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Quote by William S. Burroughs

“I certainly wouldn't advocate anyone using drugs on a regular or habitual basis.”

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William S. Burroughs was an American novelist known for his unique writing style and his significant influence on postmodern literature. His works often involve social criticism, political satire, and surrealistic elements. more

“I think if a writer is not endeavoring to expand and alter consciousness in himself and in his readers, he is not doing much of anything. It is precisely words, word lines, lines of words and images, and associations connected with these word and image lines in the brain, that keep you in present time, right where you are sitting now.”

Ifs Thinking Lines Brain Consciousness Reader Sitting Connected Where You Are Association Present Time

Author:William S. Burroughs

“I attend Trinity United Church of Christ, and my pastor [was] Jeremiah Wright.”

Christ Church United Pastor Trinity Jeremiah Church Of Christ

Author:Barack Obama

“The memoir was a very personal book. I wrote it as a personal journey and search about who my father was and how my family had come together and come apart - sorting all that out, you know, issues of personal identity.”

Knows Book Together Father Issues Journey Identity My Family Memoir Sorting Personal Identity Personal Journey

Author:Barack Obama

“This book [Dreams from My Father] was more of a reflection on my public life, now as a U.S. senator and before that as a state senator; how my perspectives around the issues of the day are shaped by my background.”

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Author:Barack Obama

“Its [Dreams from My Father] also a reflection about how we might start a better conversation in our democracy about how to solve problems, because it feels as if our political system - it just seems there is so much cynicism and negativity in our politics.”

Ifs Feels Problem Dream Seems Might Political Father Democracy Conversation Reflection Solve Cynicism Negativity Political Systems Dreams From My Father

Author:Barack Obama

“I didn't have a perfect model, but I wanted to try to blend my own personal reflections and experiences with this broader canvas to see how a lot of the narratives we have about economy and foreign policy got stuck. Because we have these categories of liberal, conservative, free marketer, open government - all these stereotypes about our politics and the categories we try to put things in are inadequate to this sort of complex, ambiguous, sometimes contradictory experience we have as ordinary people and that I have as an elected official.”

“A lot of the issues that I see, it is not an either-or situation.”

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Author:Barack Obama

“Rather, my perceptions about how we solve problems in health care or education span across a whole range of areas. And I want to try to capture that complexity.”

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Author:Barack Obama

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