Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
In a way, this is a definition of shamanism. A shaman is a person who by some means has gotten out of their own culture.
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I've been lucky enough to work in pop culture, especially with people right before they popped.
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I think I've written about family and things in 'Taipei' which could be considered Asian culture.
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But living in uncertain times does not mean San Franciscans must live in fear.
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The disappearance of the Jewish state will not mean the disappearance of anti-Semitism.
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Al Jazeera should understand the societies, should understand the culture of the civilisation, should understand the dynamics of the societies, should be part of this understanding; and on the other level, Al Jazeera should concentrate on the margin rather than the centre. It means that Al Jazeera should be close to the public.
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I go to South Dakota for ceremonies when I have the time. And when you learn what the Indian peoples have gone through to hold onto their culture and traditions... wow, it's an amazing story.
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From the subtle to the extreme, our culture and our values are under unrelenting attack from the media.
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Putting our ecosystem in great peril is certainly not a part of Chinese culture that I know.
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I'm pleased that the Ministry of Culture is protecting the morals of the expat bankers and their girlfriends that are going to be coming.
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I never thought I'd have the opportunity to visit another culture.
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I read some, and then visited with people involved in this curious, exciting and somewhat misunderstood sub-culture. I met with a fang maker, who offered to fit me for an exquisite pair.
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Think about how much fashion profits from black culture and how underrepresented we are in the industry. If you insist on using black celebrities to peddle your merchandise and add a cool factor to your front row, it is indecent to not care about the plights of that person's community.
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I'm not interested in culture; I'm interested in the law.
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The children, each of those kids is in touch with nature and traditional aboriginal culture so a very important part of getting performances from them was just letting them be and trying to capture the unique spirituality that was in each of them.
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For my group of friends is Lady Gaga eye-opening? No. She's a less dangerous version of what was so cool about pop culture in the '80s. Back then it was so gay and so punk in so many ways.
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We have to bring children into a new relationship to food that connects them to culture and agriculture.
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Our culture often demeans and devalues the work, the pleasures, and the contributions of women and feminine people. This is, in part, why beauty culture is dismissed as unimportant and frivolous.
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Just in the past few years - since I've been making movies, which isn't a very long time - you now have a culture that is fascinated and informed about the box office in a way that sometimes filmmakers weren't even.
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Virtue has a veil, vice a mask.
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Blogging is a great way to show your talents and interests to prospective employers, while adding an edge to your resume. If you blog consistently it shows your dedication, passions and creativity - all of which are key attributes employers look for in job candidates.
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I believe in the separation of church and state and would not use my authority to violate this principle in any way.
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Canada was my whole world and my whole reality, and now I meet people who've never been there, and it's like, 'You've never been to my whole world?'
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Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood.
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In a way, this is a definition of shamanism. A shaman is a person who by some means has gotten out of their own culture.
