There are no innocent bystanders.
WILLIAM S. BURROUGHSWhat does the money machine eat? It eats youth, spontaneity, life, beauty, and, above all, it eats creativity. It eats quality and sh*ts quantity.
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There is nothing more provocative than minding your own business.
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Once the law starts asking questions, there’s no stopping them.
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Do not proffer sympathy to the mentally ill; it is a bottomless pit. Tell them firmly, “I am not paid to listen to this drivel – you are a terminal fool!” Otherwise, they make you as crazy as they are.
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If after having been exposed to someone’s presence you feel as if you’ve lost a quart of plasma, avoid that presence. You need it like you need pernicious anemia.
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Paranoia is just having the right information.
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The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.
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In the U.S., you have to be a deviant or die of boredom.
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There are no innocent bystanders, What are they doing there in the first place?
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Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer.
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Black magic operates most effectively in preconscious, marginal areas. Casual curses are the most effective.
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I think anybody incapable of changing his mind is crazy.
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Panic is the sudden realization that everything around you is alive.
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I bear my burden proudly for all to see, to conquer prejudice and ignorance and hate with knowledge and sincerity and love. Whenever you are threatened by a hostile presence, you emit a thick cloud of love like an octopus squirts out ink.
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Political conflicts are merely surface manifestations. If conflicts arise you may be sure that certain powers intend to keep this conflict under operation since they hope to profit from the situation.
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Life is a vacation from two eternities.
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