Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
I have a skeptical and cranky side, and I'm forever puzzled why people believe the, seeming to me, dumb things that they choose to believe.
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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It's true: a lot of sportspeople really struggle to find something to do when they finish. It tips them into all sorts of strange things. With ex-footballers, it's really scary. I think 70% of them get divorced within five years. It's hard. You go from being really famous to not that famous. Your salary drops through the floor.
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I'm not a revolutionary, and I'm not a warrior.
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One of the things I really learned from my first term is the importance of focusing. In that sense, it is a deliberate effort. What I look at with each vote is that priority of whether it's good for the middle class or not.
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The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence.
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Something my mom and I have always said to each other is: 'We're not here for interviews. We're not here to get your picture taken. We're here to make a difference, and this is our opportunity to.'
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We were very fortunate that the carriers weren't in the harbor.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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At an early school, when I was about 5, they asked what we wanted to be when we grew up. Everyone said silly things, and I said I wanted to be an actress. So that was what I wanted to be, but what I was, of course, was a writer.
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All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed.
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I have no disciple. I am the servant of the servant of Rama.
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The moral precept to adopt...is: Judge, and be prepared to be judged.
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Schrödinger's wave-mechanics is not a physical theory, but a dodge - and a very good dodge too.
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And tiny vessels oozed into your neck And formed the bruises That you said you didn't want to fade But they did and so did I that day
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Every day the bucket a-go a well, one day the bottom a-go drop out.
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Give a child love, laughter and peace, not AIDS.
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Turns out Picasso's passion for uncertainty, mystery, and the thrill of life never ended.
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Music videos were this lucky career opportunity. They were assignments. I was providing a service, and they were meant to be punchy and gimmicky and fun.
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I'm a real dumb-dumb in real life. I'm just book smart. But definitely not street smart. The other day I lost my jacket in a cab. And I'll forget things every time I leave the house.
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That is a long word: forever!
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I was a really bad taxi driver. I only collided twice but it was one time too much.
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The recent riots in France demonstrate the problem European countries face where second and third generation immigrants still do not consider themselves French, German, or English.
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You have a deeper purpose that drives you. You have to talk to yourself about what that purpose is. If you run through like a hamster to chase fame or money, you might end up wasting your life away. You find what drives you and gives you energy.
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I have a skeptical and cranky side, and I'm forever puzzled why people believe the, seeming to me, dumb things that they choose to believe.
