Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
Right here and now, one quanta away, there is raging a universe of active intelligence that is transhuman, hyperdimensional, and extremely alien... What is driving religious feeling today is a wish for contact with this other universe.
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People shouldn't have to spend a lot of money to get high-quality clothing.
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I would think about the outcome. Visualize sometimes. Because it never comes out the way you want it to. Fight the way I know how to fight. Whatever comes up, comes up.
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I don't feel closeted.
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One thing I've tried to never do is make wish lists. I try to have a very steppingstone mentality about this whole thing, where as soon as you make one step you visualize the next step, not five steps ahead.
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Life is so short. I would rather sing one song than interpret the thousand.
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The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.
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Arresting development, attacking science, and glorifying poverty is not the answer to the vices that attend prosperity.
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Truthfully, I've never seen myself as being too thin. Sometimes I'll look at photos and be like, 'Oh, that's not a good look.' But generally speaking, I'm not too thin.
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Australia is so influenced by America. It's kind of in-between the U.K. and the States.
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Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea.
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'Let us leave tomorrow’s trouble for the One who bore our troubles on the cross.'
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Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus.
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His conduct still right, with his argument wrong.
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I receive them only when he thinks I deserve it - I have to work for them!
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Again, men in general desire the good, and not merely what their fathers had.
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The universe of mortgage lending has gotten to the point where there is a place in it for everybody.
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When a buyer leaves a negative review, it is a great opportunity to connect and find out why they did and how to make your business better.
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Freedom of love is freedom to say yes to many lovers.
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In Mexico you have death very close. That's true for all human beings because it's a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things.
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Everyone has their own different life experiences which make them who they are. No two people's life experiences are the same. And mine are just unique to me.
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As a small business owner myself, I talk to so many other business owners who delay seasonal hiring by waiting until the last minute to make their temporary hires.
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Everything is being televised so you won't be able to tell where the Revolution is. 'Who's revolting? Well, I don't know, what's on the other channel?'
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Unfortunately, the reporters ask the same questions over and over again. When reporters keep asking the same questions, they've got to recognize I may hear these questions 20 to 30 times in a matter of days. It gets to the point where I think, 'Read the other interviews!'
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Right here and now, one quanta away, there is raging a universe of active intelligence that is transhuman, hyperdimensional, and extremely alien... What is driving religious feeling today is a wish for contact with this other universe.
