Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
I don't think that mass drug taking is a good idea. But I think that we must have a deputized minority, a shamanic professional class if you will, whose job is to bring ideas out of the deep black water and show them off to the rest of us and perform for our culture some of the cultural functions that shaman perform in pre-literate cultures.
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Knitting not only relaxes me, it also brings a feeling of being at home.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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As teenagers, a lot of us just did not want much to do with Arabic culture - we looked to the West.
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When I was younger, I did lots of plays, put on shows for Mum and Dad, made my brother dress up in ridiculous tutus and whatnot to perform in front of them. I think my pre-primary report was like, 'Has a flair for drama' - it was just a little side note.
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I want anything I produce to be good for people kind enough to try it, but it's the momentum and process I enjoy most.
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Advocates of 'free speech' often repeat the mantra that the best response to bad speech is more and better speech, not the suppression of the bad stuff.
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I watched the grey villages limp by, the wind tearing at torn posters of long-done events. What I needed, of course, was a drink.
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As Brits, we love a do, don't we? I adore our national celebrations. If I see a gold coach, you almost need to put me in a straitjacket, I get so excited.
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For me, it is important to pick up characters which I can relate to. Or I recall an incident in my life or tap into my innermost emotions and try to bring that reality on to the screen.
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I'd love to still be able to play a bit of football, but my knees are shot to pieces.
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In my stand-up, I generally improvise from an outline.
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Sometimes when people start dating a hot piece, they take on some of their boo's characteristics unintentionally.
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My life turned out to be beyond my greatest dreams.
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It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.
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The dynamic between two individuals starts off with everything warm and nice and fabulous and good. Working and living together can serve you quite well, but when it starts to go wrong - oh, boy!
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I had this roommate in college who would get up almost 2 hours before class to do hair and makeup. That's not for me.
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Compton is a much safer Compton than it was in the '80s. People play in parks. People aren't afraid to be out at night.
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The more you learn, if you learn it properly, the more clear you become and the more you know.
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So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.
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You love all your characters, even the ridiculous ones. You have to on some level; they're your weird creations in some kind of way. I don't even know how you approach the process of conceiving the characters if in a sense you hated them. It's just absurd.
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a question i have for whoever runs these sites-where do you get all these pictures from? i can't even tell where i was when i took most of these!
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In a sense, sexuality is the built-in psychedelic experience that only a very few people manage to evade.
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I don't think that mass drug taking is a good idea. But I think that we must have a deputized minority, a shamanic professional class if you will, whose job is to bring ideas out of the deep black water and show them off to the rest of us and perform for our culture some of the cultural functions that shaman perform in pre-literate cultures.
