Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
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If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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Hollywood's all about, 'Let's make this easy: This is what you do, so you go over here in this group, and we're not gonna call you.'
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When I did 'Alien: Resurrection', a lot of the guys worked on planned production, and one of them was really into comic books and would draw all sorts of characters, and I was impressed with his sketches.
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Five sets is a kind of lottery. Anything can happen.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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I don't need a piece of paper to suggest that I can commit myself.
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If you want to call me names, make jokes and doubt my intentions, go ahead, because the reality is I can take it.
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There's a child within me. Everything is fascinating. The hunger to learn, do better and more creative things never goes.
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I write a good amount. I've been gathering up a backlog of stuff and maybe I'll do something with it someday, but I don't want to talk about it just yet because that would jinx it.
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Admiration takes on a whole new level when you appreciate just how complex it is to run a modern business.
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All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.
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Big nations should not bully smaller ones. Disputes should be resolved peacefully.
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We have an evolutionary revulsion from slime, the site of our biologic origins. Every month, it is woman's fate to face the abyss of time and being, the abyss which is herself.
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She found more gratification in teaching one willing student than a dozen resentful ones.
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Direction is a lot of responsibility. But if you've been trained under Balachander as I have, it's a lot easier. You have everything down on paper before you start shooting. By now while directing I am experienced enough to know my moves.
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On this significant occasion, all Koreans pay tribute to the heroes fallen in defense of freedom and democracy. I firmly believe that future generations in both countries will further advance the strong Republic of Korea-U.S. alliance into one befitting the spirit of the new age.
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The nicest thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
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I'm not bothered about what people say behind my back. I don't need to know about it. I believe in living my life and doing my work. God will give you success. And even if He doesn't, there's a lesson to be learnt.
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The barrier was only in my mind - which is true of this barrier as well. The more firmly I try to cross the barrier, the more firmly I'm rejected. Well, maybe it's the intention to cross the boundary that pushes me away.
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I wouldn't say I've changed my mind. I changed some of my natural habits, some of my natural character.
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The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.
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The most beautiful things in the universe are inside the human mind.
