Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
We psychonauts are all going to go into the books as pioneers, because it's too early for us to be anything else. There's no map, no finished database, just anecdotes of the crazy, crazy stuff that goes on. That's why it's so important to try and share our stories.Terence McKenna
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
Baha'u'llah -
I feel like we all have our skeletons.
Taraji P. Henson -
I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
Jack Nicholson -
You need a big ego to be an artist.
Damien Hirst -
When I was elected, I was the youngest member of the Tennessee congressional delegation; now, I'm one of the oldest. In fact, I have members of my staff who weren't even born when I took office. That tells me it's time for a new chapter.
Bart Gordon -
The paradox of being in an industry where other people are usually the gatekeepers: publishers, editors - there are a lot of barriers to having control over your career. But coming out of hip-hop, the mindset was always to create your own.
Adam Mansbach
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
Jack Nicholson -
I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
Imelda May -
Making the 'An Idiot Abroad' series, I was really dreading going to India; I thought I'd hate it. It was a nightmare, and I was really ill - just like everyone says.
Karl Pilkington -
Stopping to think is fine for characters, but not for their creators. They have to work.
Walter Kirn -
David Lynch helped me be cool.
Dana Ashbrook -
There's no doubt I expect to die in prison.
Jack Kevorkian
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People have always asked me, 'Haven't you wanted to sell out?', and it's like, who am I going to sell to?
Lydia Lunch -
Having spent time on the Broadway stage definitely helps one's confidence in terms of feeling just validated in that world. Most people only know my voice as a country artist.
Jennifer Nettles Sugarland -
I don't want a life without my mom in it, but I'm not someone who curls up in the fetal position and says, 'Mommy, take care of me!' I don't like people catering to me. It feels so awkward and uncomfortable.
Khloe Kardashian -
I don't have the freaking energy to write a memo. I'm out there saving lives.
Carmen Yulin Cruz -
The imaginary world has always been the most fun place for me to be.
Claire Forlani -
I just feel like you should be able to have a respectful work environment, because if you do, you'll be your best self.
Peggy Johnson
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How deeply one felt when alone.
William Steig -
We may live without her, and worship without her, but we cannot remember without her. How cold is all history, how lifeless all imagery, compared to that which the living nation writes, and the uncorrupted marble bears!
John Ruskin -
Religion is such an important part of so many people's lives, and I don't understand it at all.
Zach Anner -
The way I try to live is 'Be here now.' Be your best self now.
Christy Turlington -
I think in the sciences there is still the general belief that America is still tops. For America to lose that, I think, would be very bad, not just speaking as a scientist myself. I think it would be very bad for the morale of the whole country.
Chen-Ning Yang -
We psychonauts are all going to go into the books as pioneers, because it's too early for us to be anything else. There's no map, no finished database, just anecdotes of the crazy, crazy stuff that goes on. That's why it's so important to try and share our stories.
Terence McKenna