Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
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There are some things that money can't buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one.
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Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan.
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Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly.
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
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I'm not looking to be a trophy. When not acting, I spend my time studying metaphysics and quantum mechanics to keep my life as grounded as I can.
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U.K. citizens fleeing the Middle East and Japan have been allowed to take their animal companions with them on evacuation flights. The U.S. is not so civilized, and that's a blot on our national copybook.
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Before I got married, I dated the gamut.
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Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
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Someone once told me that something they really liked about me was that they thought that I was really down to earth and not high-maintenance. I think that was cool. It's important to stay grounded.
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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.
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We’ve been devastated by the severest and deadliest drought in history – that of our profound awareness of the futility of all effort and the vanity of all plans.
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Most people, at a crisis, feel more loyalty to their nation than to their class.
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Men of learning are those who have read the contents of books. Thinkers, geniuses, and those who have enlightened the world and furthered the race of men, are those who have made direct use of the book of the world.
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What I like to do is get the family in the pick-up truck... and then we just go for a drive. That's it!
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Sometimes I think I don't need a vacation because I do what I like to do. I am very fortunate!
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Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.
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Who among you will love something more than you love yourself, all right?
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I couldn't begin to name names... in general I have found racers to be some of the most competitive people on the planet... and some of the nicest as well.
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I have to say I've been lucky in that way in that I've been able to go from different films and different genres with different challenges.
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Vanity of science. Knowledge of physical science will not console me for ignorance of morality in time of affliction, but knowledge of morality will always console me for ignorance of physical science.
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The National Rifle Association has an extensive enemies list, and I am, frankly, insulted that I am not on it.
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If you want to put a price on carbon why not just do it with a simple tax?
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No beast has ever conquered the earth; and the natural world has never been conquered by muscular force.
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If we could feel what we are doing to the Earth, we would stop immediately.
