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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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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I’ve never planned any part of my career-except being an artist. And I was pushed into that corner because I thought being an artist was the only way to have a little freedom.
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I grew up in a very urban, bohemian family where everyone was a hippie or a pacifist. It was artistically and intellectually stimulating, but they were definitely not into outdoor sports or activities.
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Many agree that the worst thing that could ever happen is if Russia and China get closer.
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Even though my father was a radio comedian, it wasn't cool to say, at a young age, 'I want to be a comedian.'
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I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.
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I'm rather a practical person. I just get on and focus on what I have to do. I just don't get sleepless or suffer from the jitters.
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Oregonians expect the state to prioritize the health and well-being of them and their families.
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To improve the golden moment of opportunity, and catch the good that is within our reach, is the great art of life.
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We all are rich and ignore the buried fact of accumulated wisdom.
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Human history is a Gaian dream.
