Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
What we call reality is in fact nothing more than a culturally sanctioned and linguistically reinforced hallucination.
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I favor pocket-sized hard drives that travel between home and office, syncing with computers on both ends.
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I love being a mum, but it's much more intensive work than being an actress - going to work feels like you've got a day off. Not that I want a day off from being a mum; it's just perhaps I had this impression before that mums don't work. But they work more than anyone.
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If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.
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There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection.
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Religion is absolutely unfathomable. Always and everywhere one can dig more deeply into infinities.
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Even as I think of myself as a 'rememberer,' I also know my memory is probably doing all this work to reconstruct a narrative where I come off better.
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I am ashamed to run against a lady. It's demeaning, very degrading. I have always refused to argue with a lady.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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When you look like you stepped out of a catalog, that's never good. People shouldn't succumb to trend, they should interpret trend.
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I've got two small kids. I want to make sure they grow up to be good people. Do they treat people well? Are they kind?
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If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.
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Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines.
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I would not give my first 15 years to my worst enemy.
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I'm the Bjorn Boerg of table tennis.
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Because I see my mum and dad as such amazing friends, I think I'll be a really good dad.
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I accomplished what I set out to do. I wanted the whole cookie, and I got it. Now I want to spend more time with my children - make sure they don't go through what I did.
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I think whenever you come in, whenever you try to evolve a company, people will get nervous. But, if you articulate a clear vision, a clear mission to help them understand their roles in it and ask them to buy into the system, everyone will band together to make it happen.
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It Nobel Peace Prize is a great recognition and honour for millions of children in the world. I hope many more people will join the fight against child slavery. This isn't just about India. It's a global phenomenon. We'll work for this globally. I've been working in 147 countries and my responsibility is with all the world's children.
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I'm not actually a very keen performer. I like putting shows together. I like putting events together.
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However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.
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I feel like for me to write songs that I would be interested in as a listener, there has to be tension, and there has to be some kind of push and pull between reality and the potential of disaster.
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What we call reality is in fact nothing more than a culturally sanctioned and linguistically reinforced hallucination.
