Timothy Leary

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Sayings by Timothy Leary

There are three requirements for a good life: 1. You have to be in love. 2. You have to be famous. 3. You have to be a genius.

Unknown — Interview
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My advice to people today is as follows: if you think that you are a person of worth, you're not.

Unknown — Interview
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Women, you can have it all - a loving man, devoted children, a fabulous career. You just can't have it all at the same time.

Unknown — Interview
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You are a god in a chrysalis.

Unknown — General philosophy
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I'm a great believer in serendipity and things happening for a reason.

Unknown — Interview
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My goal is to accelerate the evolutionary process. The world is a much more open place than it was 10, 15, 20 years ago. So I'm all for everything that expands the consciousness.

1990s — Interview
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The message of the psychedelic experience is that you are a god in disguise. You are a god in disguise.

1960s-1970s — Lecture/Interview
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You have to be a little crazy to be in my line of work.

Unknown — Interview
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Sacred cows make the best hamburgers.

Unknown — Interview/Speech
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I believe that the brain is like a muscle, and the more you exercise it, the more effective it becomes.

Unknown — Interview
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The most important thing to do in your life is to die.

1990s — Interview, near end of life
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You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective.

Unknown — Interview
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I’m not a guru. I’m a comedian. I’m an entertainer. I’m a showman.

1980s-1990s — Interview
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The only way out is in.

Unknown — General philosophy
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The computer is the most powerful tool ever invented for expanding consciousness.

1994 — Book 'Chaos & Cyber Culture'
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I say you're a god in disguise. I say you're an angel in disguise. I say you're a divine being in disguise. I say you're a cosmic joke in disguise. I say you're a divine prankster in disguise.

1960s-1970s — Lecture/Interview
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It's all a cosmic joke. It's all a grand illusion. It's all a game.

Unknown — General philosophy
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Don't take me seriously. I'm just playing the game.

Unknown — Interview
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I'm a scientist. I'm an artist. I'm a philosopher. I'm a comedian. I'm a lover. I'm a fighter. I'm a human being.

Unknown — Interview
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You are a prototype of a new species.

Unknown — General philosophy
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