William S. Burroughs

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Most of the trouble in this world has been caused by folks who can't mind their own business, because they have no business of their own to mind, any more than a smallpox virus has.

William S. Burroughs

business

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

William S. Burroughs

change

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

William S. Burroughs

change

The way to kill a man or a nation is to cut off his dreams, the way the whites are taking care of the Indians: killing their dreams, their magic, their familiar spirits.

William S. Burroughs

dreams

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

William S. Burroughs

education

Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.

William S. Burroughs

happiness

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

William S. Burroughs

hope

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

William S. Burroughs

knowledge

Your knowledge of what is going on can only be superficial and relative.

William S. Burroughs

knowledge

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

William S. Burroughs

learning

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