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“Shamanism is just show business and philosophy is just a branch of that vaudevillian impulse.”

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Terence McKenna was a renowned philosopher known for his profound insights into consciousness, botany, and human potential. His ideas were deeply influenced by his family's genetic research and studies on the evolution of human consciousness. more

“The real truth that dare not speak itself, is that no one is in control, absolutely no one... Nobody is in control. This stuff is ruled by the equations of dynamics and chaos. Now, there may be entities seeking control - the World Bank, the Communist Party, the rich, the somebody-or-others - but to seek control is to take enormous aggravation upon yourself... It's like trying to control a dream.”

Trying May Real Dream Speak Stuff Chaos Seeking Dare Enormous Entity Equations Aggravation Dynamics Real Truth

Author:Terence McKenna

“There is no dualism in the world of light. The conventions of relativity say that time slows down as one approaches the speed of light, but if one tries to imagine the point of view of a thing made of light, one must realize that what is never mentioned is that if one moves at the speed of light there is no time whatsoever... One exists in eternity, one has become eternal... One is then apart from the moving image; one exists in the completion of eternity.”

Ifs World Trying Made Light Moving Realizing Views Imagine Eternal Approach Eternity Speed Point Of View Conventions Slow Down Relativity Completion Dualism Speed Of Light

Author:Terence McKenna

“Specialization is in fact only a fancy form of slavery wherein the 'expert' is fooled into accepting a slavery by making him feel that he in turn is a socially and culturally preferred-ergo, highly secure-lifelong position.”

Feels Facts Form Turns Accepting Position Slavery Secure Experts Fancy Lifelong Fooled Specialization

Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“Mistakes are great, the more I make the smarter I get.”

Mistake Smarter

Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“In the 17 years since I graduated from this great College of Law, I have seen that, for many of us, it becomes increasingly easy to rationalize our actions in the name of expediency when facing difficult decisions-to choose a path where the ends justify the means. I want to ask you to challenge Machiavelli's philosophy. I want to humbly suggest that you be the guardians of a more complicated truth: that the means are as important-and sometimes even more important-than the ends.”

“I'm a great reader that never has time to read.”

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Book:Delta Wedding / The Ponder Heart

Source: Delta Wedding / The Ponder Heart

“Is there any sleeping person you can be entirely sure you have not misjudged?”

Persons Sleep

Book:The Optimist's Daughter

Source: The Optimist's Daughter

“I try not to be but Im super-neurotic about diet. Im neurotic about trying not to be neurotic! Im like every other girl. I have to try really hard my whole life to try to be fit. And Im super-vain. And I want to wear cute clothes.”

Want Trying Hard Whole Girl Fit Clothes Whole Life Vain Cute Diets Neurotic Other Girl

Author:Gwen Stefani

“The sky is always there for me, while my life has been going through many, many changes. When I look up the sky, it gives me a nice feeling, like looking at an old friend.”

Giving Looks Has Beens Feelings Nice Sky Give Me Look Up Old Friends Nice Feeling Always There For Me

Author:Yoko Ono

“Does Hollywood do movies about terrorism? Yeah. And why do they do that? Because it sells.”

Doe Hollywood Yeah Sells Terrorism

Author:Faran Tahir

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