Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
That a majority of the Abolitionists in this place would patronize a free labor store, in preference to others, I do not doubt; but we do not muster money in Cincinnati.
-
But Charlie, Charlie, how can we ever really know anything? Charlie, what or who is God?
-
Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
-
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.
-
Boys, I'm one of those umpires that misses 'em every once in a while so if it's close, you'd better hit it.
-
A writer without a reader doesn't exist.
-
I was trained in classical piano, but it kind of dawned on me that classical pianists compete for six job openings a year, and the rest of us get to play 'Blue Moon' in a hotel lobby.
-
Writers, not psychiatrists, are the true interpreters of the human mind and heart, and we have been at it for a very long time.
-
We have seen that no religion stands on the basis of things known; none bounds its horizon within the field of human observation; and, therefore, as it can never present us with indisputable facts, so must it ever be at once a source of error and contention.
-
I learned that the first technology appeared in the form of stone tools, 2.6 million years ago. First entertainment comes evidence from flutes that are 35,000 years old. And evidence for first design comes 75,000 years old - beads. And you can do the same with your genes and track them back in time.
-
Whether you watch 'Law and Order' all the time or not, everyone knows what it looks like. Everyone knows what the courtroom looks like, what the police precinct looks like.
-
You should never go on diet and must follow a healthy lifestyle.
-
As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
-
All religious believers should be licensed to make sure that they are competent to hold opinions and viewpoints and that they don't believe in just any old thing, such as creationism or a flat tax.
-
Most actors hate watching their own films because all you can see is the glaring mistakes, your own tricks and ticks.
-
NBC's pilot season of 1994 is legendary in the business. In a world where failure is commonplace, we midwifed the birth of both 'Friends' and 'ER'. While 'ER' came essentially out of the blue, we'd been casting around for a 'Friends'-like show for some time at the network.
-
I know many actresses who started big but were sent packing, as they couldn't sustain the momentum. I am in this for the long haul.
-
Anybody can decide a question if only a single principle is in controversy.
-
My father was a banker, but he was an independent spirit. He was a very good pianist and very much into music.
-
We're here for such a short period of time. Live like you're already dead, man. Have a good time. Do your best. Let it all come ripping right through you.
-
When I heard 'Dookie' by Green Day for the first time, it unlocked something in me, like, it's totally okay that I'm a little bit weird because these guys are a little bit weird. It made me want to pick up an instrument and do that.
-
We like movies that are going to have a great sense of fun and thrill to them while at the same time remain very grounded in relatable human emotions and conflicts that the audiences can get behind and root for and empathise with.
-
It's not the job of the art to accommodate me and make me more money, make me more famous and get me more girls.
-
All time is is how much change you can pack into a second.
