"Lincoln, answering friends who advised him to seek protection against assassination: "If they kill me the next man will be just as bad for them. In a country like this, where our habits are simple, and must be, assassination is always possible, and will come if they are determined upon it."

-- William Herndon

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“We the Jainists of India say every day in our prayer, I worship all perfected souls, I worship all spiritual masters, I worship all spiritual instructors, I worship all holy men and women in the world.”
“I have no way of knowing what you are going to feel when you look at one of my paintings; I only know what I feel.”

Source : "Wild Horses, William Burroughs And White Cake With Danny Fox". Interview With Christiana Spens, thequietus.com. September 22, 2013.
“Entertainers and sports figures achieve fame and wealth but find the world empty and dull without the solace and stimulation of drugs.”
“And the most important thing you can do is learn to edit yourself. And then go back and rewrite.”
“A bully hides his fears with fake bravado. That is the opposite of self-assertiveness.”
“I think we'll always have newspapers, but they'll lose influence.”
“My favorite poets may not be your bread and butter. I have more favorite poems than favorite poets.”
“Iâ€™d rather lose a 3:58 mile than win one in 4:10.”

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