Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
The overriding problems are brought on by the existence of the ego, a maladaptive behavioral complex in the psyche that gets going like a tumor. If it's not treated - if there's not pharmacological intervention - it becomes the dominant constellation of the personality.
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The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
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Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything.
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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.
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I could probably name thousands of albums that I want.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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To make an album like 'Love Letter,' everything's got to be about love. Everything has to have a great feeling when you listen to it.
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People were stopping me on the street to say, 'Oh my God, it's Crazy Eyes!' Which is kind of a funny thing to have people shout at you on the street.
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But it's not just a game of finding literary references.
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If you leave me waiting 'round for hours and then call on me to do something, I need to be able to do it straight away. That's my job, like your job is to do what you do.
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He took me under his wing when I first came to the Rams and taught me everything – his technique in the pass rush, how to play off blockers, and how to make the big play.
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My death scene in 'The Salton Sea' is really weird. I mean, I get shot in the head. What experience can you possibly draw from? There's nothing you can compare it to, really.
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I see songs in colors; I see days of the week. Each day of the week I relate to a gender, and it's very weird. I can taste words sometimes. It's very strange.
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I look younger; I feel younger. I'm in no rush to grow up or seem older to people.
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It is definitely a challenge to play Nathan, but the more different he is from myself, the more interesting the character becomes for me.
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I was someone who believed that every day should be different from the last.
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My grandfather was in a barbershop quartet and my grandmother was in a gospel quartet with her sisters.
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I call myself a teacher because they want me to call myself a teacher, but actually, what I'm doing is I'm studying.
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There is not a need to know my friend’s caste and religion in order to remain friends with them; rather they are my family members who I got from different mothers.
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Overconsumption is the mother of all environmental problems. For the first time in the history of capitalism, consumption itself has become controversial.
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Life is movement. The more life there is, the more flexibility there is. The more fluid you are, the more you are alive.
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In the past, socializing men to become the best killer-protectors led to the survival of the 'fittest.' In the future, with nuclear technology, training killers is more likely to lead to the destruction of everyone.
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The overriding problems are brought on by the existence of the ego, a maladaptive behavioral complex in the psyche that gets going like a tumor. If it's not treated - if there's not pharmacological intervention - it becomes the dominant constellation of the personality.
