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.
Victoria Moran
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Once a Cubs fan, always a Cubs fan.
Bailey Chase
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Man is a beautiful machine that works very badly.
H. L. Mencken
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Government is a health hazard. Governments have killed many more people than cigarettes or unbuckled seat belts ever have.
P. J. O'Rourke
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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.
Tanit Phoenix
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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.
Ingrid Newkirk
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Before I got married, I dated the gamut.
Gabrielle Union
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Truth is one forever absolute, but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood, the disposition of the spectator.
Wendell Phillips
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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.
Victoria Justice
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The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power.
Xun Kuang
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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.
Fernando Pessoa
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Most people, at a crisis, feel more loyalty to their nation than to their class.
Bertrand Russell
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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.
Arthur Schopenhauer
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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!
Dwayne Johnson
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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!
Enric Sala
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Crying is cleansing. There's a reason for tears, happiness or sadness.
Dionne Warwick
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Who among you will love something more than you love yourself, all right?
Marcus Luttrell
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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.
John Oates Daryl Hall & John Oates
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I grew up in a world where the majority of people were black, so that wasn't the defining quality of anyone. When you're describing someone, you don't start out with 'he's black, he's white.'
Lupita Nyong'o
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I wasn't driven into medicine by a social conscience but by rampant curiosity.
Jonathan Miller
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You are the single biggest influence in your life.
Oprah Winfrey
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How would you live differently today if you believed deep down that God had crowned your year with his goodness? What would you dare to accomplish for his kingdom if you believed the path he has set you on drips with abundance? He has… and he will. The God we serve has purpose and plans for your life that are good. His thoughts about you are good; his will for you is good. All things are made new in his presence… your glorious future was planned before the foundations of the earth.
Brian Kenny
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If we could feel what we are doing to the Earth, we would stop immediately.
Terence McKenna