Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
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I think it's always best to be who you are.
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We're seeing quite a lot of people who really would like a return to class-based politics.
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I really wasn't even sure if I should continue acting. I would like try and figure out if I could be good enough to do it. It was like 10 or 12 years into my career before I felt like maybe I can do it. It was such a different time than now.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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Harold Lloyd was not a comedian. But he was the finest actor to play a comedian that I ever saw.
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Galley Molina's a great inspiration and role model for a lot of young kids out there.
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I had a happier experience of the city as an actress than I had had as a model.
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I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.
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You can tell a lot about a person from his underwear.
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Failure means a stripping away of the inessential.
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If anybody seeks your advice, offer right and sincere advice.
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This book is pointing the way into it for people that see it as daunting or a mystery. Some people just do it, but others need help with the mindset, permission almost to listen to themselves. Understanding how things work is the key.
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I make hit records. I make hit records to motivate the people.
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Iraq has, in effect, one export of any consequence. That's oil.
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Haut doch die Polen, daß sie am Leben verzagen; ich habe alles Mitgefühl für ihre Lage, aber wir können, wenn wir bestehn wollen, nichts andres tun, als sie ausrotten; der Wolf kann auch nicht dafür, daß er von Gott geschaffen ist, wie er ist, und man schießt ihn doch dafür totd, wenn man kann.
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When you consider that there are a thousand ways to express even the simplest idea, it is no wonder writers are under a great strain. Writers care greatly how a thing is said - it makes all the difference. So they are constantly faced with too many choices and must make too many decisions. I am still encouraged to go on. I wouldn't know where else to go.
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Time flies, death urges, knells call, Heaven invites,Hell threatens.
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People don't do them around me. I would never allow it. The people who are around me are people that I love, and I don't want to see people that I love hurt themselves.
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It may be remarked in passing that success is an ugly thing. Men are deceived by its false resemblences to merit.
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The United States is supplying the most modern and sophisticated weaponry to Israel to the tune of billions of dollars every year.
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When things look dark, void, and altogether hopeless to the colored youth of America..., when they need an inspiring thought that should urge them onward to the road of achievement despite forbidding obstacles, they will only need to read of and reflect upon the remarkable career of Jackie Robinson.
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Life's full of lots of dream-stealers always telling you you need to do something more sensible. I think it doesn't matter what your dream is, just fight the dream-stealers and hold onto it.
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Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.
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Human history is a Gaian dream.
