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

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

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

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...

Take what you can use and let the rest go by

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

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

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....

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

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

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.

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

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

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

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...

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...

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...

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.

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and...

Allen Ginsberg is a tremendous warrior as time goes by. He's a warrior first and...

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

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

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?

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,...

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...