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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I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass. I made enough money to buy Miami, but I piss it away so fast.
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Have you ever had your ass whooped on by a black man before? It hurts!
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Joy is not gush. Joy is not mere jolliness. Joy is perfect acquiescence ~ acceptance, rest ~ in God’s will, whatever comes.
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It is within you that the ghosts acquire voices.
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we found that success correlates more closely with confidence than it does with competence. Yes, there is evidence that confidence is more important than ability when it comes to getting ahead. This came as particularly unsettling news to us, having spent our own lives striving toward competence.
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The felt presence of immediate experience-- this is all you know. Everything else comes as unconfirmed rumor.
