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

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Knowledge,

Author:

William S. Burroughs
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Category: Knowledge

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. It is not well to make great changes in old age.
  • 2. The denunciation of the young is a necessary part of the hygiene of older people and greatly assists the circulation of the blood.
  • 3. It has been claimed at times that our modern age of technology facilitates dictatorship.

2 Amazing

  • 1. Isn't it amazing that we are all made in God's image and yet there is so much diversity among his people?
  • 2. It was amazing that during rehearsals without any of the costume on the character was there complete. It just happened. Half the time I didn't know I was doing it.
  • 3. It's amazing to see places like Madison Square Garden on the schedule again.

3 Anger

  • 1. The ignorant mind with its infinite afflictions passions and evils is rooted in the three poisons. Greed anger and delusion.
  • 2. Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.
  • 3. To talk about balance it's easier to talk about what's out of balance. And I think anytime that you have any disease and disease meaning lack of ease lack of flow… dis-ease. So any time there's disease you're out of balance whether it's jealousy anger greed anxiety fear.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. Love grows more tremendously full swift poignant as the years multiply.
  • 2. Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it.
  • 3. I think you have to be willing to take a bullet for somebody if you're going to stand up there take your vows and be married to them for the rest of your life.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Chicago is known for good steaks expensive stores and beautiful architecture. Unfortunately the Windy City also enjoys a reputation for corrupt politics violent crime and some of the strictest gun control laws anywhere in the country.
  • 2. Architecture is a slow business and city planning even slower.
  • 3. In my early 20s I was so miserable doing construction I wanted something that paid money. I liked nice stuff. I liked cars and architecture and things that cost money. I wanted to not swing a hammer and make money… and not do stuff that was dirty. I attempted to get into comedy. I started to do stand-up but I wasn't very good at it.
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