Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
Ego is a structure that is erected by a neurotic individual who is a member of a neurotic culture against the facts of the matter. And culture, which we put on like an overcoat, is the collectivized consensus about what sort of neurotic behaviors are acceptable.
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If you're thin-skinned, you don't belong doing what I do for a living.
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It seemed like the more complex the music we were playing, the less able we were to guarantee its consistency.
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We have to surmount the difficulties that face us and work steadfastly for the happiness and prosperity of our country.
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I'm twitchy. I think I've got ADD. I find it hard to sit down. I need to be constantly challenged; otherwise, I get very... well, I guess 'bored' is the word.
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You know those little snow globes that you shake up? I always thought my brain was sort of like that. You know, where you just give it a shake and watch what comes out and shake it again. It's like that.
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting.
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Music was in the air when I was growing up. My siblings Katy, Dave and Phil were musical; my dad worked in inner-city New York where a musical revolution was taking place - folk music, rock n' roll, gospel music. My sister taught me to sing. My brothers taught me to play.
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I don't talk about political matters. That's not my department.
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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.
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I'd always wanted to write books ever since I was a kid.
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I didn't know I wanted to be a gymnast; I was just introduced to the gym. I loved the place because it looked like a hi-tech playground with mats and a lot of things I can hang from.
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As an actress, one of the perks is having access to ridiculously expensive clothing and prancing around on the red carpet. Who wouldn't want to have fun with that?
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Because America is a democracy, public support for presidential foreign-policy decisions is essential.
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I think there needs to be modified penalties in training camp because there's severely modified compensation in training camp for all of us.
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I always had acting work when I needed it. I think that is why, when I watch films or TV series in America, I find in small roles or in supporting roles really amazing faces, where I have the feeling these people have actually had a life outside of acting. I find it almost a pity that I've never done anything else.
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If you got what it takes, you'll make it. If you don't, Shakespeare couldn't help you.
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I think, when I was 25, nobody in the world knew who I was.
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Everyone has some sort of connection to mental illness.
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The weather's cold. My club's bad. My knee hurts. I can't putt no more. I'm off my diet. My wife is nagging me. Other than that, everything's great.
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My involvement in fashion is not at the highest artistic level.
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I learned so much in Zimbabwe, in particular about the need for humility in our ambition to extend mental health care in countries where there were very few psychiatrists and where the local culture harboured very different views about mental illness and healing. These experiences have profoundly influenced my thinking.
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Although I was born in Idaho and now live in New York, I definitely identify with the European aesthetic. Paris is my mecca; it's where I discovered my flair for fashion. But I pay rent and work in New York, so that is my home - I love the culture clash of the city.
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Ego is a structure that is erected by a neurotic individual who is a member of a neurotic culture against the facts of the matter. And culture, which we put on like an overcoat, is the collectivized consensus about what sort of neurotic behaviors are acceptable.
