Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
The drug may not be toxic, but you may be self-toxic, and you may discover this in the drug experience.
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From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.
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It's tough when you have to be away. But I'm probably at home more than my dad was because he was working two or three jobs sometimes.
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I think that most people who hire me to do a remix just want it to work in a nightclub, whereas when I'm writing my own album, I don't have to worry so much about 2 A.M.
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By nature and doctrines I am addicted to the habit of discovering choice places wherein to feed.
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Are you the strongest of all men, so strong that you can be merciful to me, a weak woman? Here is the undoing of your strength: I am not a weak woman. I am not a little queen. And your mercy will be your undoing.
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When some French were assembling an encyclopedia of paranormal experiences, they decided to leave déjà vu out, because it was so common it could not be considered paranormal.
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Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavour, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one's actions, courage that could be described as 'grace under pressure' - grace which is renewed repeatedly in the face of harsh, unremitting pressure.
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Thank God my parents had an abundance of patience.
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I never said I will stand, I said I hoped to stand. It wasn't a prediction.
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I did have a literal shed of fan mail once. It was literally filled with, like, 25 of those giant mail cartons.
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Everybody wants to be on the field and show what they're capable of and help their football team win games.
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I always say snowboarding saved my life. It gave me a reason to focus on the future; it gave me something to be passionate about.
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Pretty mundane closet, but a lot of ties. And I tend not to throw anything out, so I have a lot of clothes from all times from my life. I can be a little sentimental with things like that.
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He worked for the day when all people would be clothed in dignity.
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Happiness is hard to recall. Its just a glow.
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States, virtually all of them, have a constitutional requirement to operate on a balanced budget.
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The Remain campaign... I've never seen a more miserable offering. All they are saying is stay in and we'll do our best to make sure that Britain's Parliamentary independence isn't eroded faster than we can possibly imagine.
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Nobody said it was a beautiful world with no scars.
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Any doctor will admit that any drug can have side effects, and that writing a prescription involves weighing the potential benefits against the risks.
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My research has taught me many important lessons, but perhaps none more important than this: drug effects, like semesters, are predictable; police interactions with black people are not.
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I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.
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But all fairytales have rules, and perhaps it’s their rules that actually distinguish one fairytale from the other. These rules never need to be understood. They only need to be followed. If not, what they promise won’t come true.
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The drug may not be toxic, but you may be self-toxic, and you may discover this in the drug experience.
