Terence McKenna (Terence Kemp McKenna) Quotes
The miracle of our predicament is not how long everything has been in place but how brief it all has been.
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I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.
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A writer is a human being. He has to live with a sense of honor.
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When I was old enough to walk home alone from school, I loved seeing our house from a distance. It sat on the corner of South Muirfield Road and West 4th Street and had this proud, majestic look. But I rarely went through the front door. The back was more dramatic.
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Because of my crazy work schedule, I have become something of a master at changing my clothes while driving. The men driving next to me love it.
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Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.
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I'd rather try and cram in another two gags than leave a pause to say, 'Hey, wasn't that bit funny?'
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As an actress, the joy of being able to play the three sides of any woman, which are the glamour, the pragmatic and the one not to be messed with, is pretty glorious.
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I usually meditate twice a day: Transcendental Meditation.
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I am extremely lucky, and I enjoy the level of work that I am able to work at.
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With all due respect, many in the entertainment industry are deep into mind-altering substance abuse, and when one’s logic and intellectual calculating powers are replaced with dopey feel-good, fantasy-driven denial, the democratic party serves them well.
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A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.
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To the extent residency preferences prevent families and senior citizens from purchasing homes because of race, ethnicity or color, the preferences violate federal law and cannot be tolerated.
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People think that I have some idea about how I choose my films. I make sure that I am doing the kind of films that I want to watch. You hear so many stories, and one of them will stand out and connect to you somewhere.
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I have no dream. I shall no longer speak of Madrid. They don't want me. This is not a problem. I move forward; I am well in Dortmund.
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I think the world is run by 'C' students.
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Until his dying days, Steve Jobs could not only predict the direction the marketplace would be heading, but help drive it there.
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This is fun. This is entertainment, right guys?
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I had two children. I had a nanny to manage my kids.
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I worked in publishing before I became an author, so I knew how a book gets made.
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I was never very mature in my relationships with women. First sign of conflict, I was gone.
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People often think that looking in the mirror is about narcissism. Children look at their reflection to see who they are. And they want to see what they can do with it, how plastic they can be, if they can touch their nose with their tongue, or what it looks like when they cross their eyes.
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It's interesting because when you're in a show for a year, your life really isn't your own for that whole period.
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All of the artists did such a beautiful job I can’t thank them enough. I’m just honored that 'God Only Knows' was chosen. 'God Only Knows' is a very special song. An extremely spiritual song and one of the best I’ve ever written.
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The miracle of our predicament is not how long everything has been in place but how brief it all has been.
