Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
I think our intelligence is a source of toxicity to nature and discomfort to ourselves unless our values are based on planetary values, are linked to the values of the rest of nature. Intelligence is not a license to trample. The proper role of intelligence in a planetary ecology is that of gardener, caregiver and maintainer of balance.
Terence McKenna
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As a kid, I liked to write, but I didn't think that was a viable career choice. My dream, actually, was to be a white girl rapper and join Salt-N-Pepa - which obviously was a much more viable career choice.
Karen Abbott
When I'm home, I'm Daddy, and everything is completely normal.
Zac Brown Band
I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were.
Hans Blix
I'm not a writer. I'm not smart. I couldn't possibly even write my own story.
Zoey Deutch
By resisting almost any change aimed at improving our public schools, teachers' unions have become a ripe target for reformers across the ideological spectrum.
Brown Campbell
Before training, I eat slow-release energy food, such as porridge or muesli, especially in the morning. Afterwards, I eat protein so my muscles are able to recover, such as a protein bar followed by a meal of chicken and vegetables. I always stay hydrated during workouts by drinking plenty of water throughout.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
Even when I am writing I usually take a break around lunchtime and go for a little walk to clear out my head.
Patricia Cornwell
Amazon makes mistakes, including launching a smartphone in 2014 that was a flop and to which I gave a poor review.
Walt Mossberg
I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.
Joanne Rowling
There was a time I was very much blaming the way I felt on L.A, that it was a vacuum of creativity, of humor or anything organic, and I was really angry at the place. But then today I feel completely different - I love L.A.!
Naomi Watts
All I say cancels out, I’ll have said nothing.
Samuel Beckett
I was horrified by the attacks against her, but Madonna knew the situation in Malawi, where he was born. In that country, there isn't really a legal framework for adopting. Personally, I prefer to stay on the side of the law.
Angelina Jolie
We had maybe the greatest success of any company that I know of in Paris, and after two or three years I wanted to do this same number that we did for PBS, so we did it and Paris had always considered us their darlings.
Katherine Dunham
I think the kids today need to hear more about morals and values.
Isaac Hayes
Job creation is a choice. Investing in cleaner, greener technologies that allow us to strike a more sustainable balance with the other living systems of this earth - this, too, is a choice.
Martin O'Malley
If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That's the single most important thing you could do. It's staggering when you think about it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty.
Paul McCartney
The Beatles
Integrity is the foundation upon which all other values are built.
Brian Tracy
I think our intelligence is a source of toxicity to nature and discomfort to ourselves unless our values are based on planetary values, are linked to the values of the rest of nature. Intelligence is not a license to trample. The proper role of intelligence in a planetary ecology is that of gardener, caregiver and maintainer of balance.
Terence McKenna
