Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
The shaman is a person who is able to transcend the dimensional confines of cultural existence. They know more than the people they serve. The people they serve are like children within the game of culture. Only the shaman knows that culture is a game. Everyone else takes it seriously. That's how he can do his magic.
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I want to keep a thread between the studio and the stage, and I want to flow more easily from one to the other.
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My films have been progressing towards a certain kind of minimalism, even though it was never intended. Elements which can be eliminated have been eliminated.
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You count a man's U.S. Amateur titles after he starts winning professional majors. That's something any intelligent golf writer with a sense of history is supposed to know.
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With any kind of mean girl, or anyone who bullies anyone, there's always a reason for it. There is that sadness in them or insecurity that makes them feel like they need to act out or hurt other people.
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I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.
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The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
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I think media people know we're good at making content and how we can be smart about how to consume it. It's always a balance.
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I actually interviewed other people about myself, and that alerted me to the fact that I had to really investigate my memories.
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I tried to bake a cake for my mother's birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days.
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Books like friends, should be few and well-chosen.
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What's clear - and exciting - is that communication for social change is growing.
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My criteria for what makes a book an official 'favorite,' is based almost entirely on how desperately I don't want the story to end.
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I started off as a 'Star Trek' fan, and to be able to work on the series was a great honor.
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I have no television - I hate it.
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Thug: You're gonna give us $10,000, or we're gonna break both your legs.
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The soul that does not consider the question of the body’s self-sufficiency cannot make itself self-sufficient.
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The funeral business is so manipulative emotionally. I would want to be thrown into the sea or burned - something that's not a big hassle.
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My mom has accepted my style. My dad is a little suspect with all the bright colors and loud stuff. He's a khakis and polo kind of guy. He's OK with it, but the loud stuff, he says I'm his little daughter.
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You`ve got James Comey on camera on Capitol Hill saying, - no, it is not much less of an offense than Hillary Clinton. In fact, it is far more serious. It was prosecuted.
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I think Ed Sheeran would be a great collaboration.
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I'm not an abuser. It takes me a long time to assimilate each experience. And I never have lost my respect for it. I mean I really feel dread. It is one of the emotions I always feel as I approach it, because I have no faith that my sails won't be ripped this time.
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Though I'm vegan and advocate that others eat a plant-based diet, I know that many people aren't quite ready to take that step in whole.
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The shaman is a person who is able to transcend the dimensional confines of cultural existence. They know more than the people they serve. The people they serve are like children within the game of culture. Only the shaman knows that culture is a game. Everyone else takes it seriously. That's how he can do his magic.
