Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
I think that a lot of people are making a lot of money spreading anxiety. Anxiety sells.
Quotes to Explore
-
My mom has always been my champion. She was very smart and grounded. She said, 'Save your money. Pay your taxes. Don't put everything in one basket,' but she let me explore and be creative.
-
I had immigrant grandparents who came to this country and came for religious freedom and loved it, never made any money, Bronx, Brooklyn, but loved America. And they told me every day it's the greatest country in the world.
-
In college, I wanted to be a child psychologist. Acting was just something on the side to make money. And it was fun.
-
You may not like the idea of putting money into a home when you're moving out. But it's demanded by the market. You need to show it off. You don't have to rip out the kitchen and bathroom. But maybe replace the tiles or the countertops. Get professional advice.
-
Washington is designed not to solve problems. Congress is so beholden to the money that any solution in the general interest will be frustrated and subverted by the corporate interests who feel they will be damaged by progress, fair play and justice.
-
It would be easy to blame Hollywood to say that I was typed and forced to play the same role over and over. For a while, I did. But the truth is that I knew what I was doing. I was enjoying myself. I was making money.
-
For artists, the majority of the money we make comes from us being on the road and touring.
-
I don't do very much for beauty. I use very simple things on my skin. I haven't got time. I would always get facials and then come home laden with product, and pay a lot of money and never use it. Anyway, one day a dermatologist told me to use Cetaphil to clean my face and as a moisturizer, and that's what I do.
-
I don't need any more money.
-
Money stress is what used to remind me of my Dad most.
-
Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.
-
Now, I don't mind making fun of those preachers who steal money from people, they kind of deserve it.
-
In the United States, where we have more land than people, it is not at all difficult for persons in good health to make money.
-
Women with money and women in power are two uncomfortable ideas in our society.
-
There just is exponentially more money in the movie business than in the music business. As a result there are more people involved in the creative process.
-
You just never know when movies are going to take off or not. The lucky thing about this was that it didn't cost a lot of money, and therefore there wasn't loads of pressure on me.
-
How does the Malay in the kampong find his way out into this modernised civil society? By becoming servants of the 0.3 per cent who would have the money to hire them to clean their shoe, open their motorcar doors?
-
Money is to my social existence what health is to my body.
-
A very remarkable people the Zulus: they defeat our generals, they convert our bishops, they have settled the fate of a great European dynasty.
-
My sister Kim is like Lucille Ball. She's magical in terms of her performance and her writing.
-
Being a professional wrestler surely prepares you for any acting role in that we have to act on live television, so there's a lot of pressure put there.
-
I think an art collection is a lot like a diary. Your taste evolves with time. I try to never sell anything, because it's part of my journey.
-
Our brain, our body, craves fat. We cannot help it. That's why a kid will eat a hot dog quicker than a piece of broccoli.
-
I think that a lot of people are making a lot of money spreading anxiety. Anxiety sells.
