Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
The felt presence of immediate experience-- this is all you know. Everything else comes as unconfirmed rumor.
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No one today knows what is indecent.
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I've felt ugly and insecure.
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No one knows what women want!
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You know, I've been playing with my hair color ever since I was nine.
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I don't know many people who don't have somebody in their family who's a part of the gay-lesbian-bisexual-transgender community. It's not like they're aliens or outsiders. This is family.
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I dont play villainy. I wouldnt even know how to play it.
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Most people don't know that I invented the selfie.
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I always wanted to know what it felt like to fall on stage... now I know. It's not how you fall, but how you get up
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A river reaches places its source never knows.
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Bound as our lives are to the tyranny of time, it is through what we know of history that we are delivered from our bonds and escape - into time.
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Her courage was a guise. She wondered if courage always was, or if there were those who truly felt no fear.
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Why is it that what we do know can save us, but what we don't know can kill us?
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I'll be the first to admit it, the life I'm leading is basically a joke. I should probably be cooler about it, but I can't fake it, you know?
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I once woke up at a random guy's house and i didn't actually know who he was.
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How can I know who's PM or in government in Sweden? It's been 40 years since I moved abroad! Oh!
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I'm in a really good place. I used to be a right worrier, but being in a settled relationship has made a massive difference. I was on my own for three years before meeting David. I'm very happy with him, he's a fantastic man. But you never know what's around the corner, so you just hope for the best.
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A truly good woman comes in only two types: One who knows nothing and the other who knows everything.
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When Gerard took over, he was trying to get us back on track, but he was also trying to ease our pain. Now, it's a fresh start for everyone and it's time for us to make a move. He knows that and he's not letting anything slide.
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DMT is the most powerful hallucinogen there is. If it gets stronger than that I don't want to know about it.
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Before 'Mad Men,' I definitely had very dry spells and I know what those feel like, and I don't think that ever leaves you as an actor.
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In many ways, the church seems to hate evil more than it loves good or even God.
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Losing is a bad feeling. I've never been on an undefeated team throughout high school, so I tasted defeat before. I've been taught to handle it graciously.
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I just think if you play it, it seeps in, it seeps into the performances, it seeps into the atmosphere of the movie. And a lot of times I used the music ... while they were doing the scene.
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The felt presence of immediate experience-- this is all you know. Everything else comes as unconfirmed rumor.
