem of how much health care costs and how we reform health care ... it is another story altogether.
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I now understand what Christ suffered in Gethsemane as well as any man living.
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Women in leadership cannot cry without raising a storm of commentary.
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There's people, like me and Jaden [Smith], who want to utilize social media to elevate the consciousness of those people who feel like all they want from social media is to be famous.Like, you can actually be a voice. You can actually say something that's inspiring and not just make people feel like you need to buy things and be a certain way.
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Spanking doesn't lead to anything in the child, other than anger, a sense of frustration and humiliation. And parents can do better. I'm not saying it should be against the law but parents can do better.
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The more absolute the need, the more predictable the behavior becomes until it is mathematically certain.
