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

Quote by Ken Kesey

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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...

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,...

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 fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

The fundamentalists have taken the fun out of the mental.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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....

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...

To hell with facts! We need stories!

To hell with facts! We need stories!

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.