Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
These religions that are so freighted with their own pomposity are no better than inspired guesses.
Quotes to Explore
-
We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
-
I don't like to say anything good. I feel like I'll jinx myself.
-
Preachers at black churches are the last people left in the English-speaking world who know the schemes and tropes of classical rhetoric: parallelism, antithesis, epistrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, periphrasis, litotes - the whole bag of tricks.
-
The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.
-
I'm getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time.
-
The heart of Univision – and what we do – is here in Miami.
-
These rejections hurt me terribly because I felt it was my life that was being rejected.
-
A good fight scene is really a good love scene.
-
We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.
-
I look at the NFL and see how the transition has gone at quarterback. I might be coming along at a good time. For me personally, this is about doing the same thing I've been doing at USF - just smile, have fun, enjoy the experience, keep a positive attitude and encourage my teammates. I like to feed off the people around me.
-
When we make progress and get better at something, it is inherently motivating. In order for people to make progress, they have to get feedback and information on how they're doing.
-
I used to go to Cold Stone Creamery, get a tub of Butterfinger ice cream, and eat it all before bedtime. And my fingers were permanently stained orange from Cheetos.
-
When I met Dante I didn't work in the movies, but I enjoyed so much the movies. I worked in interior design and when I met Dante, we tried to do something together.
-
And your work reflects a tradition that runs through our history - a belief that we’re greater together than we are on our own. And that’s what I’ve come here to talk about today.
-
It is a funny view of the world that a book can cause riots.
-
I wanted to write about school because most of my audience at the particular time was of a school element.
-
I always try to follow my moral compass.
-
I go jogging for 25 minutes every morning, even if I'm away from home.
-
I've been told that I overshare. Sometimes I get criticized for it, but how else would I be if not all of me?
-
My parents aren't married. And one of the reasons why they never got married is because they had been married before, and they liked it the way it was. They didn't feel like they needed a piece of paper to be committed. So for me, I know that marriage is not a golden ticket.
-
George Washington didn't have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than he could possibly help. But somewhere along the line, Americans began expecting their presidents to do more than just govern. They also had to make us laugh.
-
The Framers were no more interested in binding future Americans to a set of divinely inspired commandments than any of us would wish to be bound by them.
-
The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues...
-
These religions that are so freighted with their own pomposity are no better than inspired guesses.
