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William S. Burroughs Quotes: what a horrible loutish planet this is. the dominant species consists of sadistic morons, faces bearing the hideous lineaments of spiritual famine swollen with stupid hate. hopeless rubbish.
         

what a horrible loutish planet this is. the dominant species consists of sadistic morons, faces bearing the hideous lineaments of spiritual famine swollen with stupid hate. hopeless rubbish.


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We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse

We must all face the fact that our leaders are certifiably insane or worse



After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'

After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say 'I want to see the manager.'



After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.

After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it.



Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.

Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.



What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.

What does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.



I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.

I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.



Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.

Man is an artifact designed for space travel. He is not designed to remain in his present biologic state any more than a tadpole is designed to remain a tadpole.



The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.



Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.

Artists to my mind are the real architects of change, and not the political legislators who implement change after the fact.



Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.





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Embrace your dreams ... If you wanna be a hero, you gotta have dreams.

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The victim mindset produces a delusion of fault and blame that blinds you from the simple truth of cause and effect.

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For a metaphysical treat stop at the Big Sur Inn, which is also a haven for stray cats and dogs. Life along the South Coast is just a bed of roses, with a few thorns and nettles interspersed.

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When you're dating, abstinence is a greater expression of love than making love, because you're doing what's best for your beloved, not just what feels good in the moment.

When you're dating, abstinence is a greater expression of love than making love, because you're doing what's best for your beloved, not just what feels good in the moment.



I was a girl from Massapequa, New York. I grew up in Massapequa. I lived in a basement with one window.

I was a girl from Massapequa, New York. I grew up in Massapequa. I lived in a basement with one window.



What is predestination? Answer: God is more powerful and wiser than we are, therefore he deals with us according to his pleasure.

What is predestination? Answer: God is more powerful and wiser than we are, therefore he deals with us according to his pleasure.



Everything in modern civilization is based on this concept of time which is not really valid.

Everything in modern civilization is based on this concept of time which is not really valid.



I ain't makin' music for the media. I make music for the people in the streets - that want a street level of entertainment. I'm makin' music because I have the streets to feed.

I ain't makin' music for the media. I make music for the people in the streets - that want a street level of entertainment. I'm makin' music because I have the streets to feed.



Music so wishes to be heard that it sometimes calls on unlikely characters to give it voice.

Music so wishes to be heard that it sometimes calls on unlikely characters to give it voice.




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