Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
I think really what unites psychedelic people is the faith in the power of the imagination.
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Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.
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A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.
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I put my heart in my work.
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The one album I can't live without is called 'Cumbolo' by a band called Culture. Every song on their album is deep, but there's one in particular called 'This Train.' I have a tattoo of the lyrics on my left arm.
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I'm TV's Craig Ferguson, please sit down relax and: 'take off your pants'; 'dip your hand into a bowl of warm water and fall fast asleep'; etc.
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Status quo just means that everyone's doing it. It doesn't mean that this was divinely ordained, and of course this is the right decision.
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Citizenship consists in the service of the country.
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I feel better when I'm working. I tend to not know who I am when I'm not working. That worries me a little bit... I've been fortunate to be so busy, but I haven't developed any other skills.
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One of the most fantastic experiences I ever had was as a decathlete. I finished fifth in the nation my senior year of high school. I had no training or nothing.
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There's just no way to stop a movement in popular culture. It's going to happen, with or without you. There's absolutely no way to stop that train.
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The Tunisian people will not bow. We will stay united against terrorism until we wipe out this phenomenon.
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Oh, you know what, it's an honor to be mentioned in the company of those that might lead our country forward after President Obama.
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The most frustrating thing for musicians who want to play stuff from the new album is when everyone goes out to buy a beer.
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Bankers - pillars of society who are going to hell if there is a God and He has been accurately quoted.
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Success of bitcoin and the exchanges that deal in it could be interpreted by some to mean the demise of central banks, Wall Street, and the Washington insiders who trade on inside information and market manipulation.
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I didn't come from a background where I was hurt, but I felt hurt inside.
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Groan and forget it.
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There are essentially two main reasons to hold a phone up at a show. First, to capture a memory for yourself, a reminder of the moment you're enjoying. And second, to share that moment with someone - to express your emotions socially. Both seem perfectly legitimate to me.
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Usually I wear my grandma's old aprons, or others I have collected in my travels. When I was young, I would sit and watch my grandma prepare stuff. She wasn't Italian, but she did really good Italian food.
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[Government's] great contribution to human wisdom...is the discovery that the taxpayer has more than one pocket.
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Little by little deep inside us, the diamond shines, the eyes open, the dawn rises, we become what we already are.
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Derivatives are a huge, complex issue.
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I think really what unites psychedelic people is the faith in the power of the imagination.
