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

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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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

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 don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by...

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by...

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...

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.

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

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

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 was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

I was raised a Christian and was a stone-faced acid head.

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.

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....

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

Fascism wants Baptism coast to coast.

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...