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

Quote by Ken Kesey

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

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

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Ritual is necessary for us to know anything.

Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get...

Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get...

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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,...

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.

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...

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?

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

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...

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

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

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...