Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
Actually, the highest form of human organization is not realized in the democratic individual. It is realized in a dimension none of us have ever penetrated, which is the mind of the species, which is actually the hand at the tiller of history. . . . It is an organized entelechy of some sort, and human history is its signature on the primates.
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For my film 'Fashion,' like an investigative journalist, I went about knowing the people, the models, the fashion designers. Similarly with the corporate world.
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My worst expectations never happened.
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I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You've got to harden the metal.
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When you fall in love, you become weak.
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Eazy-E is going to remain Eazy-E. But I will not portray Compton as a bad city.
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Fracking is an incredible risk to the human race, I don't know why they even thought of doing it.
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I'm a black Catholic raised in Decatur, Georgia, which was very gang-infested. Then, I went to an all-white private high school and excelled in sports and wrote poetry, then played football at the University of Georgia, minoring in drama.
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At its core, banking is not simply about profit, but about personal relationships.
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I think that's a great opportunity, to pick a script where you can build up a good skill. I think the main thing I look for when I look at scripts is if it's inspirational. If it's something that teenagers can relate to. And is it something that the audience is going to get something out of. If not, then it's really not worth doing.
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Basketball's eras are defined by teams - Celtics, Lakers, Bulls - and baseball's epochs are defined by players - Ruth, Robinson, Mantle - but with football, it's the sideline strategists, the nutty professors and top coated Lears.
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A great artist is a great man in a great child.
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My philosophy is to not be scared of anyone. If I play well, great; if I don't, I learn from the match and move on.
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I love being pushed out of my comfort zone.
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I believe in anything that will engage the audience and make the story more effective.
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For years, friends in Springfield, Missouri, have remarked on the physical resemblance between Brad Pitt and his only brother, Doug. But the two share a deeper similarity: their commitment to charitable causes.
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I am conscious of having served England as I served my own country.
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Kierkegaard was by far the most profound thinker of the last century. Kierkegaard was a saint.
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Being on 'American Idol,' the blessings of glasses have rained from the sky. I really would like to start a Danny line or a Gokey line of eyeglasses.
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Being a famous singer or an international singer - that's my dream, too, but my main goal is to be a real student and be able to graduate and be a lawyer and have my own business.
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My all-time favorite program in my entire life was 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'
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Culture is another dimension.
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Actually, the highest form of human organization is not realized in the democratic individual. It is realized in a dimension none of us have ever penetrated, which is the mind of the species, which is actually the hand at the tiller of history. . . . It is an organized entelechy of some sort, and human history is its signature on the primates.
