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.

William S. Burroughs

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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.

  

  Maluma
  • Time
  • Free
  • Moments

• I love the game and I am so lucky to be able to do what I love.

  

  Victoria Azarenka
  • Love
  • Game
  • Lucky

• 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.

  

  Pat Robertson
  • Believe
  • Why
  • You

• 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.

  

  Edgar Meyer
  • People
  • Real
  • Why

• 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.

  

  J. August Richards
  • Character
  • Best
  • Thrive

• I think it's the director's prerogative, not the studio's, to go back and reinvent a movie.

  

  Oscar Isaac
  • Movie
  • Think
  • Back

• 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.

  

  Carl Honore
  • World
  • Book
  • Speed

• 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.

  

  Fabrizio Moreira
  • Want
  • Church
  • Trump

• I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.

  

  Carice van Houten
  • Husband
  • Child
  • Stubborn

• We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Man
  • Tree
  • Born

• Writers tell stories better, because they've had more practice, but everyone has a book in them. Yes, that old cliche.

  

  Tanith Lee
  • Book
  • Practice
  • Better

• 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.

  

  Oliver North
  • World
  • Men
  • Women

• Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.

  

  Abraham Joshua Heschel
  • World
  • God
  • Light

• My party is committed to a federation.

  

  Mangosuthu Buthelezi
  • Party
  • Committed
  • Federation

• 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.

  

  Natalie Dormer
  • Experience
  • Fun
  • Best

• 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.

  

  Yandel Wisin & Yandel
  • People
  • Music
  • Decisions

• The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and expands where your thoughts can go, that's powerful.

  

  Taylor Swift
  • Mind
  • Reading
  • Cool

• I followed my instincts; I followed my intuition, and it paid off.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • Intuition
  • Paid
  • Instincts

• Ric Flair is an old nemesis of mine.

  

  Bret Hart
  • Nemesis

• I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.

  

  Hansika Motwani
  • Love
  • Know
  • Kind

• Self-hatred is OK. I have self-hatred, too. It's OK. What's bad is if you don't know how to get out of it, don't know how to manage it. Self-hatred is, in fact, a good thing if you can clearly see the mechanism of it, because it helps you to understand others.

  

  Orhan Pamuk
  • Good
  • Bad
  • Know

• Russell James asked me to shoot underwater. He tied my feet under the water. I don't know how many feet - maybe five, six meters. He tied me underwater and I had no air. Somebody had a tube, and they were giving me some oxygen, but I couldn't really see anything. Everything was blurry. I'm waiting for the oxygen - that was the craziest thing.

  

  Alessandra Ambrosio
  • Giving
  • Water
  • Air

• I think the worst lie I ever told was, because my last name is Goth, I used to tell kids at school that I used to be related to 'Van Gogh' and when I turned 18, I would inherit all the fortune from the sunflower painting.

  

  Mia Goth
  • Thinking
  • Painting
  • Names

• 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.

  

  William S. Burroughs
  • Painting
  • Magic
  • Changed