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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A person standing in front of an audience without enthusiasm for his subject and his actions is disconnected from his spirit.
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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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Cinema sustains life. It captures death in its progress.
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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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The logical quandaries thrown up by well-meaning systems are clearly something that I find darkly amusing.
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I'm quite intuitive about what I pick. Often it's to do with what I've just done and how I'm feeling.
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There seems to be no question that Mussolini is really interested in what we are doing and I am much interested and deeply impressed by what he has accomplished and by his evidenced honest purpose of restoring Italy.
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It's great to be able to continue my career in Chicago. Playing with the best organization in sports and the best fans in the game is a blessing.
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When the precepts and example of Jesus Christ fully interpermeate society, to labor with the hands will be regarded not only as a duty but a privilege.
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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.
