Jack Parsons

Rocket scientist, occultist

Contemporary weird famous 116 sayings

Sayings by Jack Parsons

I am an iconoclast. I have no respect for dogma.

1940s — Letter to Aleister Crowley
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I stand on the abyss, but I am not afraid.

1940s — Poem, 'The Antichrist'
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There is no God but Man.

1940s — Statement, reflecting Thelemic philosophy
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I have been called a madman, a fanatic, a dream-intoxicated fool.

1940s — Letter to Aleister Crowley
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The only way to find out what is true is to try everything.

1930s — Reported philosophy
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I am not afraid of the unknown. I embrace it.

1940s — Statement
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We are the children of the stars, and our destiny is to return to them.

1940s — Poem, 'The Song of the Stars'
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Magic is the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with will.

1940s — Definition of magic, echoing Aleister Crowley
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I intend to live the life of a god.

1940s — Reported ambition
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My life is a constant experiment.

1940s — Letter to Aleister Crowley
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I have no patience with the timid and the weak.

1940s — Statement
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The Law is for All.

1940s — Thelemic dictum
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I seek the ultimate truth, no matter how terrible it may be.

1940s — Statement
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I am a priest of the stars.

1940s — Self-description
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Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

1940s — Thelemic dictum
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I have no regrets. I live my life to the fullest.

1950s — Reported statement
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The universe is a living organism, and we are its cells.

1940s — Philosophical statement
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I believe in the power of the individual to change the world.

1940s — Statement
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I am a seeker of hidden knowledge.

1930s — Self-description
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Science and magic are two sides of the same coin.

1940s — Philosophical statement
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