William S. Burroughs Quotes
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I try to give my best to everything I do. I don't think of housework as beneath my dignity; that's just the way I was brought up.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.
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I don't do fake. That's the first thing you should know about me. I'm not one to put on airs or change my demeanor depending on where I am or who I am talking to.
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If I had an ego as big as the Eiffel Tower, would I have won this many collective trophies? I know people like to talk about it. And O.K., I am not going to answer every story. But maybe I will let my collective trophies speak for themselves. I don't know many other footballers who have won as much. Do you?
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It was a pleasure to meet President Obama and Michelle. I'm not a political person, but I admire what he has done.
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Now Herod was an active man, and soon found proper materials for his active spirit to work upon.
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I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people that do.
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Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration.
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Generally speaking, I don't think people know a great deal about the Viking culture, apart from the label that is usually attached to them, either pillagers or deviants who came and brought back loot to Norway. It was an incredibly sophisticated, complex and layered culture. They had their own laws, many of which protected women.
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Scientific advancement should aim to affirm and to improve human life.
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Endorphins are a very powerful thing.
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War is good when good survives and evil is crushed. If you don't crush evil then evil will get you.
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The first story I finished was when I was six years old.
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Other than marriage, she doesn't control me and I don't control her.
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Where is it written that a smart woman can't also be stacked?
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I look at the world through a green lens now, but you can't make yourself crazy. That feeling of green guilt can be really inhibiting. It's about a changing mind-set, remembering to turn off the water when you are brushing your teeth.
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The raising to life of all animate beings at the resurrection of the dead can be no more difficult for Divine Power than restoring to life a fly in the spring, heavy with the death-stained sleep of winter.
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I'm a geek through and through. My last job at Microsoft was leading much of the search engine relevance work on Bing. There we got to play with huge amounts of data, with neural networks and other AI techniques, with massive server farms.
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I'm really proud of myself because I've pared my beauty regimen down to a cream blush and berry-tinted lip balm, which has saved me so much time.
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Go for the girl who can eat a proper meal. If she's passionate about food, you'll most likely be fortunate in other venues.
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Do not be misled by hearing of anyone's reputation.
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I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.
