Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
The psychedelic universe, whatever it is, is the major datum of experience. It's larger than this planet. Nobody knows how large it is. The further in you go the bigger it gets. We don't know what to make of something like that. It's the reverse of our expectations.
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I'm not afraid to die - it's just that I had so much left to do in this world.
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My wife attends a Presbyterian church.
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You do a show to be a hit and hopefully run a couple of years.
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Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.
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There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people.
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The United States of America was formed to honor the word of God.
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To me, I always felt like I was carrying a torch for women of any size to be themselves - it doesn't matter whether you're a size 2 or a 22, just be who you are.
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There never was a bad man that had ability for good service.
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All is well, practice kindness, heaven is nigh.
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A treeCannot growIn its parents’ shadows.
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Bubbles! Oh come on Sharon! I'm fucking Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of fucking Darkness. Evil! Evil! What's fucking evil about a buttload of fucking bubbles!?
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Losers must have leave to speak.
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I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen.
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Kids are really inspired to not just apply senses to robots and machines, but to try them on themselves.
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I keep my hair curly and natural because I really just wanna show who I am.
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I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.
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My fans get passionate about certain songs.
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There is luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves, we feel no one else has a right to blame us.
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Emotionality is really easy for me. My father always said that Fondas can cry at a good steak.
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Toute loi trop souvent transgressée est mauvaise: c'est au législateur à l'abroger ou à la changer.
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Art and activism seem to go together naturally, the idea being that if you're an entertainer, you can have a voice, and if you have a voice, you can make a difference. But if I were not an actress, I would still try to extend myself beyond my little micro-universe of my job, family and personal joy.
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I believe that Judy Garland's artistry was so fine. I mean, when people say: 'oh, she brought so much of her life to her music', I don't really believe that. I believe that she didn't have to. She just was a moving human being. That was her gift.
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The psychedelic universe, whatever it is, is the major datum of experience. It's larger than this planet. Nobody knows how large it is. The further in you go the bigger it gets. We don't know what to make of something like that. It's the reverse of our expectations.
