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William S. Burroughs Quotes

In my writing I am acting as a map maker, an explorer of psychic areas, a cosmonaut of inner space, and I see no point in exploring areas that have already been thoroughly surveyed.

William S. Burroughs

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997

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I Am Space Writing Acting Map See

In their day, no man worthy of the presidency would ever stoop to campaigning for it. George Washington was asked to serve. Decades later, his successors were also expected to sit by the phone.

John Dickerson

Day Man Phone Washington Worthy Sit

If, in our first match for the world champion's title, I had managed to make the score 6-0, there would have been no Kasparov as a good chess player at all.

Anatoly Karpov

Good World Champion Chess First

I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they don't open, we crowbar our way in.

John Leguizamo

Doors Artist New Way Follow Opening

Racism is a much more clandestine, much more hidden kind of phenomenon, but at the same time it's perhaps far more terrible than it's ever been.

Angela Davis

Time Racism Kind More Hidden Same

I always work in a room where there's no Internet to keep from being distracted so easily.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Work Internet Always Room Where

The greatest enemy of progress is the illusion of knowledge.

John Young

Knowledge Progress Illusion Enemy

A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.

St. Jerome

Friend Long Difficulty Found Hardly

In life, that is how you advance - by pushing the limits.

Riyad Mahrez

Life Limits You Pushing How Advance

All I know how to do is take what's on my mind and spit it out funny. I don't know what else I could do besides comedy.

Ron White

Funny Mind Comedy Know Out Take

The British, and most European countries, have struggled to accommodate Muslim immigrants, but they have nevertheless welcomed them in large numbers.

Jay Parini

Immigrants Numbers British Muslim

You know what I did? I turned down an offer to do 'Enemy of the People' with Steve McQueen. It doesn't matter that the film was never really released. A movie like that, successful or not, adds to your credits. It leads to other roles.

Diane Ladd

People You Down Enemy Know Matter

Some guys work 125 to 130 rodeos a year. They're just goin' all the time.

Chris LeDoux

Work Time Year Just Some Guys