Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
Psychedelics are actually a kind of miraculous reality that can stand the test of objective examination.
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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Nature is under control but not disturbed.
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You know you've made your mark when you're on the cover of a videogame.
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Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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Most mainstream male fiction is littered with heroines, and female characters are basically so great, you want to fall in love with them.
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Customs form us all, our thoughts, our morals, our most fixed beliefs; are consequences of our place of birth.
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Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
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Wittiness turns me on more than anything else.
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In a bigger picture, all over the world is a boys' club.
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George Harrison is perhaps one of the most creative people I ever met, not only in his music and songwriting, but just the way he lived his life, decorated his gardens and homes. He was a dear friend of mine. His entire approach to music was very unique.
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George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.
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I remember seeing 'Gremlins' and having my mind blown and seeing 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' at 13, and it was this hugely aspirational experience.
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You can have the best people in the business, but if they're not collaborating - and they're butting heads - then it's all going to go south.
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It wasn't until I was an adult reader that I began to fathom the influence of fairy tales on writers I was in love with over the years, from Louisa May Alcott to Bernard Malamud to John Cheever to Anne Frank to Joy Williams.
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Over a hundred million Americans reject the findings of the Warren Commission, whose report at least ninety-nine out of a hundred have never read.
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I was lucky enough to go to an all-boys prep school in upstate New York that had a film program, so we had access to 16mm Bolex cameras, Nagra sound recorders, Arriflex cameras. We even had an Oxberry animation stand!
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Spiritually, trees play a unique role in the Jewish and Christian scriptures, from the Garden of Eden to the Cross of Christ. Biologically, in great forest communities, they help sustain life on our planet, giving off oxygen, anchoring soil, keeping stream and rivers clear, and providing habitation for thousands of species. How can religious persons not care about the widespread destruction of these creatures of God? We need to love them as our very selves, as neighbors in earth's community of life.
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The wide receiver position is such a complex position.
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I don't care what people think about me because I know I am more than all the pain and strife they hold inside.
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People want entertainment, a whole night of it, a whole experience.
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I think they say that when you're breast feeding, you know, your weight kind of slims down. It's a little easier. It's like a workout within itself. It's very tiring actually and you find yourself snacking more often.
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Psychedelics are actually a kind of miraculous reality that can stand the test of objective examination.
