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

Quote by Ken Kesey

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The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

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...

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,...

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

There's a lot of people who don't understand the circle crops in England. Pure enigma.

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...