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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. I think it's your mental attitude. So many of us start dreading age in high school and that's a waste of a lovely life. 'Oh… I'm 30 oh I'm 40 oh 50.' Make the most of it.
  • 2. I always wanted to be a designer. I read books on fashion from the age of 12.
  • 3. I feel more mature than most people my age.

2 Amazing

  • 1. Working with Omarion is pretty amazing. That's like my brother. He's really cool.
  • 2. Some of the most amazing human beings on the face of the planet go to sci-fi conventions although I'm sure a few of them wouldn't admit it.
  • 3. Just going on the road and entertaining the fans that's amazing.

3 Anger

  • 1. The great thing about celebrity culture is that they can't seem to stop themselves from displaying their ridiculous behaviour. I feel it's my job as a serious investigative journalist to witness all kinds of behaviour and then report back to the audience through the prism of my own anger and bitterness.
  • 2. In our daily life we encounter people who are angry deceitful intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger distrust greed and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together.
  • 3. I also had to work through the violation of my date rape my unhealthy relationships with men my anger toward the people involved in the scandal and those who exploited me afterwards.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. A wedding anniversary is the celebration of love trust partnership tolerance and tenacity. The order varies for any given year.
  • 2. We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.
  • 3. My last trip to New Orleans was for the fifth anniversary of Katrina and I had the awesome opportunity to bring my family down. We all worked on a house together and met some of the families.

5 Architecture

  • 1. There is a lot of interest in the arts music theatre filmmaking engineering architecture and software design. I think we have now transitioned the modern-day version of the entrepreneur into the creative economy.
  • 2. Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique poetic products of the heart.
  • 3. An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board and a wrecking bar at the site.
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