Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
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What I feel bad about is not having published very much in the last few years.
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If I had my way, this war would never have been commenced. If I had been allowed my way this war would have been ended before this.
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I have often thought the best way to define a man's character would be to seek out the particular mental or moral attitude in which, when it comes upon him, he felt himself most deeply and intensely active and alive. At such moments there is a voice inside which speaks and says: This is the real me!.
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The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.
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Humanity either makes, or breeds, or tolerates all its afflictions.
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Jerusalem (1804) And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green And was the holy lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures seen And did the countenance divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills And was Jerusalem builded here Among those dark Satanic mills Bring me my bow of burning gold Bring me my arrows of desire Bring me my spears o'clouds unfold Bring me my chariot of fire I will not cease from mental fight Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand 'Til we have built Jerusalem In England's green and pleasant land.
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Drawing is a means of obtaining and communicating knowledge.
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Well, I don't let anyone record with me that is not a fan of mine or believe in my music. Everybody that records for me, from Bob Dylan on down to George Jones, everybody loves me and my music, and I knew they would do their best that they could do, and they did. I didn't doubt them a bit. There's some country people that I wouldn't want, which didn't record with me.
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We are sending messages that we consider very important so that they can receive the help of authorities without any fear.
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Broke people talk about people and problems. Rich people talk about ideas and goals. Your conversation chooses your destiny.
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Practically, the desirable situation ought to be one in which any reasonably responsible person willing to accept available employment can find a job paying a living wage within 48 hours.
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Only cells that had been transformed by a virus or a genetic mutation had the potential to become immortal.
