Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes

The human imagination, in conjunction with technology, has become a force so potent that it really can no longer be unleashed on the surface of the planet with safety.

Terence McKenna

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• I think blogging is a muscle that most people wear out.

  

  Warren Ellis
  • People
  • Think
  • Muscle

• My parents would have loved it if my brother or I had become a doctor or lawyer.

  

  Gabriel Macht
  • Parents
  • Brother
  • Lawyer

• Pray to God that your attachment to such transitory things as wealth, name, and creature comforts may become less and less every day.

  

  Ramakrishna
  • God
  • May
  • Day

• So if I get these actors for 30% of their price by coming in so late with an offer when they know they are not getting another offer then I do it this way.

  

  Uwe Boll
  • Know
  • Price
  • Late

• I'm terrified of walking into a room full of people. Sitting down at a dinner table with 15 strangers brings me out in a sweat.

  

  Bear Grylls
  • People
  • Me
  • Walking

• They hate whom they fear.

  

  Quintus Ennius
  • Fear
  • Hate
  • Whom

• During my time I had some very difficult years, and I had very pronounced competition, all by men.

  

  Ada Yonath
  • Time
  • Men
  • Competition

• I think in spring, we don't want to wear makeup, we don't want to wear a ton of clothes, we just want everything to be easier.

  

  Rachel Zoe
  • Think
  • Spring
  • Makeup

• ...and he is as eitherhanded as a spider,...

  

  Cormac McCarthy

• Owning great landmarks such as the Empire State Building or Trump Tower or the General Motors Building or the Plaza Hotel - there are certain just spectacular landmarks - it's an honor; it's really an honor.

  

  Donald Trump
  • Great
  • Honor
  • Trump

• I've always appreciated working with people I have chemistry with, who are friends, and where you feel that the work is growing while you are getting to know each other better.

  

  Bjork
  • People
  • Work
  • Friends

• Of course there's some things that I would have liked to have... none of my friends growing up had their father in the house. None of 'em. We had uncles and stuff like that, but nobody had a father in the house, none of my friends.

  

  Kenyon Martin
  • Up
  • Friends
  • Father

• I see the Internet as the next big deal - I wanted to get in on it early on so I wouldn't get behind it all.

  

  Bruce Campbell

• Starship Troopers was great. It was great fun to work on something with blue screens and big budget special effects. Denise Richards was nice to look at too, of course.

  

  Neil Patrick Harris
  • Work
  • Great
  • Fun

• In my opinion, the only real asset one has is one's reputation, right? I mean, any company and institution can go belly up at any time. But if you have a good reputation, you know, you can usually find somebody who can - who thinks they can use what you have to offer.

  

  Eric Betzig
  • Up
  • Time
  • Good

• If I have a daughter and she grows up to be an astronaut, she's gonna end up on a Black History Month stamp.

  

  Phoebe Robinson
  • Up
  • She
  • History

• I'm addicted to email, but other than that, there are practical things - being able to buy a book on the internet that you can't find in your local bookshop. This could be a lifeline if you live further from the sources.

  

  Marilyn Hacker
  • Live
  • Book

• The original version of 'Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang' was made to a Boz Scaggs song; I can't remember the name of the song.

  

  Dr. Dre
  • Remember
  • Song

• A grand jury hears only one side - that of the prosecutor.

  

  Donella Meadows

• If I eat something a little crazy or if I feel sluggish, I know I have to eat better the next day and work out. I work out, I do circuit training so I try to keep my heart rate up whether I'm doing cardio, lifting weights or jumping rope. I like to mix it up. I also take Zumba classes - I love those, those are a blast.

  

  Jordin Sparks
  • Up
  • Work
  • Heart

• There are still people, obviously, who are stopping you and want a selfie because they need to justify their own lives by being in close proximity to a celebrity... but those are minor with me. I'm not a major celebrity.

  

  Mark Rylance
  • People
  • Celebrity

• I have an urban background, but I need melody, I need a song, so I try to mix and match and keep it fluid.

  

  Negash Ali
  • Melody
  • Background
  • Mix

• The human imagination, in conjunction with technology, has become a force so potent that it really can no longer be unleashed on the surface of the planet with safety.

  

  Terence McKenna
  • Technology
  • Imagination
  • Humans