William S. Burroughs Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast. Those who once inhabited the suburbs of human contempt find that without changing their address they eventually live in the metropolis.
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There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
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I've never met anybody who says they don't like the World Cup. If you're a soccer fan or not, everybody loves watching it, and I think it could be the same for other sports.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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I did anything that would get me on the air.
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My company invents all kinds of new technology in lots of different areas. And we do that for a couple of reasons. We invent for fun - invention is a lot of fun to do - and we also invent for profit. The two are related because the profit actually takes long enough that if it isn't fun, you wouldn't have the time to do it.
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I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.
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To put it bluntly, there isn't one economic theory that can single-handedly explain Singapore's success; its economy combines extreme features of capitalism and socialism. All theories are partial; reality is complex.
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Envy is the art of counting the other fellow's blessings instead of your own.
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I'm a dad, and I can tell you it's the most beautiful thing in the world.
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Somewhere, in some city in America, someone is wearing my clothes, and I'm happy with that.
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As the captain, I was going to be having the dominant role in most of the episodes, and that was appealing. I wasn't interested in coming to Hollywood to sit around.
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Something my mom and I have always said to each other is: 'We're not here for interviews. We're not here to get your picture taken. We're here to make a difference, and this is our opportunity to.'
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Academic and aristocratic people live in such an uncommon atmosphere that common sense can rarely reach them.
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I think it's going to deliver on the promises we've said it's going to and it is going to be the most successful product ever to come into the handheld environment, and it just happens to have a number of different functions.
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I kind of think too much, I try do too many things at once.
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Are we really so far from the Victorians? Much of what our society holds important was shaped in the 19th century.
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All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.
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When I was about 7, I fancied Anna Chlumsky; the girl from 'My Girl.'
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As more and more minority groups fill our nation's classrooms, what can we do to even the separate-but-forever-unequal playing field? Now that's a question many very smart people have spent decades trying to answer.
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Ambedkar is my Father in Economics. He is true celebrated champion of the underprivileged. He deserves more than what he has achieved today. However he was highly controversial figure in his home country,though it was not the reality. His contribution in the field of economics is marvelous and will be remembered forever..!
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It's all about exploring the more unpredictable aspects in the character, not just fighting people.
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Apothegms form a short cut to much knowledge.
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Tell the truth once and for all and shut up forever.
