Beat Quotes

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But yet, but yet, woe, woe unto those who think that the Beat Generation means crime, delinquency, immorality, amorality ... woe unto those who attack… — Jack Kerouac
John Clellon Holmes... and I were sitting around trying to think up the meaning of the Lost Generation and the subsequent existentialism and I said… — Jack Kerouac
A machine is a great moral educator. If a horse or a donkey wonâ€™t go, men lose their tempers and beat it; if a machine… — Gilbert Murray
The seasons and the years came and went...and always...one was, as the crow flies, about 2,000 km away - but from where? - and day… — W G Sebald
The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked. — John Clellon Holmes
If you can't join them, beat them. — Mort Sahl
I played at Georgia, I coached at Alabama. I know how to beat both of them. — Pat Dye
I'm a frustrated actor. My ... goal is to beat Alfred Hitchcock in the number of cameos. I'm going to try to break his record. — Stan Lee
I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure fun and pleasure… — Stan Lee
All the broken hearts in the world still beat — Ingrid Michaelson
All organizations start with WHY, but only the great ones keep their WHY clear year after year. Those who forget WHY they were founded show… — Simon Sinek
We have to try to beat Everyone. — Alex Ferguson
Messi has all the conditions to be the best, but first he has to beat Maradona, Romario and then eventually Pele. — Michel Patini
You have to be like a lion and a fox. The fox is smart enough to recognize traps, and the lion is strong enough to… — Carlo Gambino
It's the hillbilly rock, beat it with a drum. Playin' them guitars like shootin from a gun. Keepin' up the rhythm, steady as a clock.… — Marty Stuart
And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up… — Gwen Stefani
You seeyou can beat a dog and it's going to do one of two things..it's gonna roll over and die or it's going to bite… — Mike Katz
The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition — Unknown Author
Gimme the tune. Do I like this tune? Does it sound like another tune that I like? The more familiar it is, the better I… — Frank Zappa
I want to build a team that's invincible, so that they have to send a team from bloody Mars to beat us. — Bill Shankly

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