Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
The main thing going on in the 20th century is a dissolving of boundaries, all the boundaries that historical civilization put in place.
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If your mom is still around, you're so lucky.
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This is probably why, my life is easier, and my family is very happy, because we never lie each other. This is probably all people supposed to feel each other, so be always in all of the world they'll be peace.
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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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I imagine there are a lot of people who will never be able to accept me because they feel I've let them down, but I am a different person, and most people have welcomed me back in that spirit.
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We need prisons because there are some hardcore criminals, but I never met a guy who has been in jail that came out with a smile on his face thinking, 'Right, that's it - now I am going to be good!'
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The joy of motherhood comes in moments. ... Families need unstructured time when relationships can deepen and real parenting can take place. Take time to listen, to laugh, and to play together.
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...We need to strive to keep things in proper balance. Good balance comes in doing things in a timely way and in not procrastinating our preparation or waiting to fulfill our responsibilities until the last minute.
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Human sympathy has its limits, and we were contented to let all their tragic arguments fade with the city lights behind.
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The object of the patrol method is not so much saving the Scoutmaster trouble as to give responsibility to the boy.
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The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.
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I don't think of myself as a metafictional writer at all. I think of myself as a classic writer, a realist writer, who tends to have flights of fancy at times, but nevertheless, my feet are mostly on the ground.
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[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.
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Biologically speaking the Afro-Asiatic block is in the ascendancy - always remember that both Negro and White are minority groups - the largest race is the Mongoloid group.
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Happiness is being married to your best friend.
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Learn to differentiate between ignorance and stupidity.
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To realize life in the abstract as noble or beautiful or humane, to set it forth so with radiance upon it, that is civilization in the arts. Shakespeare is the chief modern example of this supreme faculty of mankind.
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The main thing going on in the 20th century is a dissolving of boundaries, all the boundaries that historical civilization put in place.
