Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again, just by being around him and talking.

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There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

You've got to get out and pray to the sky to appreciate the sunshine; otherwise...

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

The frontiers we broke into in the '60s are still largely unexplored.

Take what you can use and let the rest go by.

Take what you can use and let the rest go by.

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used...

I've been to too many Dead concerts. There've been smokin' holes where my memory used...

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Man, when you lose your laugh you lose your footing.

Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right...

Nowhere else in history has there ever been a flag that stands for the right...

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.

Tricker the Squirrel is the best piece I ever wrote. It's intricate.

I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out...

I used to think we were going to win in the '60s. Nixon went out...

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

The Haight is just a place; the '60s was a spirit.

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

If you're a Conservative, why aren't you behind conserving the land?

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

The '60s aren't over; they won't be over until the Fat Lady gets high.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we...

When we first broke into that forbidden box in the other dimension, we knew we...

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

If grass were legalized, it would help our drug problem enormously.

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...

Listen, wait, and be patient. Every shaman knows you have to deal with the fire...