Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
A global society is coming into being, a global society that is made out of information that was not intended to be ours, but is ours, by the mistaken invention of computers and the printing press, information is power, and information has spilled by the clumsy hands of the dominator culture so that the information is everywhere, never before has the situation been so fluid, we might be able to finally have a crack at this
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I think there is no racism in this film industry. They are only in need of talent, though it takes time; but, if you are talented, you will get your due. I am thankful to be part of this industry.
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I found I could speak louder and was more comfortable if I was doing it in someone else's crazy voice.
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When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of artistic expression, trying to create a new kind of tale that also felt vintage: innocent and childlike, but haunted. I tried to write a picture-less picture book.
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Anything that happens in your life was meant to happen. It is your destiny. I was destined to have the life I have now, and I can't have any regrets.
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It's fascinating to be in a place where no one has ever heard of me.
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There's a call to adventure. It's something in the inner psyche of humanity, particularly males.
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'Places to Go' is something that I would never normally write because I would usually be worried with what people would think about me.
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I don't feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push their beliefs, unless they're extremely well informed.
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The Government has now resolved to enter upon an arms race, and the people will have to pay for their mistake in believing that it could be trusted to carry out a policy of peace. … This is a War Budget. We can look in the future for no advance in Social Legislation. All available resources are to be devoted to armaments.
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I'm a huge fan of 'The Vampire Chronicles,' both the Neil Jordan film and the books themselves.
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See, what we were going to do was say, the Internet is this great business strategy tool.
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Animals are thinking, feeling creatures. They're sensitive.
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It became evident to me that there was a very serious political element at work. I know that the term impeachment was bandied about. I do not believe, however, that the word was used with the ferocity it was more recently or that it was in the Nixon years.
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Of course voting is useful. But then again, I don't put a big glow to it. Voting is about as essential as washing yourself. It's something you're supposed to do. Now, you can't go around bragging, expecting to get props because you voted. That's stupid.
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Laughing brains are more absorbent.
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I love hanging out with skilled and motivated people.
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Creativity varies inversely with the number of cooks involved in the broth.
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I've had the privilege of having a lot of amazing people cook for me.
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God can never make us wine if we object to the fingers He uses to crush us with.
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Politics in America is like stale bread. It's so yada yada that the best among us can hardly stand it.
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I often have trouble falling asleep at night, so when I'm lying in bed I think up stories. That's where I do a lot of my thinking. I also get a lot of ideas while I'm reading - sometimes reading someone else's stories will make me think of one of my own.
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A global society is coming into being, a global society that is made out of information that was not intended to be ours, but is ours, by the mistaken invention of computers and the printing press, information is power, and information has spilled by the clumsy hands of the dominator culture so that the information is everywhere, never before has the situation been so fluid, we might be able to finally have a crack at this
