A Quote by William C. Brown

The deviant that does not observe the trivial uses of the language is a poet, a deviant who violates the banal customs of society is a criminal.

William C. Brown

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Banal Customs Does Language Observe Poet Society Trivial Uses

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William C. Brown
American - Engineer
May 22, 1916 - February 3, 1999

Benedict XVI kept saying that homosexuals are deviant. They're not deviant. They're deviant only if you say that anyone who is different from me is abnormal.

John Shelby Spong

Well if done a lot of hard work to try and get people to act rationally, the fact that weve had 15 deviant Muslims, plus 5 or 8 others that got away does not mean that all Muslims are deviant or extremists.

Lee Kuan Yew

Yeah, well, I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid, hopefully. And I think we're all a bit crazy if we do anything that's deviant. I've studied a great deal on deviance and aberrant behavior. Most of the interesting people I've ever met have been deviant in one form or another.

Anton Szandor LaVey

How does the poet transform his banal thoughts (are not most thoughts banal?) into such stunning forms, into beauty?

Joyce Carol Oates

In the U.S., you have to be a deviant or die of boredom.

William S. Burroughs

There are loads of fan sites for the 'Edge,' including deviant art, song lyrics using 'Edge' language, multiple entries on Wikipedia, there are even some 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' games all about the 'Edge.'