"The ceremonial and religious uses of psychedelics are much older than their recreational uses and abuses. For most of their history, they have been mysterious, dangerous substances and must be treated respectfully."

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Source : Humphry Osmond, Jerome Agel (1981). “Predicting the past: memos on the enticing universe of possibility”, Macmillan Pub Co

Humphry Osmond

#Religious Quotes #Abuse Quotes #Substance Quotes

“To be quite honest my country [Colombia] still shows that it can be intolerant.”
“If you do something that's really original, you discover why everybody else does it the other way, usually. There's a reason cliches exist, 'cause they work.”

Source : "Director Doug Liman Talks MTV’s I JUST WANT MY PANTS BACK, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL and EVEREST". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. February 1, 2012.
“Contentment comes when you find the people, places, and events in life you were created to impact.”
“A human being is a single being. Unique and unrepeatable.”
“A real jiu-jitsu fighter does not go around beating people down. Our defense is made to neutralize aggression.”
“Police officers today are a protected class, one no politician wants to oppose. Law enforcement interests may occasionally come up short on budgetary issues, but legislatures rarely if ever pass new laws to hold police more accountable, to restrict their powers, or to make them more transparent. In short, police today embody all of the threats the Founders feared were posed by standing armies, plus a few additional ones they couldn't have anticipated.”
“There is no celebrity quite as powerful as the local, homegrown celebrity.”

Source : "'I've been a minor celebrity since I was 23 years old'". Interview with Jessica Hodgson, www.theguardian.com. May 19, 2002.
“In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.”

Source : "Peacemaking Demands Peacemakers" by Edgar Bronfman, Sr., www.huffingtonpost.com. March 18, 2010.

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