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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You can't have a decent food culture without a decent coffee culture: the two things grow up together.
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When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.
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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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When we think of memetic culture, it is the 'sausage factory' of the old days.
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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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I don't think parents can protect their kids in this media-nut culture.
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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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If it were up to me, it'd be outlawed. I mean, come on. Zach Braff was born streamlined, and that's how it should stay!
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When you play a lead role, you're in pretty much every scene. It's incredibly tiring. You really have to disappear into the film because you have no time to do anything else. You are either awake and playing the character, or you are trying to catch up on sleep.
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I think some of the big characters, you know, they do these adventures, but they've got something about them, they've got this charisma, and they've got to have a sense of humor. Because whether it be very dry, or very silly, they've got to be likable.
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When we used the small-faced racquets and wood racquets, we had to use every part of the court.
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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.
