Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes

You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness.

Terence McKenna

Quotes to Explore

If the perpetrators of the World Trade Center plane crashes had a nuclear weapon, there's no doubt in my mind but that they would've detonated it in New York.

Ted Turner
- World
- Mind
- Doubt
One reason the United States is one of three countries in the world that do not have any form of paid maternity leave is that many American business leaders, like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, oppose any family-friendly policies. They scare people into thinking maternity leave will be a job killer.

Madeleine M. Kunin
- People
- World
- Thinking
I went 59.9 sec. when I was 18 and thought, 'Hmm, that was fast - let's see how much faster we can go and what the rest of the world can do to keep up.'

Adam Peaty
- Up
- World
- Rest
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.

Joanne Rowling
- World
- Good
- Hearing
The United States was the first country in the history of the world to be consciously created out of an idea - and the idea was liberty.

Nathaniel Branden
- World
- Country
- History
We must eliminate all nuclear weapons in order to eliminate the grave risk they pose to our world. This will require persistent efforts by all countries and peoples. A nuclear war would affect everyone, and all have a stake in preventing this nightmare.

Ban Ki-moon
- World
- War
- Risk