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

Quote by Ken Kesey

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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...

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 '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.

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

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.

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

The trouble with super heroes is what to do between phone booths.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

The truth doesn't have to do with cruelty, the truth has to do with mercy.

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...

When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for stuff to lie on the page; it...

When Shakespeare was writing, he wasn't writing for stuff to lie on the page; it...

Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again,...

Leary can get a part of my mind that's kind of rusted shut grinding again,...

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.

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.

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

We thought that by this time that there would be LSD given in classes in...

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

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

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

People don't want other people to get high, because if you get high, you might...

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

It's time to move on to the next step in the psychedelic revolution. We've reached...

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

When you're around the whole Dead scene, they're there as a tribal thing; they're there...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!