Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
One of the things that's so striking about shamanism in the native context is the absence of mental illness.
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Acting in film, you know, I hear all the time, people say 'You did so much better than I thought you would.' So there's an added element of surprise in film, different than in music.
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When enacted, health care reform provides generous tax credits to help people afford their health insurance premiums.
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While Mayor Daley surprised me today with his decision to not run for reelection, I have never been surprised by his leadership, dedication and tireless work on behalf of the city and the people of Chicago.
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Measures must always in a progressive society be held superior to men, who are after all imperfect instruments, working for their fulfilment.
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In the beginning was the Word. Then came the fucking word processor. Then came the thought processor. Then came the death of literature. And so it goes.
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I have a son, who is my heart. A wonderful young man, daring and loving and strong and kind.
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I know that my Republican colleagues are as ashamed as I am that the United States is forced to borrow over $1 trillion from foreign nations to pay for our national priorities like reconstruction of the gulf coast and the war in Iraq.
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If God sees that my spiritual life will be furthered by giving the things for which I ask, then He will give them, but that is not the end of prayer. The end of prayer is that I come to know God Himself.
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The thing is, I think as a director or a writer or whatever, you have to have a vision. And you have to be maybe sometimes too early, somewhere.
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Societies in which we are able to unify ourselves around values and ideals and character and how we treat each other and cooperation and innovation, ultimately are gonna be more successful than societies that don't.
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The essence of thought, as the essence of life, is growth.
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The magic of drama is infinitely more powerful than the magic of trickery. It is as available to the conjurer as it is to the actor. The only difference is that actors take it for granted, whereas few conjurers are even aware that it exists.
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You make an open-ended proposition and the audience completes it somehow. That’s what you hope an artwork to be-a constantly living thing.
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My old man never liked me. He gave me my allowance in traveler's checks.
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We've been getting progressively better which is good. We haven't been consistent. We've been up and down, but I'm more encouraged than discouraged. It's been an up and down year. We had a real fine game against DePaul and I can tell you I am looking forward to this game.
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And if you think my acts are foolishness the foolishness may be in a fool's eye.
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In the same way that people can drive each other mad, the company of people, and being understood by people, can also heal us.
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A dog has kindliness in his heart and dignity in his demeanor. The finest qualities anyone can have.
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Tonight was a big difference from the preseason. Guys were letting players skate by instead of hooking them.
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CNN? Oh, that's that network with Larry King, who, like the Son of Sam, is a native of Brooklyn. Used to be owned by Ted Turner, who, like the Cincinnati Strangler, is a native of Cincinnati. Now part of Time Warner, founded by the Warner Brothers, the oldest of whom, Harry Warner, like many Auschwitz guards, was a native of Poland.
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More than anything, I enjoy making people laugh.
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One of the things that's so striking about shamanism in the native context is the absence of mental illness.
