Knowledge without follow-through is worse than no knowledge.
Charles Bukowski
Knowledge Action, Learning Failure, Unapplied Wisdom, Knowledge, Action, Wisdom
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“I am this fiery snail crawling home.” Charles Bukowski
Self Reflection, Fiery Struggle, Home Journey, Identity, Perseverance, Growth
Charles Bukowski Self Reflection, Fiery Struggle, Home Journey, Identity, Perseverance, Growth“Wherever the crowd goes, run in the other direction. They’re always wrong.” Charles Bukowski
Individual Thinking, Rebellious Action, Crowd Avoidance, Crowd, Independence, Rebellion
Charles Bukowski Individual Thinking, Rebellious Action, Crowd Avoidance, Crowd, Independence, Rebellion“Oh, I don’t mean you’re handsome, not the way people think of handsome. Your face seems kind. But your eyes – they’re beautiful. They’re wild, crazy, like some animal peering out of a forest on fire.” Charles Bukowski
Kind Handsomeness, Wild Eyes, Unique Beauty, Emotional Observation, Fiery Depths, Unusual Attraction
Charles Bukowski Kind Handsomeness, Wild Eyes, Unique Beauty, Emotional Observation, Fiery Depths, Unusual Attraction“I like the way Mahler wandered about in his music and still retained his passion. He must have looked like an earthquake walking down the street.” Charles Bukowski
Musical Passion, Creative Wanderer, Emotional Expression, Music, Passion, Expression
Charles Bukowski Musical Passion, Creative Wanderer, Emotional Expression, Music, Passion, Expression“I wasn’t a misanthrope and I wasn’t a misogynist but I liked being alone. It felt good to sit alone in a small space and smoke and drink. I had always been good company for myself.” Charles Bukowski
Self Solitude, Inner Peace, Comfortable Isolation, Solitude, Peace, Isolation
Charles Bukowski Self Solitude, Inner Peace, Comfortable Isolation, Solitude, Peace, Isolation“A man who can beat the horses can do anything he makes up his mind to do.” Charles Bukowski
Determination Power, Winning Spirit, Inspirational Message, Horses, Betting, Success
Charles Bukowski Determination Power, Winning Spirit, Inspirational Message, Horses, Betting, Success“Almost everybody is born a genius and buried an idiot.” Charles Bukowski
Lost Potential, Life’s Journey, Human Intelligence, Genius, Idiot, Potential
Charles Bukowski Lost Potential, Life’s Journey, Human Intelligence, Genius, Idiot, Potential“It’s 4:30 in the morning, it’s always 4:30 in the morning.” Charles Bukowski
Time Stagnation, Life Repetition, Endless Hours, Time, Repetition, Morning
Charles Bukowski Time Stagnation, Life Repetition, Endless Hours, Time, Repetition, Morning“The worst thing for a writer is to know another writer, and worse than that, to know a number of other writers. Like flies on the same turd.” Charles Bukowski
Writer Struggles, Creative Isolation, Professional Rivalry, Writing, Rivalry, Isolation
Charles Bukowski Writer Struggles, Creative Isolation, Professional Rivalry, Writing, Rivalry, Isolation“Bad taste creates many more millionaires than good taste.” Charles Bukowski
Millionaire Trends, Taste Impact, Cultural Critique, Taste, Millionaires, Culture
Charles Bukowski Millionaire Trends, Taste Impact, Cultural Critique, Taste, Millionaires, Culture“Goodness can be found sometimes in the middle of hell.” Charles Bukowski
Hope Amid Chaos, Positive Outlook, Inspirational Thought, Goodness, Hell, Perspective
Charles Bukowski Hope Amid Chaos, Positive Outlook, Inspirational Thought, Goodness, Hell, Perspective“We are all museums of fear.” Charles Bukowski
Inner Fears, Human Psyche, Existential Metaphor, Emotional Depth, Universal Truth, Introspection
Charles Bukowski Inner Fears, Human Psyche, Existential Metaphor, Emotional Depth, Universal Truth, Introspection“The best thing about the bedroom was the bed. I liked to stay in bed for hours, even during the day with covers pulled up to my chin. It was good in there, nothing ever occurred in there, no people, nothing.” Charles Bukowski
Bed Comfort, Solitude Escape, Peaceful Space, Solitude, Comfort, Escape
Charles Bukowski Bed Comfort, Solitude Escape, Peaceful Space, Solitude, Comfort, Escape“The courage it took to get out of bed each morning to face the same things over and over was enormous.” Charles Bukowski
Daily Courage, Routine Challenges, Mental Strength, Courage, Morning, Routine
Charles Bukowski Daily Courage, Routine Challenges, Mental Strength, Courage, Morning, Routine“My objection to war was not that I had to kill somebody or be killed senselessly, that hardly mattered. What I objected to was to be denied the right to sit in a small room and starve and drink cheap wine and go crazy in my own way and at my own leisure.” Charles Bukowski
War Critique, Personal Freedom, Life Choices, War, Freedom, Choices
Charles Bukowski War Critique, Personal Freedom, Life Choices, War, Freedom, Choices“If you let them kill you, they will.” Charles Bukowski
Personal Survival, Fight Back, Inner Strength, Survival, Power, Control
Charles Bukowski Personal Survival, Fight Back, Inner Strength, Survival, Power, Control“Dying in a war never stopped wars from happening.” Charles Bukowski
War Futility, Endless Conflict, Death Cycle, War, Death, Futility
Charles Bukowski War Futility, Endless Conflict, Death Cycle, War, Death, Futility“It was like the beginning of life and laughter. It was the real meaning of the sun.” Charles Bukowski
Sunlight Meaning, Life Laughter, Fresh Beginnings, Sun, Life, Laughter
Charles Bukowski Sunlight Meaning, Life Laughter, Fresh Beginnings, Sun, Life, Laughter