Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes

If in fact the conservation and complexification of novelty is what the universe is striving for, then suddenly our own human enterprise, previously marginalized, takes on an immense new importance.

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• As you grow older, your whole life becomes very rich, multifaceted.

  

  Francesca Annis
  • Life
  • Rich
  • Grow

• People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.

  

  Vanessa Paradis
  • People
  • Girl
  • Myself

• Religious poetry, civic poetry, lyric or dramatic poetry are all categories of man's expression which are valid only if the endorsement of formal content is valid.

  

  Salvatore Quasimodo
  • Man
  • Religious
  • Poetry

• I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.

  

  Samina Baig
  • Important
  • Women
  • Country

• When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.

  

  Hailee Steinfeld
  • True
  • Clothes
  • Uncomfortable

• There's only one set of books I've written that I knew was going to be more than one book at the beginning, and those are the 'Missing Link' books.

  

  Kate Thompson
  • Book
  • Beginning
  • Missing

• Vanity was a joke. She was an image created to make money.

  

  Vanity
  • Money
  • Joke
  • Vanity

• I'm not gonna be broke, like my mom was broke, my uncles were broke, my sisters didn't have money, my cousins on down.

  

  R. Kelly
  • Money
  • Mom
  • Down

• We believe strongly in transparency and accountability, which is why Teach For America encourages rigorous independent evaluations of our program. Our mission is too important to operate in any other way.

  

  Wendy Kopp
  • Believe
  • Important
  • Why

• Videos are more like photography. It's not as much about trying to tell a story as it is creating images.

  

  Tatyana Ali
  • Trying
  • Story
  • Photography

• My mother persevered through much adversity because she possessed faith in God, self-respect, and an awareness of history; most especially, she was astute in Africa's significant contribution to world history. Sister Betty refused to live her life as a victim.

  

  Ilyasah Shabazz
  • Life
  • World
  • God

• Sublime is the dominion of the mind over the body, that, for a time, can make flesh and nerve impregnable, and string the sinews like steel, so that the weak become so mighty.

  

  Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Time
  • Mind

• But whether there's some grand design really matters little to me. My only hope was this: to see what might be, to believe that it should be, and then to do all I could to bring it to pass, whatever the cost.

  

  Orson Scott Card
  • Believe
  • Hope
  • Design

• Fashion fades, only style remains the same.

  

  Coco Chanel
  • Fashion
  • Style

• Change is one thing, progress is another.

  

  Bertrand Russell
  • Progress

• I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush.

  

  Marilu Henner
  • People

• It certainly isn't like I'm reading scripts thinking I need to do something really different. But you want to stretch yourself and challenge yourself; that's really the major turnon when you're going into work.

  

  Ben Schnetzer
  • Work
  • Different
  • Thinking

• I kick it with a whole bunch of people, whereas some people only want you to kick it with one race, you know.

  

  Ty Dolla Sign
  • People

• They make a fuss about Hogsmeade, but I assure you, Harry, it's not all it's cracked up to be. All right, the sweetshop's rather good, and Zonko's Joke Shop's frankly dangerous, and yes, the Shrieking Shack is always worth a visit, but really, Harry, apart from that, you're not missing anything.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Up
  • Good
  • Missing

• When I first came to India from Sri Lanka, people were surprised to see my toned arms. I had come right after the Miss Universe pageant.

  Jacqueline Fernandez
  • People
  • Universe

• I miss the ocean. I miss diving into the cold water and coming out a new man. On the road it's hard to get that feeling. Showers are okay, but there's nothing quite like being in the ocean.

  

  Angus Stone Angus & Julia Stone
  • Men
  • Water
  • Feelings

• I would put myself towards left of center.

  

  Yvette Clarke
  • Myself
  • Left
  • Center

• But perhaps the most important innovation in the doctrine of jihad was its outright prohibition of all but strictly defensive wars. “Fight in the way of God those who fight you,” the Quran says, “but do not begin hostilities; God does not like the aggressor” (2:190). Elsewhere the Quran is more explicit: “Permission to fight is given only to those who have been oppressed ... who have been driven from their homes for saying, 'God is our Lord' ” (22:39; emphasis added).

  

  Reza Aslan
  • Important
  • Fighting
  • Innovation

• If in fact the conservation and complexification of novelty is what the universe is striving for, then suddenly our own human enterprise, previously marginalized, takes on an immense new importance.

  

  Terence McKenna
  • Universe
  • Facts
  • Importance