Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
DMT seems to argue, convincingly I might add, that the world is made entirely of something, for want of a better word, we would have to call magic.
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I was in love with my wife and she was in love with me. We got along wonderfully.
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It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
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Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.
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Many people in this world are still so identified with every thought that arises in their head. There is not the slightest space of awareness there.
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The shelf life of the average trade book is somewhere between milk and yogurt.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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Enjoy every sandwich.
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I never see things I make in the same way that the audience does. You can never do that.
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Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
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Do not get elated at any victory, for all such victory is subject to the will of God.
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But when I go to Chicago, I know I'm home.
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To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.
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Culture is important. Wars are fought over culture. It's not just about folks showing up and being hoity-toity. Culture is about definition.
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Our music's got flavor; it's got skill. And we present it really well.
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When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.
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Applause is a receipt, not a bill.
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The life my grandparents had was thoroughly American. They built a small ranch into a huge operation and fulfilled my great-grandparents' dreams. Theirs was... a simpler time of contentment and patriotism.
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Seattle is a fantastic place to build a great technology-enabled consumer company.
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I'm addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. I'm addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. I'm addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work hard to acquire pretty things, shiny things. I'm addicted to shiny things!
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I didn't grow up in the typical happy American home, but music was always a safe and wonderful place for me to go.
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A woman will always sacrifice herself if you give her the opportunity. It is her favourite form of self indulgence.
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Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken.
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I belong to a nation which over the past centuries has experienced many hardships and reverses. The world reacted with silence or with mere sympathy when Polish frontiers were crossed by invading armies and the sovereign state had to succumb to brutal force.
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DMT seems to argue, convincingly I might add, that the world is made entirely of something, for want of a better word, we would have to call magic.
