"Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war."
― William S. Burroughs
Topic(s):
Happiness
More From William S. Burroughs
- "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."
- "Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo – and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way."
- "Like all pure creatures, cats are practical."
More In Happiness
- "Money has never made man happy, nor will it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness. The more of it one has the more one wants."― Benjamin Franklin
- "90%, 100% are going there to hear the singing. The story is another thing. Nobody’s interested in the story. Happiness is happiness."― Cab Calloway
- "My whole thing is to agree to disagree and to have respect because nothing can really be changed and you wouldn’t want to ruin their happiness – even if that happiness is ignorance."― Katy Perry