Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes

As I see it, Being, the Cosmos, whatever you want to call it, is a struggle between two implacable forces: Novelty on the one side and habit on the other side.

Terence McKenna

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• Capital as such is not evil; it is its wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Evil
  • Always
  • Will

• The way it works at Julliard is that you just perform with people who are in your own class.

  

  Samira Wiley
  • People
  • Way
  • Class

• I try to invest smart. I'm not a baller. I'm not a blinger.

  

  Venus Williams
  • Smart
  • Try
  • Invest

• I can count my friends on one hand.

  

  Barry Zito
  • Friends
  • Hand
  • I Can

• There are so many ways to tell a story. With multiplatform books, we are reimagining what literacy can be.

  

  Patrick Carman
  • Story
  • Books
  • Literacy

• There's nothing I love more in the world than layering voices.

  

  Laura Mvula
  • World
  • Voices
  • Layering

• I'm a traditionalist with suits. It doesn't need extra pockets, and I don't want headphone jacks in my jacket. I appreciate designers who do different things, but for me, the most basic version of that item is what I want.

  

  Waris Ahluwalia
  • Want
  • Appreciate
  • Version

• I express Catalonia's wish of being in the E.U. We'll see what happens.

  

  Carles Puigdemont
  • Wish
  • See
  • Express

• Historically, there has been a clear and essential connection between marriage and responsible procreation and child rearing.

  

  Pam Bondi
  • Marriage
  • Child
  • Connection

• Each time I've gone to the studio, the songs have got better and I've got more confident.

  

  Natasha Hamilton
  • Time
  • Better
  • Confident

• If the formula for water is H

  

  Lily Tomlin
  • Water

• A vote of confidence from Cisco Systems can be very important to fledging technology companies, especially if they have initial public offerings on the horizon.

  

  Alex Berenson
  • Important
  • Technology
  • Confidence

• As long as those things are on vinyl or tape or what have you, the record companies are going to release them someday.

  

  Johnny Mathis
  • Long

• I wrote a song with Ed Sheeran that was kind of spontaneous.

  

  The Weeknd
  • Song

• Some of our songs are empowering, but I feel like more so than our music, it's who we are. We're four women who are completely different ethnicities, completely different body types, completely different walks of life and opinions.

  

  Lauren Jauregui Fifth Harmony
  • Life
  • Music
  • Different

• As a trusted institution with brick-and-mortar facilities in every corner of the United States, our public Postal Service is uniquely positioned to serve as a communications, finance, and service hub for the 21st century.

  

  Marcia Fudge
  • Service

• You have to give everything to every job you do.

  

  Luke Evans
  • Job

• The global healthcare industry is undergoing a paradigm shift, providing significant opportunities for Philips to deliver more integrated solutions across the continuum of care - from prevention, diagnosis, and treatment to monitoring and aftercare.

  

  Frans van Houten
  • Health care

• One of my principal childhood memories is hearing one of the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies waft throughout the house.

  

  Katharine Graham
  • House
  • Childhood
  • Memories

• Ninoy Aquino was a friend; I knew his faults, which were outweighed by his virtues.

  

  F. Sionil Jose
  • Friend
  • Virtues
  • Knew

• If I do commit myself to something, I will commit myself 100 percent.

  

  Jim Webb

• First of all, Buddhism is neither pessimistic nor optimistic. If anything at all, it is realistic, for it takes a realistic view of life and the world. It looks at things objectively (yath?bh?tam). It does not falsely lull you into living in a fool's paradise, nor does it frighten and agonize you with all kinds of imaginary fears and sins. It tells you exactly and objectively what you are and what the world around you is, and shows you the way to perfect freedom, peace, tranquility and happiness.

  

  Walpola Rahula
  • Perfect
  • Paradise
  • Buddhism

• I always had a philosophy which I got from my father. He used to say, 'Listen. God gave to you the gift to play football. This is your gift from God. If you take care of your health, if you are in good shape all the time, with your gift from God no one will stop you, but you must be prepared.'

  

  Pele
  • Time
  • Good
  • God

• As I see it, Being, the Cosmos, whatever you want to call it, is a struggle between two implacable forces: Novelty on the one side and habit on the other side.

  

  Terence McKenna