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Them Quotes by William S. Burroughs
- Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: 'For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going…
- And there are my cats, engaged in a ritual that goes back thousands of years, tranquilly licking themselves after the meal. Practical animals, they prefer…
- Once the law starts asking questions, there's no stopping them.
- I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people…
- I had not taken a bath in a year nor changed my clothes or removed them except to stick a needle every hour in the…
- My general theory since 1971 has been that the word is literally a virus, and that it has not been recognized as such because it…
- I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to…
- Ever see a hot shot hit, kid? I saw the Gimp catch one in Philly. We rigged his room with a one-way whorehouse mirror and…
- Out of the closets and into the museums, libraries, architectural monuments, concert halls, bookstores, recording studios and film studios of the world. Everything belongs to…
- This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles,…
- The idea that addiction is somehow a psychological illness is, I think, totally ridiculous. It's as psychological as malaria. It's a matter of exposure. People,…
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- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
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- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
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