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

Quote by Ken Kesey

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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.

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

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

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?

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...

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...

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.

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 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.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

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 '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.

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to...

The Grateful Dead are our religion. This is a religion that doesn't pay homage to...

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...

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

The Republican consciousness has no integrity and it falls apart once you check it out....

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...

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

Loved. You can't use it in the past tense. Death does not stop that love...

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

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

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

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...

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.