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Beat Generation Quotes By Ayn Rand: He was described as the literary leader of

He was described as the literary leader of the age, but had never written a book that sold more than three thousand copies. — Ayn Rand

Beat Generation Quotes By David Levithan: I mean, certainly, not everyone sucks in the

I mean, certainly, not everyone sucks in the same way, and not everyone sucks equally, but everyone sucks at least a little. — David Levithan

Beat Generation Quotes By Mort Sahl: The beat generation is a coffeehouse full of

The beat generation is a coffeehouse full of people expectantly looking at their watches waiting for the beat generation to come on. *1958 — Mort Sahl

Beat Generation Quotes By Jack Kerouac: Suppose we suddenly wake up and see that

Suppose we suddenly wake up and see that what we thought to be this and that, ain't this and that at all? — Jack Kerouac

Beat Generation Quotes By Amani Abbas: When I die, I will return to where

When I die, I will return to where I first came from. Back to the stars. — Amani Abbas

Beat Generation Quotes By Bill Vaughan: Woe to those who spit on the beat

Woe to those who spit on the beat generation, the wind will blow it back. — Bill Vaughan

Beat Generation Quotes By Brenda Rothert: Tell stories that matter. Diction is about characters

Tell stories that matter. Diction is about characters who don't exist, but their pain and sorrow and joy are very real. — Brenda Rothert

Beat Generation Quotes By Harvey Pekar: I'm doing research for a large comic book

I'm doing research for a large comic book on the Beat Generation guys - Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac and those guys. — Harvey Pekar

Beat Generation Quotes By Trisha Goddard: I don't do game shows.

I don't do game shows. — Trisha Goddard

Beat Generation Quotes By James F. Cooper: Apathy is the great requisite for the station;

Apathy is the great requisite for the station; for woe betide the wretch who fancies any modicum of zeal. — James F. Cooper

Beat Generation Quotes By John Clellon Holmes: The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch

The so-called Beat Generation was a whole bunch of people, of all different nationalities, who came to the conclusion that society sucked. — John Clellon Holmes

Beat Generation Quotes By Jack Kerouac: Does kittykat know there's a pigeon on the

Does kittykat know there's a pigeon on the clothes closet? — Jack Kerouac

Beat Generation Quotes By Bridget Moynahan: I'm raising a child, and it's public. The

I'm raising a child, and it's public. The media creates these dramas, and that's not what's happening in my life. — Bridget Moynahan

Beat Generation Quotes By William Carlos Williams: We are blind and live our blind lives

We are blind and live our blind lives out in blindness. Poets are damned but they are not blind, they see with the eyes of the angels. — William Carlos Williams

Beat Generation Quotes By Chris Christie: What we need in Washington now is a

What we need in Washington now is a strong Republican president who knows how to govern. — Chris Christie

Beat Generation Quotes By Randall Arthur: Remember: Jesus compares evangelism with sowing seed, not

Remember: Jesus compares evangelism with sowing seed, not swinging swords. — Randall Arthur

Beat Generation Quotes By Allen Ginsberg: Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I

Democracy! Bah! When I hear that word I reach for my feather boa! — Allen Ginsberg

Beat Generation Quotes By William S. Burroughs: Like many nonconformist and beat generation writers, William

Like many nonconformist and beat generation writers, William S. Burroughs takes the outcasts of society as his theme. — William S. Burroughs

Beat Generation Quotes By Ray Charles: Drunken talk isn't meant to be printed in

Drunken talk isn't meant to be printed in the paper. — Ray Charles

Beat Generation Quotes By William S. Burroughs: O death where is thy sting? The man

O death where is thy sting? The man is never on time ... — William S. Burroughs

Beat Generation Quotes By Jack Kerouac: I forgave everybody, I gave up, I got

I forgave everybody, I gave up, I got drunk. — Jack Kerouac

Beat Generation Quotes By Lawrence Ferlinghetti: I am waitingfor the meek to be blessedand

I am waiting
for the meek to be blessed
and inherit the earth ...
without taxes — Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Beat Generation Quotes By Jack Kerouac: I believe in order, tenderness, and piety.

I believe in order, tenderness, and piety. — Jack Kerouac

Beat Generation Quotes By Jack Kerouac: The beat generation (coined in Playboy)

The beat generation (coined in Playboy) — Jack Kerouac

Beat Generation Quotes By Lisa See: We may look and act modern in many

We may look and act modern in many ways, but we can't escape what we are ... obedient chinese daughters. — Lisa See

Beat Generation Quotes By John Clellon Holmes: For invented gods invariably disappoint those who worship

For invented gods invariably disappoint those who worship them. — John Clellon Holmes

Beat Generation Quotes By John Clellon Holmes: They were brought up in these ruins and

They were brought up in these ruins and no longer notice them. — John Clellon Holmes

Beat Generation Quotes By Kenneth Branagh: I'm just a normal working class boy from

I'm just a normal working class boy from Belfast. — Kenneth Branagh

Beat Generation Quotes By Gary Zukav: Authentic power is a new potential of this

Authentic power is a new potential of this expanded perceptual system that we are all being given as a gift. — Gary Zukav

Beat Generation Quotes By Arnold Schwarzenegger: Climate change: I say the debate is over.

Climate change: I say the debate is over. We know the science, we see the threat and we know that the time for action is now — Arnold Schwarzenegger

Beat Generation Quotes By John Clellon Holmes: ...unlike the Lost Generation, which was occupied with

...unlike the Lost Generation, which was occupied with the loss of faith, the Beat Generation is becoming more and more occupied with the need for it. — John Clellon Holmes