William S. Burroughs Quotes
I see painting as an evocative magic, and there must always be a random factor in magic, one which must be constantly changed and renewed.
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That connection that I have with my fans is really special, and every time, when I have moments, when I have free time, the only thing that I think about is what I'm going to post, what I'm going to say to my fans.
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I love the game and I am so lucky to be able to do what I love.
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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I can tell you I'm not exactly sure why I teach. I think a lot of it is just it's the sense of community. A real desire to be involved both with people older than myself and people younger.
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I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed to be. I thrive when there's not much and I have to create it.
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I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.
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My first book, 'In Praise of Slowness,' examines how the world got stuck in fast-forward and chronicles a global trend towards putting on the brakes. That trend is called the Slow movement. 'Slow' in this context does not mean doing everything at a snail's pace. It means doing everything at the right speed.
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Mr. Trump, you were elected mainly because you found a way to connect with the average blue-collar worker who's sick of the games politicians have been playing for years. Those same blue-collar folks, who go to church, want to feed their families, have to pay their taxes.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.
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And so, the youngsters you have today, even though there are far fewer of them - in World War II 16.5 million men and women in uniform, today roughly a million in uniform in spite of the fact that the country is almost twice as large a population as we had in World War II.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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My party is committed to a federation.
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We leave TVs on in our house. I listen to my record player constantly to just hear music. I'm really intrigued by this idea of solitude.
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The train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget.
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Some people don't understand that I - as an artist and a person - I want to make my own decisions and create the music that I personally like.
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All of the courses that run through real streets are very demanding. There is no room for error, no shoulders to lean on. If you go off the road, you're into somebody's shop-window or front porch.
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I hardly can sleep. I feel that my target now is really to save Mother Earth for humanity. And it's doable.
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When you want to build a ship, then do not drum the men together in order to procure wood, to give instructions or to distribute the work, but teach them longing for the wide endless sea.
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The question I ask myself when adapting a book is how do I be true to the spirit and soul of the character? How would I describe this character in my medium? If you asked one person to do a painting of something and another to create a sculpture of it, you'll never ask, 'Why doesn't the painting look like the sculpture?'
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I haven't stopped painting or drawing - I've just added another medium.
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I see painting as an evocative magic, and there must always be a random factor in magic, one which must be constantly changed and renewed.
